Director of Total Rewards

Why Glassdoor?

Our mission is to help people everywhere find a job and company they love. In the process, were transforming the workplace experience through the power of transparency and further cementing ourselves as the worldwide leader in employer branding and insights. By choosing a career at Glassdoor, youll be directly contributing toward our vision for a world where transparency empowers the workforce and motivates companies to become better employers.

Please note: This role may be open to remote hiring. Our office locations are in San Francisco, CA; Chicago, IL; Uniontown, OH; London, UK; and Dublin, Ireland.




About the Role

At Glassdoor, our mission is to help people everywhere find a job and company they love. We are disrupting an industry by changing how people search for jobs and how companies recruit for top talent. Its an exciting time at Glassdoor as we continue to expand our business globally and attracting the right talent and keeping our GD team happy and healthy is critically important to us.

Glassdoor is looking for a Director of Total Rewards to join our growing People Team. This is a great opportunity to make a real difference at the ground level of a global tech company. Reporting to the Head of People, this key position will be responsible for the strategy and execution of all compensation and benefits at Glassdoor. The ideal person will be a team player with a strategic mindset who also likes to roll up their sleeves as needed, and will bring extensive comp and benefits experience in both a fast-growing start-up and larger organization.
What You'll Do


Create, manage and administer innovative, compelling total rewards programs in a fast-paced environment.

Establish, build and maintain strong relationships with leaders across the company to ensure that all total rewards programs support the organizations strategic objectives.

Partner with other G&A teams including Finance, Payroll, Legal, Stock Administration, and Sales Compensation to develop and efficiently deliver comprehensive programs for managers and employees.

Identify compensation and benefit differences by region and country and integrate these into clear, global total rewards strategy

Review and analyze employee survey feedback on compensation and benefits

Work closely with HR Partners, Talent Acquisition, and key business leaders on compensation for new hires, promotions, transfers, and on-going job leveling, allowing for dynamic changes as the market demands.

Lead the annual benefits renewal and open global enrollment cycles including market analysis, plan design, cost modeling, stakeholder management, communication and system configuration.

Lead the team through regular benchmarking cycles to analyze and assess market data, industry trends, and best practices to create market competitive reward packages.

Own relationships with outside vendors and consultants to assist in benchmarking, analysis and plan design recommendations.

What You'll Bring



A commitment to add to our culture of DEI


8+ years experience in total rewards including compensation and benefits,

Proven experience creating and managing innovative, compelling compensation and total rewards programs in a fast-paced environment; skilled at interpreting business needs and making decisions based on emerging priorities

Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data and trends into key insights and recommendations; financial prowess and ability to build and manage budgets, build predictive and projective models, full understanding of equity practices, accounting and taxation, etc.

Proven ability to track, prioritize and drive to success multiple concurrent projects; demonstrated expertise as an executor, with strong operational background

Demonstrated ability to lead and influence across multiple levels of an organization on key compensation and benefits topics; excels at openness and flexibility with internal clients, balanced with maintaining consistency in total rewards philosophies and practices

A skilled communicator, able to operate with transparency with our employee population while educating them on our compensation philosophy and benefits

Excellent interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication skills

Highest level of integrity and management of confidential information

Ability and desire to work strategically as well as hands-on.

Compensation and Benefits

Base Salary Range*: $173,000 - $259,000

Generous Restricted Stock Units (RSU):

***Restricted Stock Units (RSU) are awarded at hire and may be refreshed annually. Additionally, as a pay-for-performance company, there are additional RSU grant awards for the very top performers.

You can learn more about our compensation philosophy here and see salary ranges for all Glassdoor jobs here.

Health and Wellness: 100% employer-paid premiums for employee medical, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability, select well-being programs, along with 80% employer-paid premiums for all dependents.* Generous paid time off programs for birthing and non-birthing parents are provided, along with paid injury/illness leave and paid family emergency leave.

*Coverage begins at the start of employment. After 48 months of continuous employment, 100% of all premiums for you and your dependents can be employer-paid!

Work/Life Balance: Open Paid Time Off policy, in addition to 15-20 paid company holidays/year

Investing in Your Future: 401(k) plan with a company match up to $5,000 per year, subsidized fertility and family planning services, and discounted legal assistance services.




Our Company Values and Commitments



Transparency: We are open and honest. We share information the good and the bad so we can continuously learn, collaborate and make the right decisions. Pay bands, our compensation philosophy, and employee feedback pollsare shared publicly.



Innovation: We actively pursue new and different ways to further Glassdoors mission. We forge our own path by challenging the status quo. The ultimate goal is not just to change how we operate at Glassdoor, but for every employer to follow our lead!



Good People: We work together with integrity, respect and compassion for one another. We have fun together! We are inclusive, fair and humble while remaining confident. We do the right thing, period.



Grit: We are resilient, inventive and fearless. We see challenges as opportunities. With passion and courage, we come together to get the job done.



Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: We are dedicated to building a company that is more diverse and representative of society at large. Glassdoor externally publishes our Diversity & Inclusion report and information about our employee population to hold ourselves accountable to our dedication. We also provide programs and resources to build a greater sense of belonging for our employees.



Glassdoor is committed to equal treatment and opportunity in all aspects of recruitment, selection, and employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other category protected under the law. Glassdoor is an equal opportunity employer; committed to creating a community of inclusion, and an environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

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Where legally permitted, Glassdoor requires all employees who report to a workplace, or travel and/or attend in-person meetings, including client visits, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. For positions that can only be performed at a Glassdoor office, candidates must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide acceptable proof of vaccination before their first day of employment as a condition of employment. Glassdoor will consider requests for reasonable accommodation as required under applicable law. To qualify as being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, two weeks should have elapsed since receiving the second dose (or any government recommended booster shot) in a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine series, or since receiving a single dose (or any government recommended booster shot) in a single dose COVID-19 vaccine.