Director, Total Rewards

At Evolve, we’re on a mission to make vacation rental easy for everyone. Our high-performing, customer-obsessed team runs on curiosity, communication, and accountability—working together to create exceptional experiences for our owners and guests. Whether solving big challenges, delivering outstanding results, or celebrating wins, we approach every day with purpose and passion. If you’re ready to join a mission-driven company where every teammate has the opportunity to thrive, Evolve might just be the place for you.

Why this role 

As a key member of the People Leadership team, the Director, Total Rewards will lead both the strategy and the operations for both compensation and benefits at Evolve. Your focus will be on the Evolver Experience through the lens of short and long term compensation, along with our benefits offering. You will provide strategic direction to support the attraction, retention, and motivation of teammates by ensuring total rewards are aligned with the company’s business and culture goals.

What you’ll do 

• Manage a small team responsible for compensation, benefits and leaves of absence management
• Manage and administer benefits programs, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, 401k and wellness initiatives, analyze plans to provide recommendations and lead annual open enrollment.
• Work with insurance brokers and vendors to evaluate and recommend platforms for benefit program administration.
• Responsible for ensuring accurate compensation structure configuration  and governance within the HRIS.
• Develop & maintain the job architecture framework by conducting job analysis and creating descriptions for roles and establish job classifications based on level, function, complexity to support career paths and development.
• Maintain pay grades salary ranges for all job classifications, ensuring internal equity and external competitiveness through market benchmarking.
• Partner with the PBP team and leaders to apply our compensation principles to evolving business needs, ensuring alignment with our total rewards strategy. 
• Own the compensation aspects of  the performance management process, merit cycle and recognition programs to recognize and incentivize  strong performers and demonstration of our core  values.
• Review ad-hoc pay increase and promotions and provide recommendations to management regarding compensation decisions.
• Support the ongoing plan design and administration of incentive plans (annual bonus plans, commission plans), distribute incentive plan documents, and facilitate the payout processes for the incentive plans in partnership with Finance, Sales Operations and Payroll.
• Monitor and interpret state specific pay transparency laws, working with key stakeholders to develop and maintain policies and processes that ensure compliance.
• Ensures compliance through audits of benefits and compensation practices, including ACA reporting, 401k non-discrimination testing, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) classification.
• Manage leaves of absence programs seeking opportunities to simplify existing processes, while ensuring compliance with state specific leave laws.
• Use or establish performance metrics to measure the effectiveness of total rewards programs.
• Analyze data to make informed decisions and adjust strategies as needed.
• Create communication strategies and materials to educate employees about the organization's total rewards programs to create transparency and demonstrate the value and impact of offerings to enhance engagement.

What makes you a great fit

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Human Resources, Finance, Business or related field
• Minimum 10  years of relevant job experience, including experience in  roles supporting compensation, benefits, HR operations functions
• 5+ years of experience leading a Total Rewards team in a highly dynamic, fast-moving organization, preferably with experience in private-equity backed organizations 
• Substantial knowledge and expertise in all facets of benefits and compensation
• Hands-on leader who can lead in both a highly strategic, vision forward capacity, but also roll-up their sleeves and execute the work at a tactical level
• Experience creating and managing compensation plans
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Suite – Excel
• Proficiency with Google Suite–Sheets, Slides, Docs
• Preferred HRIS Implementation Experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Comprehensive HR knowledge of Benefit design and administration, compensation practices, HR technology and analytics
• Knowledge of employment legislation and regulations such as FMLA, ADA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, ERISA
• Operational knowledge of federal and state pay transparency laws and regulations
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to provide HR metrics and data to make decisions, with an eye for detail and accuracy
• Ability to balance both velocity of work and detailed accuracy
• Ability to work well across the organization at various levels and build solid relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated ability to create and implement organization-wide HR programs and initiatives from the ground up successfully
• Demonstrates resiliency; ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with strong attention to detail
• Ability to handle ambiguity in a dynamic environment
• Demonstrated success as a senior-level human resources professional with an emphasis on moving human resources to be a strategic, proactive business partner
• Confident, energetic relationship builder who builds rapport and earns respect at every level of the organization.

Preferred but not required 

• CCP, PHR, or SHRM-CP
• Technology industry a plus, or experience in an organization that is heavily technology enabled
• Web analytics technical capabilities a plus

Compensation

For this role our salary range is $170,000 to $190,000, depending on relevant experience. This role will also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on both company and individual performance.

Location 

All Evolve team members must live in one of our approved locations by their first day. We can hire from anywhere in the U.S. except D.C. and Hawaii. Some positions may also have restrictions based on compensation in the following states: California, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Washington. If you live in Colorado, you can work remotely anywhere in the state, at our downtown Denver office, or a hybrid of both! If you're planning to move soon, please let us know, and we'll be happy to review your application again.

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How we reward Evolvers

We’re intentional about offering benefits that empower every Evolver to thrive both professionally and personally because they’re more than perks—they’re investments in our customer-obsessed, high-performing team.

We believe in treating others as they want to be treated, providing benefits that deliver real value, and challenging the status quo to meet the diverse needs of our team. Whether it’s helping you take care of your health, plan for the future, or celebrate life’s milestones, our offerings are designed to support you every step of the way.

• Financial Wellness: Industry-competitive pay, equity in the company, and a 401(k) with a 4% immediate vesting match.
• Family Support: 16-18 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 10 weeks for non-birthing parents, plus infertility coverage.
• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans (100% employer-paid for individual enrollment), 10 free mental health visits, and pet insurance.
• Time to Recharge: Generous PTO, RTO (for full-time exempt employees), sick leave, holidays, and a personal holiday to celebrate what matters most to you.
• Travel Perks: Annual Evolve travel credit after one year and discounts on stays at all Evolve properties.
• Growth Opportunities: World-class onboarding programs, learning, and development resources to help you grow your impact.
• Connection: Employee Resource Groups celebrating our diverse communities at Evolve.

How we work together

With our core values as our guide, every Evolver helps shape the company we want to work for and the people we want to be. We’ve cultivated a culture of collaboration, care, and responsibility that we can all be proud of, and we’re excited to see what you’ll bring as your authentic self.

Still curious about who we are and what we do? Read more about our business and our culture at evolve.com.

EEO 

At Evolve, we are committed to diversity and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified candidates will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military service or veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other legally protected characteristic. Evolve participates in e-Verify for all positions.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation at any point in the hiring process, please let your recruiter know.