Director, Total Rewards

• →Evaluate current-state compensation and benefits programs against future-state needs and recommend data-driven enhancements.
• →Own and evolve our compensation and benefits strategy in alignment with business priorities. 
• →Conduct compensation market analyses across the organization to ensure competitive market pricing and internal equity, informing compensation and benefits decisions.
• →Partner with Talent Acquisition to benchmark roles and design competitive total rewards packages.
• →Lead the annual rewards cycle, including merit and promotion reviews, in close partnership with FP&A on budget modeling.
• →Serve as a subject matter expert and consultant to business leaders on the company's total rewards philosophy. 

• Serve as a trusted partner to leadership and stakeholders across Finance, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, and Newsroom leadership to ensure seamless experiences. 
• Facilitate presentations and training across total rewards, including annual open enrollment and rewards cycle, such as merit and promotion reviews.
• Foster a collaborative culture that emphasizes innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Lead, coach, and develop one direct report while fostering a collaborative, high-performing team culture.

• Leverage data, analytics, AI, and automation to improve and optimize total rewards processes, scalability, and tools.
• Continuously assess processes and programs to identify opportunities to enhance total rewards initiatives and evolve the total rewards program. 
• Lead planning and execution for multiple total rewards initiatives, ensuring clear communication and timely delivery.

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This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Axios makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.