Director of Total Rewards - Norfolk - Titan America

Description

Position Title: Director of Total Rewards

Location: Norfolk, Virginia

About Titan America

Titan America LLC (NYSE: TTAM), a TITAN Group Company, is one of the premier producers of cement and building materials in the eastern United States and the North American subsidiary of the TITAN Group. With a history spanning over 100 years, Titan America has consistently delivered innovation, operational excellence, and sustainable solutions. Our comprehensive portfolio—including cement, aggregates, fly ash, ready-mix concrete, and specialty admixtures—serves diverse customer needs across commercial, industrial, and infrastructure markets.

Position Summary

The Director of Total Rewards will design, lead, and continually enhance Titan America's enterprise-wide compensation, benefits, and rewards strategy to support talent attraction, retention, and performance across a multi-state industrial workforce. This role serves as the company's subject matter expert in executive and broad-based compensation, benefits design, governance, compliance, and market intelligence — ensuring strong alignment with business goals and Titan's performance-driven culture.

This position is highly strategic, requiring strong financial acumen, data-driven decision-making, and the ability to influence senior leaders. The role will also oversee the company's corporate relocation program and play a key role in supporting organizational growth, workforce mobility, and M&A integration.

Key Responsibilities

Compensation Strategy & Governance

• Lead the design and administration of salary structures, short- and long-term incentive plans, annual merit cycles, sales compensation plans, and executive compensation programs.
• Conduct market benchmarking and compensation studies to maintain competitiveness across exempt, non-exempt, union, and skilled-trade roles.
• Develop and maintain pay governance practices that ensure internal equity, legal compliance, and alignment with Titan's compensation philosophy.
• Partner with Finance and HRBPs on annual budgeting, workforce planning, and compensation forecasting.
• Oversee the preparation of executive compensation disclosures (including CD&A-style reporting), ensuring an appropriate balance between regulatory transparency and company objectives.
• Ensure clear and effective communication of executive compensation programs and program changes to participating leaders.

Benefits & Well-Being

• Oversee the strategy, design, and administration of employee benefit programs, including health & welfare plans, retirement programs (401k, frozen pension/OPEB oversight), well-being initiatives, and paid leave programs.
• Evaluate benefit competitiveness and cost-effectiveness; lead vendor RFPs, renewals, and negotiations.
• Monitor compliance with ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, IRS, DOL, and other regulatory frameworks.
• Lead and manage Titan America's corporate relocation program, including policy design, vendor partnerships, budget stewardship, and employee experience for moves across U.S. locations.

HR Systems, Analytics & Reporting

• Ensure reward-related data integrity across HR systems (e.g., UKG, SAP, etc.).
• Build analytics and dashboards to inform decision-making around compensation cost, pay equity, incentive effectiveness, and workforce trends.
• Oversee accurate and timely filings, audits, and required reporting.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CHRO and executive team on total rewards strategy, emerging trends, and risks.
• Act as Titan America's thought leader for total rewards — actively engaging with external peers, industry groups, consultants, and subject-matter experts to maintain deep, current knowledge of best practices.
• Lead the development of recommendations to senior management regarding changes in total rewards strategy, new program design, and major plan modifications. Prepare clear written proposals and supporting business cases aligned with market trends, talent needs, and business objectives.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to support competitive offer design and workforce mobility programs.
• Provide total rewards expertise in M&A due diligence, modeling, and post-integration planning.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of rewards and benefits professionals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Finance, Business, or related field required; Master's degree or MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in compensation and benefits, including leadership responsibility.
• Experience within industrial, manufacturing, construction, or multi-site environments strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in executive compensation, incentive plan design, and benefits governance.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills; experience with HRIS platforms (UKG preferred).
• Professional certifications such as CCP, CBP, or CEBS strongly preferred.

Why Join Titan America?

• Competitive base salary, performance-based incentives, and full relocation benefits to Norfolk, Virginia.
• Opportunity to shape an enterprise-wide rewards strategy during a period of high growth and transformation.
• High business visibility with direct partnership to C-suite leadership.
• Mission-driven culture focused on sustainability, innovation, and people development.