Colibri

Director of Total Rewards

Saint Louis, MO

At Colibri Group, culture is a critical part of our collective success, and we live our values everyday: Love, Joy, Boldness, Teamwork, and Curiosity. These values guide our interactions with each other, our customers, and the community.

Position Overview

Join us as the Director of Total Rewards and lead a talented team of experts in compensation, benefits, and payroll! As the key driver of Colibri's employee rewards programs, you will have the opportunity to unleash your creativity and strategic thinking to design and implement compensation and benefits plans that drive business growth, attract top talent, optimize our workforce, and drive productivity to new heights. Ready to make a meaningful impact and shape the future of Colibri's rewards programs?

Position Requirements & Major Responsibilities

• Contributing to the development of the Total reward strategy across all businesses and functions, in collaboration with others, assuring internal equity and external competitiveness.
• Developing compensation strategy and directing the design, implementation and communication of all management and executive compensation plans/policies for all compensation programs.
• Developing health and welfare benefit strategy and directing the design, implementation, communication and cost control of health and welfare benefit programs for all employees.
• Providing leadership, guidance and direction while ensuring the deployment of the company's compensation programs including annual salary planning/merit increases process, salary structures, variable pay, commissions and other incentive programs to ensure alignment with company's goals, initiatives and budget.
• Working in partnership with external vendors and consultants in both compensation and benefit arenas to ensure the company is positioned competitively and stays current on trends/changes in both the utility industry and general industry.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of existing compensation and benefit programs, policies and guidelines and ensuring they are market competitive, cost effective, aligned with corporate goals and are in compliance with company policies, federal legislation and other government and regulatory requirements.
• Establish and oversee payroll processes and procedures for routine processing, tax reporting and internal financial requirements.
• Design short- and long-term strategies to achieve continuous improvement and efficiencies in payroll process and delivery operations.
• Developing and executing a comprehensive communication strategy for compensation and benefit programs and identifying opportunities to better enable the company to improve employee engagement, facilitate proactive and effective messaging and cadence as well as support the company's growth and strategic plan.
• Playing a critical role in the due diligence process and comprehensive review of all compensation and benefit plans for new ventures, mergers and acquisitions.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years experience in the associated job duties and essential functions; 5-7 years of leadership experience.
• Experience with a private company or large business unit, preferably with complex, multi-division structure.
• Applied knowledge of rules, laws and compliance governing compensation and benefits plans (FLSA, ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, PPACA, etc.).
• Experience in business turnaround situations with emphasis on establishing process and identifying and implementing cost-effective programs.
• Experience in an environment recognize for driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.

About Colibri Group

Colibri Group is building the future of professional education. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Colibri Group is one of the pioneers of online professional education, introducing some of the first web-based professional education courses in 2001. Students and professionals start and advance their careers through the company’s online and in-person learning solutions for licensing, continuing education, test preparation and professional development.

Today, we proudly serve over one million customers each year and employ more than 900 mission-aligned professionals. Our family of brands are the leading online professional education platforms in their respective end-markets. We provide a holistic learning experience for students and professionals to achieve more and thrive throughout their careers in real estate, financial services, teacher education, healthcare, valuation and property services, accounting, among other professions. Visit www.colibrigroup.com for more information.

Colibri Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Colibri Group prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.