Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Encoded Therapeutics Inc. is a biotechnology company advancing precision medicines for a broad range of genetic disorders. They are seeking a Director, Total Rewards & Operations to build and scale the company's compensation, equity, and HR-operations infrastructure to support growth and organizational maturity.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the VP, People & Culture and the Board's Compensation Committee to design and implement scalable, market-competitive executive and broad-based incentive structures appropriate to a maturing organization
- Partner with Finance on the design and market-competitiveness of the equity program - including grant guidelines, benchmarking grant levels against market, and the evaluation of future equity vehicles (e.g., an ESPP)
- Own compensation benchmarking and market analysis, including Radford survey submissions and the maintenance of job architecture, salary structures, and pay bands
- Run the total rewards calendar end to end - merit and bonus planning, mid-year and year-end compensation cycles, and the compensation components of the performance process
- Serve as the subject-matter expert on pay equity, compensation philosophy, and total rewards communications to managers and employees
- Lead the evolution of Encoded's HR operations and service-delivery model, including assessing and, where appropriate, transitioning HR technology, payroll, and benefits delivery to support the company's scale
- Own the HR technology roadmap and serve as system owner for the HR tech stack, with a focus on integration across HRIS, payroll, benefits, and downstream systems
- Own vendor management for key People partnerships - benefits brokers, leave-of-absence providers, HRIS and payroll vendors, and compensation survey providers - including selection, contracting, and performance management
- Oversee the annual operational compliance cycle, including 401(k) plan audit, ACA reporting, Section 125 / FSA non-discrimination testing, and EEO-1 reporting
- In partnership with Finance, build and maintain internal controls and data integrity over HR and payroll data that meet the standards of a maturing, audit-ready organization, and ensure data integrity through audit cycles
- Develop and maintain readiness for evolving compensation, governance, and disclosure requirements; coordinate the external advisors (compensation consultants, counsel) and Finance partners who support these needs
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or HR with 12 + years of progressive total rewards experience, including hands-on compensation design OR a Master's degree/MBA with 8–10 years of experience featuring strategic program ownership, executive compensation design, and direct board governance exposure
- Demonstrated depth in compensation benchmarking and structure design; fluency with Radford or comparable survey methodology
- Experience owning or leading an HRIS / HR technology implementation or major systems transition
- Strong operational rigor - comfort owning compliance cycles, audits, and the controls and documentation a maturing, audit-ready organization requires
- Proven vendor and project management ability; able to lead a complex, cross-functional transition end to end
- A builder's orientation: comfortable with ambiguity and energized by standing up infrastructure where little exists
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, including competitive employer premium contributions
- Meaningful stock option grants
- PTO, sick time and holiday pay
- Generous Parental Leave program
- Pre-tax medical and dependent care programs
- STD, LTD, Life and AD&D
- Professional development opportunities
- Team-building events
- Fully stocked micro - kitchen
- Fitness center at South San Francisco location
- This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives, paid time off, and a benefits package.
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