Interim VP of Total Rewards

This interim engagement sits within a large organisation and requires hands-on leadership across total rewards functions spanning three countries. The remit includes refreshing job architecture, levelling frameworks, and compensation transparency practices, while overseeing an active leave of absence programme with approximately 300 open leaves and 100 accommodations. The successful candidate will also support the integration of roughly 120 to 130 employees from an acquisition, manage vendor relationships, and prepare board-level materials alongside senior leadership. The role is primarily remote with two days per week on-site, and candidates must be local to Minnesota.

The contract runs for 3 to 4 months. Prior exposure to private equity environments is considered advantageous but is not a requirement.

• Lead the refresh of job architecture, job levelling, and compensation frameworks across the organisation.
• Drive improvements in compensation transparency and overall rewards practices.
• Oversee benefits programmes across the US, Canada, and UK, including vendor relationship management.
• Manage the leave of absence and accommodations programmes, covering a substantial volume of active cases.
• Support acquisition and employee integration activities involving approximately 120 to 130 employees.
• Prepare and potentially present materials for board meetings and executive leadership engagements.

• Senior-level compensation and benefits leadership experience, ideally within a large organisation of 7,000 or more employees.
• Demonstrated expertise in leave of absence, accommodations, and vendor management.
• Proven ability to develop compensation strategies, job architecture, and levelling frameworks from the ground up.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with board and executive leadership exposure.
• Experience supporting acquisitions and employee integrations.
• Must be local to Minnesota to fulfil the on-site requirement.

Robert Half is a global professional staffing and consulting firm placing candidates across finance, technology, legal, creative, and administrative disciplines. The company operates across numerous markets and connects businesses with interim, contract, and permanent talent at all levels of seniority.