Director of Total Rewards

Meriton is a national team of experts driving HVAC innovation through a network of high-performing companies. From strategy and support to systems and solutions, we work behind the scenes to strengthen operations and build value—for our partners and our people. If you’re looking to make an impact, we’re glad you’re here. At Meriton, you’ll join a team that believes in big ideas, doing great work, and building careers that matter—every step of the way.

The Director of Total Rewards leads the enterprise Total Rewards function and is accountable for the strategy, design, governance, compliance, financial stewardship, and employee experience of Meriton’s benefits, compensation, retirement, leave, and wellbeing programs across all operating companies. This role ensures Total Rewards programs are competitive, scalable, compliant, cost-effective, and aligned with business growth, talent retention, M&A integration, and organizational performance priorities.

The Director of Total Rewards serves as the enterprise subject matter leader and strategic advisor to executive leadership, operating company leaders, HR, Payroll, HRIS, Finance, Legal, and external partners. The role drives a mature, data-informed rewards strategy through executive-ready recommendations, disciplined governance, vendor performance management, regulatory oversight, cross-functional alignment, and leadership of the Total Rewards team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Establish and execute the enterprise Total Rewards strategy, roadmap, governance model, and service delivery standards across benefits, compensation, retirement, leave, wellbeing, and related rewards programs for all operating companies. Direct the design, administration, governance, and optimization of health & welfare, retirement, disability, life, voluntary, wellbeing, and leave programs for a multi-state, multi-OpCo workforce.

Lead annual open enrollment strategy, plan design decisions, communications, system readiness, vendor coordination, funding recommendations, and executive reporting. Own the enterprise vendor ecosystem, including brokers, carriers, TPAs, recordkeepers, retirement advisors, consultants, and equity partners. Lead high-impact negotiations, RFP strategy, renewal decisions, performance scorecards, service escalations, contract governance, and cost containment initiatives to ensure service quality, financial discipline, and alignment with enterprise standards.

Direct enterprise compliance strategy for benefits, compensation, retirement, leave, and related Total Rewards programs in a multi-state environment. Monitor federal, state, and local regulatory developments; sponsor timely implementation; and maintain governance routines, documentation, policies, procedures, controls, audits, Form 5500 filings, ACA reporting, participant notices, and regulatory inquiry responses to ensure audit readiness and risk mitigation.

Lead enterprise compensation strategy, including job architecture, leveling, salary structures, incentive plan governance, market benchmarking, pay equity practices, offer guidance, and executive-ready compensation analytics. Partner with HR, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and business leaders to ensure compensation decisions support internal equity, market competitiveness, compliance, retention, and business affordability.

Serve as business owner for Total Rewards technology, reporting, and analytics across HCM, benefits administration, retirement, compensation, and related platforms. Partner with HRIS, IT, Payroll, Finance, and vendors to improve integrations, controls, workflows, data quality, automation, dashboards, employee self-service, and decision-ready insights. Lead Total Rewards due diligence, risk assessment, executive recommendations, and integration strategy for mergers, acquisitions, and new operating company onboarding.

Establish scalable integration playbooks, transition approaches, benefit harmonization recommendations, compensation alignment