Director, Total Rewards

The Director Total Rewards & HR Technology is responsible for defining and implementing Indigos total rewards philosophy roadmap and execution strategyensuring the organization attracts retains and motivates talent through market-competitive financially sustainable and employee-centric reward programs.

This role ensures the effectiveness scalability and integration of all total rewards and HR technology programs including compensation benefits wellness absence management and workforce analytics across Home Office Retail and Distribution Centre teams.

The Director will be a key driver of Indigos evolution into a high-performance growth-oriented organization by providing the rewards infrastructure workforce insights and technology capabilities required to support business performance employee engagement and organizational effectiveness.

KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS

• On-time on-budget delivery of key Total Rewards
• Effectiveness and competitiveness of compensation benefits and wellness programs
• Improvement in absence management outcomes and employee experience
• Customer satisfaction score of the Total Rewards
• Team engagement score
• Workforce data integrity and reporting effectiveness
• Compliance with pay equity pay transparency and legislative requirements

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participates as a senior HR leader in shaping Indigos people strategy ensuring total rewards and HR technology directly support business performance talent attraction engagement and retention.
• Defines and continuously evolves Indigos total rewards philosophy ensuring alignment with business objectives employee needs and market competitiveness.
• Develops and delivers a multi-year Total Rewards roadmap with clear annual priorities covering compensation benefits wellness absence management workforce analytics and HR systems optimization.
• Builds and leads a high-performing Total Rewards team setting clear standards for delivery accountability and impact.
• Establishes clear success measures and uses analytics workforce data and market intelligence to assess effectiveness inform decisions and continuously improve outcomes.
• Acts as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on compensation rewards strategy workforce analytics organizational design implications and people-related risk.
• Maintains strong external awareness of emerging trends in rewards HR technology and workforce planning ensuring Indigo remains competitive and forward-looking.
• Partners with HR and business leaders to identify workforce risks retention challenges and future talent needs.
• Aligns rewards wellness and HR technology priorities to business strategy and workforce plans.
• Contributes to annual planning budgeting and prioritization across the people portfolio.
• Leads change and adoption efforts when reward programs or workforce policies are introduced or updated.
• Provides enterprise-wide expertise related to compensation benefits workforce analytics governance and legislative compliance.

Reports to: Chief People Officer

Manager once Removed (MOR): CEO

Qualifications :

• 1015 years of progressive experience in Total Rewards Compensation Benefits or related disciplines within a complex organization
• University degree in Human Resources Business Finance or related field
• Deep expertise in compensation strategy job architecture market pricing benefits design wellness and absence management
• Strong financial and analytical capability including executive-level modelling and business case development
• Strong understanding of employment legislation pay equity pay transparency and governance requirements
• Proven experience building high-performing teams and influencing senior leaders
• Data-driven mindset with ability to turn insights into action and drive measurable outcomes
• Demonstrates creative thinking resilience and strong business judgement
• Full alignment with Indigo values as reflected in the Guiding Principles statements
• A passion for Indigos mission

Additional Information :

At Indigo all applications submitted are reviewed in detail by our HR team. In certain aspects of the hiring process artificial intelligence (AI) tools may be used specifically for screening and assessments. These tools support our team and are used to help bring relevant criteria to the foreground and do not replace human judgment. We are committed to using AI responsibly fairly and in compliance with applicable employment and anti-discrimination laws. We regularly review these tools to help prevent bias or discrimination.

At Indigo Diversity Equity Inclusion and Accessibility are core to our values. We integrate these principles into our training policies and hiring practices and continuously evolve to reflect the needs of the communities we serve. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and lived experiences including but not limited to individuals who identify as BIPOC (Black Indigenous and People of Color) members of the 2SLGBTQIA community and persons with disabilities. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process please contact Human Resources at

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time

Experience: years
Vacancy: 1