Vice President -Total Rewards

Location:

Avera Health

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Position Highlights

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For additional information, confidential inquiries, or nominations, please contact the WittKieffer consultants supporting this search, April Allen or Bree Liddell, at aallen@wittkieffer.com or bliddell@wittkieffer.com.

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

The Vice President of Total Rewards serves as the strategic leader for compensation, benefits, and employee health & well-being across Avera Health. The Vice President collaborates with senior leadership to develop compensation strategies, benefits offerings, and recognition programs that reflect Avera's commitment to compassionate care and service excellence. This leader ensures all programs are aligned with strategic priorities, fiscally responsible, compliant with regulatory requirements, and clearly communicate the value of total rewards to employees across the ministry.

What you will do

• Develop and lead a comprehensive total rewards strategy, including compensation, benefits, and employee health & wellness, aligned with Avera Health’s mission and strategic priorities.


• Design and implement competitive, equitable, and innovative pay and benefits programs that support employee well-being and organizational performance.


• Partner with leadership to align total rewards and employee health & wellness strategies with workforce needs, financial goals, and the delivery of high-quality, compassionate care.


• Leverage data and analytics to inform decision-making, measure program effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement.


• Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and maintain effective governance structures for total rewards programs.


• Oversee benefits operations, including wellness programs, ensuring effective, efficient, and high-quality service delivery across the organization.


• Manage vendor partnerships and contracts to optimize value, quality, and service for benefits administration and wellness offerings.


• Collaborate across teams to integrate total rewards programs into the broader employee experience and strengthen engagement and retention.


• Communicate the value of total rewards, including health and wellness offerings, in a clear and meaningful way to employees, leaders, and stakeholders.


• Lead and develop a high-performing team while modeling Avera’s values and advancing a culture of service excellence, stewardship, and collaboration.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, developing, training, and retaining employees; planning, assigning, and leading work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
  

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Bachelor's or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7-9 years of human resources - total rewards experience.
• Experience in supporting system executive leadership teams.
  

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Master's or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) - Human Resource Standards Institute (HRCI)
• SHRM-Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) - Society For Human Resource Management (SHRM)
• Certified Benefits Professional (CBP) - World at Work
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) - World at Work
• Health Care experience.
  

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.


• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.


• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.


• Maintain confidentiality.


• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.


• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.
  

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.