Vice President, Total Rewards

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Extraordinary Care. Extraordinary Careers.
With one of the nation’s largest, most innovative long-term care pharmacy services providers, there is no limit to the growth of your career.
Our unique business model combines the personal touch of locally operated pharmacies with the robust support of our Atlanta-based corporate team, ensuring best-in-class pharmacy care for our customers.
Why Guardian Pharmacy? We’re reimagining medication management and transforming care.
Who We Are and What We’re About:
Our core focus is delivering customized medication management solutions to support healthcare organizations serving seniors and individuals with complex care needs. With our comprehensive suite of tech-enabled pharmacy services and a dedicated team of professionals committed to enriching the lives of those we serve, we are redefining how pharmacy care is delivered.
We offer an opportunity to learn and grow your career in a fast-paced, diverse, and inclusive environment. If you are looking for a challenging, team-oriented environment in which you can put your expertise to work, then this is the place for you.
The Vice President, Total Rewards also provides strategic leadership and governance for Guardian's HR technology ecosystem, with primary responsibility for the strategy, administration, optimization, and long-term roadmap of Workday, the company's Human Capital Management (HCM) platform. This role ensures the effective delivery of HR systems, data integrity, reporting and analytics, process efficiency, compliance, and employee and manager self-service capabilities, while leveraging technology to enhance decision-making, improve the employee experience, and support the organization's evolving workforce and business needs.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (include the following):
Strategic Total Rewards Leadership Develop, implement, and continuously evolve an enterprise-wide Total Rewards strategy aligned with Guardian’s business objectives, talent priorities, and financial goals.
Serve as the senior subject matter expert and strategic advisor to executive leadership, HR leadership, and business leaders on compensation, benefits, wellness, and broader Total Rewards matters.
Maintain awareness of market practices, workforce dynamics, and legislative and regulatory developments to keep programs competitive, equitable, compliant, and financially sustainable.
Establish governance frameworks, policies, processes, and internal controls across Compensation, Benefits, and HRIS, including effective documentation, testing, and remediation in support of public-company control requirements.
Oversee vendor and other external partner relationships; establish performance expectations, evaluate service quality and value, manage escalated issues, and support contract and renewal decisions.
Deliver executive-level reporting and insights on Total Rewards spend, market position, program effectiveness, employee outcomes, risk, and return on investment. Develop clear communication strategies that articulate the value of Guardian’s Total Rewards offerings and support employee understanding.
Lead Total Rewards due diligence and integration planning for acquisitions and other strategic transactions, as applicable
Benefits Strategy & Innovation: Develop and execute a multi-year benefits strategy that improves program value, effectiveness, and employee experience while maintaining appropriate financial and risk controls.
Define Guardian’s employee benefits proposition based on competitive practices, cost, liabilities, workforce needs, and business priorities.
Oversee health and welfare plan compliance and retirement-plan governance, including fiduciary processes, required filings, audits, and coordination with Legal, Finance, Payroll, and external advisors.
Compensation Strategy & Design Administration Develop and lead a unified compensation strategy aligned with Guardian’s business, talent, and financial objectives.
Maintain job architecture, career levels, salary structures, market-pricing methodology, and compensation governance across the enterprise.
Partner with senior leaders to align base pay, incentive, and equity programs with business performance, career growth, and workforce planning objectives.
Lead the annual compensation planning process, including merit, bonus, and equity cycles, with responsibility for program governance, budgeting, data integrity, system administration, approvals, controls, executive reviews, and employee communications.
Oversee pay-equity analyses and compliance with applicable pay-transparency and compensation disclosure requirements.
Design and govern sales, field, or other variable incentive programs, as applicable, in partnership with Finance and business leadership.
Executive Compensation
Partner with executive leadership, external compensation advisors, Legal, Finance, and the Compensation Committee to align executive compensation programs with business performance, shareholder interests, and sound governance practices.
Prepare and present Compensation Committee and Board materials, including market analyses, peer-group assessments, pay-for-performance reviews, equity recommendations, incentive plan updates, and governance matters.
Lead Total Rewards support for the annual proxy statement and Compensation Discussion and Analysis, coordinating with Legal, Finance, Investor Relations, and external advisors to ensure accurate and timely executive compensation disclosures.
Oversee equity compensation administration and governance, including award processes, plan compliance, and coordination of Section 16 reporting and insider-related requirements with Legal and stock administration partners.
HRIS
Serve as the strategic HR technology partner to HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and Security, and develop a multi-year roadmap aligned with growth, workforce, employee experience, and compliance priorities.
Provide executive oversight for the administration, configuration, governance, and continuous enhancement of Workday, ensuring the platform effectively supports talent, payroll, compensation, benefits, reporting, compliance, and organizational growth initiatives.
Ensure the integrity, security, availability, approval workflows, and governance of HR and compensation data used in payroll, financial reporting, executive compensation, regulatory filings, and management decision-making.
Maintain appropriate system access, change-management, data-privacy, and control processes in coordination with IT, Security, Internal Audit, and Finance.
Drive continuous improvement through automation, process simplification, system optimization, and the disciplined evaluation of emerging technologies.
Team Leadership & Collaboration:
Lead and develop the Total Rewards team (Benefits, HR Technology/HRIS, and compensation) with an expectation of both strategic leadership and strong operational execution.
Build organizational capability within the function and ensure the team can effectively support the day-to-day needs of employees and leaders while continuing to strengthen programs for the future.
Partner closely with HR Business Partners, Finance, Legal, Payroll, IT, business leaders, and other stakeholders to seamlessly integrate Total Rewards programs into broader HR and organizational strategies.
Education and/or Certifications:
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or related field required.
Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field. Professional certifications such as CCP (Certified Compensation Professional) or CEBS (Certified Employee Benefit Specialist) a plus.
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