Who We Are

At Freshpet, our goal is to change the way people nourish their pets forever. We strive to strengthen the bond between people and our pets so that we both live longer, healthier, and happier lives while being kind to the planet. We believe that if we can create fresh, real foods that pets love and help them live healthier lives that their pet parents will also enjoy the many benefits of a rich life shared with a pet.

We started off with a mission to change the way pet parents feed dogs and cats, but we also wanted to be a company that had a thoughtful approach to how we operate. We wanted to do things differently, make great products but be gentle to the planet, good to the people who touch our business, and leave a positive impact with everything we do. We work hard every day to ensure that the original vision is met, starting with making the highest quality foods in our kitchens to running our business with integrity, transparency, and social and environmental responsibility. IT’S AMAZING WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU START COMPLETELY FRESH!

What You Will Do

The Director of Total Rewards is a newly created role responsible for the design, implementation and ongoing evaluation of our Compensation and Benefits programs. You will play a key role in defining and executing our compensation strategy, including building consensus on our compensation philosophy, incentive schemes and equity programs. In addition, you will evaluate how we can optimize our talent programs to attract top talent, manage succession and drive retention and engagement in our rapidly growing organization. You will lead projects across multiple teams and build scalable Total Rewards programs that strengthen our culture.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Drive the strategic design and execution of the company's compensation, equity, and incentive programs in line with our business needs, culture, and values
• Provide direction on job evaluation and salary surveys, pay budgets, and equity analyses
• Regularly benchmark company programs and monitor external trends to proactively adjust the company plans and programs to ensure market competitiveness
• Introduce new processes to a fast growth, scaling business at a transformational point in its journey
• Act as a key talent management partner across the business, working closely with other HR team members to address needs associated with org. design, succession planning, career development and talent reviews
• Have a deep passion for people and culture, and a strong instinct for translating business goals to people needs
• Appreciate both the art & science behind People activities and can think both strategically and tactically, setting the vision as well as executing on plans
• Lead and manage the compensation and benefits initiatives for manufacturing, sales, corporate and executive leadership for over 1000 employees
• Manage the payroll function and all responsibilities associated with processing of employee pay and benefits (including ADP functionality)
• Monitor the effectiveness of existing compensation policies, guidelines, and procedures; strategizing and recommending plan revisions as well as new plans which are cost effective and consistent with compensation trends
• Ensure that market data is up to date on competitive pay levels and making recommendations as needed
• Oversee the design and implementation of a full suite of benefits to include vendor selection, budgeting, modeling as well as all employee communication and training
• Ensure appropriate oversight of the administration of the health plans, which include medical, dental, life, disability, 401(k) and other executive plans
• Work closely with Talent Acquisition to benchmark positions and develop competitive total reward packages including base, long-term equity, and variable compensation
• Keep apprised of federal, state, and local compensation laws and regulations to ensure compliance
• Ensure that the relevant SOX controls are monitored and met consistently
• Partner with leaders both domestically and internationally to clearly communicate benefits, compensation, salary and merit policies, procedures and other details needed
• Build internal relationships with key stakeholders to include the executive team and board of directors

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field
• 8+ years' relevant experience in compensation, equity programs and planning
• Must have experience managing benefits plans and broad vendor selection for comprehensive employee coverage
• Strong analytical skills using both qualitative and quantitative data
• Good understanding of organization design principles as this relates to compensation
• Expertise in the development of strategy and administration of compensation programs (including Executive compensation)
• Experience working with different executive and leadership levels including the Board of Directors

What We Offer

At Freshpet, we offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package, including medical, dental and vision insurance, basic and optional life insurance, short- and long-term disability protection, flexible spending accounts, and a 401(k) plan with company match, paid parental leave, pet insurance, tuition assistance, a generous PTO plan and so much more!

Our Commitment to a Diverse Workforce:

At Freshpet, we embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, sex, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.

Freshpet aims to foster, cultivate and preserve a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our employees are our most valuable assets. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and company’s achievement as well. Freshpet is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Disclaimers

Freshpet is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Freshpet via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Freshpet. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Freshpet as a result of the referral or through other means.