Executive Director, Total Rewards

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Executive Director of Total Rewards to join our team in Herndon, VA. 

This role is a key member of the HR senior leadership team, responsible for defining, continually shaping, and executing enterprise-wide strategy for Compensation, Benefits, and Executive Pay. This position intentionally weaves our compensation philosophy together with progressive health and welfare benefits to articulate a powerful, modern Employee Value Proposition (EVP) that protects, rewards, and motivates our global workforce.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Design and execute a holistic, enterprise-wide total rewards framework that integrates compensation philosophy with progressive health and welfare benefits to enhance the global Employee Value Proposition (EVP).

• Lead the strategy, structural design, and day-to-day administration of executive compensation programs, focusing on Long-Term Incentives (LTIs) and performance-driven reward vehicles.

• Partner directly with the CHRO to prepare data, financial modeling, compliance reviews, and governance materials for the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

• Direct, mentor, and develop a dedicated team of health and welfare professionals to build elevated technical capabilities and ensure seamless service delivery.

• Maintain baseline compliance with industry-specific federal regulations, procurement guidelines, and emerging pay transparency mandates unique to the government services sector.

• Advance data-driven insights through financial modeling and scenario analysis while optimizing HRIS tools (specifically Workday) to enhance delivery and transparency.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resource management, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.

• 15+ years of progressive HR experience with deep, comprehensive expertise across both compensation and health & welfare benefits.

• Direct, hands-on experience in Executive Compensation, including the strategic design, implementation, and administration of Long-Term Incentive (LTI) programs.

• Minimum of 5 years serving in a dedicated senior leadership or executive role.

• Proven experience operating successfully within high operational tempo (op tempo) environments with the ability to pivot strategies quickly.

• Demonstrated track record of directly managing and leading a team of benefits and health and welfare professionals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating within a private equity-backed corporate structure or portfolio company environment.

• Proven experience managing Total Rewards due diligence through rapid post-merger integration (M&A).

• Experience navigating complex corporate structures within the Government Contracting (GovCon) services industry.

• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and/or Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) designation.

• Advanced hands-on experience leveraging Workday HRIS.

Clearance Requirements

• No security clearance is required for this position.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.

• Position requires occasionally moving about inside the office to access file cabinets and office machinery.

• The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, and must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.