Director, Total Rewards

Brand:

Bagel Brands

Bagel Brands is the parent company for your favorite breakfast brands, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Bruegger's Bagels, Noah's NY Bagels, and Manhattan Bagel. We believe in the bagel and how it has the unique ability to bring people together. Our team has a standard set of values and behaviors that allow us to spread a little more joy and happiness in the world.  They let us laugh, smile, and enjoy each other’s company a little more. These are the behaviors that guide how we work, how we treat each other, and how we treat our guests. We believe that there is no better way to make someone’s day than with a warm, fresh-baked bagel and a heart-felt good morning.

Location: Denver, CO; Denver Support Center
Reports to: Chief People Officer
Team: Leads Total Rewards, Compliance, and Support Center People Business Partner functions

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Position Summary

The Director, Total Rewards is a key member of the People leadership team responsible for designing and delivering a comprehensive Total Rewards strategy while ensuring operational excellence across People Services and strategic HR partnership for the Support Center. This role will drive initiatives that enhance employee experience, ensure compliance and efficiency, and align reward programs with the organization’s business and talent strategies.

Please Note: The range provided below encompasses a wide range of Bagel Brands roles. The specific salary range for this role is 

• Department: People Department
• Base Salary Range: $175,000–$200,000 annually
• Bonus: 20% annual incentive target
• Long-Term Incentive (LTI): $30,000 annually
  Compensation is based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity.

This position is located in Denver, CO. Address: 1720 S. Bellaire Street, Skybox suite, Denver, CO 80222

Key Responsibilities

Total Rewards Leadership

• Design, implement, and manage competitive compensation, benefits, and wellness programs that attract, motivate, and retain top talent.
• Oversee compensation benchmarking, job architecture, annual merit and bonus cycles, and pay equity analysis.
• Evaluate and optimize benefits offerings to balance employee needs, cost effectiveness, and market competitiveness.
• Provide strategic guidance to senior leadership on compensation and benefits philosophy, governance, and trends.

Compliance Management

• Drive process improvement, automation, and self-service enablement to enhance efficiency and the overall employee experience.
• Ensure regulatory compliance, data integrity, and consistent service standards, maintaining strong partnerships with Payroll, Finance, and IT.
• Develop team capabilities, ensuring clear accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

People Business Partnership – Support Center

• Provide leadership, direction, and support to the Support Center People Business Partner, ensuring effective HR partnership for Support Center leaders.
• Ensure the PBP delivers high-quality consultation on organizational design, workforce planning, talent management, and employee engagement and relations.
• Review and guide PBP recommendations on performance management, engagement, retention, and leadership coaching to ensure consistency, quality, and alignment with company values.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Build and lead a high-performing, collaborative team that embodies the company’s values and delivers exceptional employee support.
• Use data and analytics to inform decision-making and measure program effectiveness.
• Partner with senior HR and business leaders to align People strategies with organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field required; advanced degree or relevant certification (e.g., CCP, CEBS, SHRM-SCP) preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive HR experience with significant expertise in Total Rewards, People Operations, and HR business partnership.
• Demonstrated success in leading teams, managing complex projects, and implementing scalable HR programs.
• Strong analytical, communication, and influencing skills with the ability to operate strategically and tactically.
• Experience in a multi-location or multi-state organization, ideally within hospitality, retail, or restaurant industries, is preferred.

**Ranges reflect what employer reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for such position.

 

Address: | 1720 S Bellaire St. Skybox , Denver, Colorado 80222 |

The physical demands for this position are sits, stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during working hours. These physical requirements may be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodations.

The duties of this position may change from time to time. Bagel Brands reserves the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of the company or its managers. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive.

Bagel Brands is committed to providing equal employment opportunity, and fair treatment in employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender/gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, military status or any other basis in protected by applicable federal, state and local law. Bagel Brands makes employment decisions based solely on qualifications for the position.