Total Rewards Partner (hourly compensation exp. required)

Date Posted:

2025-12-08

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HNC99: Field Office - NC Remote Location, Remote City, NC, 27601 USA

Position Role Type:

Remote

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company’s immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position.​ The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Are you a dynamic Total Rewards professional with a passion for building innovative compensation strategies that elevate employee engagement and drive organizational performance? Collins is seeking a skilled Total Rewards Partner, individual contributor, to join our team. In this role, you will collaborate closely with HR Business Partners and leaders across the enterprise to develop and deliver strategic, data-informed compensation solutions that help attract, motivate, and retain talent.

As a trusted advisor, you will shape compensation practices for your assigned business units, build strong partnerships, and ensure seamless execution of programs and processes. Here’s how you will make an impact:

• Collaborate: Serve as the primary Total Rewards partner for HR Business Partners, providing guidance and consultation to support business leaders.

• Drive Business Success: Apply strategic insight to strengthen employee engagement, enhance retention, and ensure competitive compensation positioning.

• Build Trust: Strengthen confidence in Total Rewards by clearly articulating the Collins compensation philosophy, programs, and decision-making rationale.

• Prioritize Customer Focus: Keep HR Business Partners—and the employees and leaders they support—at the center of every solution you deliver.

• Adapt and Problem Solve: Demonstrate agility in shifting priorities, managing multiple tasks, and maintaining a positive, solution-oriented mindset.

• Leverage Analytics: Use data and market insights to inform decisions, identify trends, and support compensation recommendations.

What You Will Do:

• Drive Execution: Support the delivery of Global Total Rewards strategies and programs by applying deep business understanding and awareness of evolving market conditions.

• Collaborate: Build strong partnerships and effectively influence HR and business leaders at all levels to deliver best-in-class Total Rewards solutions aligned with enterprise strategy.

• Communicate & Manage Change: Contribute to the development of communication materials and change management plans that enhance program understanding and adoption.

• Attract Talent: Partner closely with Talent Acquisition to design competitive, market-aligned offers for key external hires.

• Execute Key Processes: Lead and support critical Total Rewards processes—such as Annual Compensation Planning, new program deployments, union negotiations, and M&A activities—to drive consistent global execution.

• Support the Business: Balance strategic consultation with day-to-day operational support to address evolving business needs.

• Deliver Insights: Transform data into meaningful insights and compelling stories that illuminate opportunities and guide decision-making.

• Advocate: Champion the Collins Aerospace HR vision and Total Rewards philosophy across the organization.

• Apply Critical Thinking: Lead teams through structured analysis to assess issues, identify root causes, and determine practical, high-impact solutions.

• Make Strategic Decisions: Evaluate costs, benefits, risks, and alternatives to make timely, well-reasoned recommendations.

• Travel: Approximately 10% domestically.

What You Will Learn:

• You will learn how to align total rewards strategies with overall business objectives and drive organizational success.

• You will elevate your career trajectory with unparalleled opportunities for growth and advancement.

• You will gain experience working on international projects, collaborating with teams around the world.

• How to operate as a trusted advisor by providing guidance to HR partners and business leaders on compensation practices, policies, and market competitiveness.

• How to manage and support end-to-end Total Rewards projects—including scoping, planning, stakeholder communication, and execution.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience

• Experience with hourly compensation programs, including wage structures, shift premiums.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience in Total Rewards and Compensation within a large, complex, and matrixed organization, with the ability to navigate stakeholder groups.

• Experience working in a Global Fortune 50 company or within manufacturing, aerospace, defense, high-tech, and/or engineering industries.

• Professional certifications such as WorldatWork Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) or Global Remuneration Professional (GRP).

• Experience with incentive plans.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, compelling visuals and insights for executive audiences.

• Analytical and storytelling capabilities, leveraging data to inform decisions, influence stakeholders, and connect insights to broader business strategies and outcomes.

• Solid understanding of global HR practices, compensation trends, regulatory considerations, and global Total Rewards methodologies.

• Proven ability to partner effectively at all levels of the organization, maintaining the highest degree of confidentiality, professionalism, and discretion.

• Self-driven with strong planning and prioritization skills, comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, high-volume environment while managing multiple deliverables.

• Demonstrated agility and resilience, with the ability to pivot quickly based on shifting business needs and competing priorities.

• Proactive problem-solver who identifies issues early, conducts thorough analysis, and delivers timely, practical recommendations.

• Detail-oriented with strong interpersonal, organizational, execution, and communication skills, including the ability to simplify complexity.

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:   

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance  

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees  

• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option  

• Tuition reimbursement program 

• Student Loan Repayment Program  

• Life insurance and disability coverage  

• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection 

• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits 

• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning  

• Adoption Assistance           

• Autism Benefit  

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions  

• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program 

• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits  

• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services 

• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program  

• And more!  

Learn More & Apply Now!

Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. 

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed. *Position is remote; however, if you live within a reasonable commute of a Collins site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 124,000 USD - 250,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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