Assistant Director, Total Rewards

What’s Under the Hood

DriveTime Family of Brands is the largest privately owned used car sales finance & servicing company in the nation. Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona and Dallas, Texas, we create opportunities and improve the lives of our customers and our employees by placing a focus on putting the right customer, in the right vehicle, on the right terms and on their path to ownership.

The DriveTime Family of Brands spans across DriveTime, Bridgecrest and SilverRock.  You can find us at the intersection of technology and innovation as we use our proprietary tools and over two decades of industry knowledge to redefine the process of purchasing, financing, and protecting your vehicle. 

That’s Nice, But What’s the Job?

In short, as the Assistant Director of Total Rewards you will be responsible for the development, implementation, communication and maintenance of DriveTime’s total rewards programs, including benefits, leave and wellness.

In long, the Assistant Director of Total Rewards is responsible for:

• Providing the strategic direction for benefit functions to ensure programs support DriveTime Family Brands as an industry leader.
• Creating the architecture for a strategic total rewards program that will enable the attraction, development and retention of talent.
• Managing the integration of the total rewards solutions with the employee experience, succession planning and performance management processes, tools and training.
• Conducting market surveys to identify trends and enhancements to the total rewards strategy.
• Providing direction and guidance on legislations, trends, marketplace changes and advances to ensure competitiveness and compliance.
• Developing a comprehensive, effective communications strategy to drive behavior and utilization within the benefit programs.
• Designing documents and communication of all health, wellness and retirement plans and negotiates and administers all related contracts. Providing benefit financial and costing data to management.
• Ensuring that all benefits programs meet federal, state and local compliance requirements, including FLSA, ERISA and all leave programs including ADA.

So What Kind of Folks Are We Looking for?

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. The ability to talk and write with confidence, charisma and competence for a wide variety of audiences including management.
• Agile in a fast-past environment. We move, and we move quickly.  Thriving in an environment that never stops, is a must.
• Plays well with others.  You will be working in a high-functioning team environment.  We work together in order to win together.
• Operate autonomously.  This isn’t a “hold your hand” kind of role.  We give you autonomy to be creative in your space and do your thing.  We need an individual that is self-motivated to get the work done and get the work done well.
• Passionate and goal-oriented.  We are looking for someone that is enthusiastic about their work and is passionate about not only meeting their goals but exceeding them.
• Entrepreneurial spirit.  An attitude and approach to thinking that actively seeks out change.  You’ll need a mindset that embraces critical questioning, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Takes a hold of the wheel.   You’ll need to take the initiative and be comfortable doing so.
• Self-aware.  Are you able to look in the mirror and take action on what you see?
• Management material.  We are looking for someone that can lead, manage and grow within our organization.
• Rebel with a cause.  You are always looking beyond the obvious for continuous improvement.

The Specifics.

• BA/BS degree and five (5) years compensation and benefits operations experience.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in building, leading and managing a successful total rewards strategy to include: executive compensation, pay-for-performance, short term incentive planning, long-term incentive programs and retirement planning.

Nice to Haves.

• A CEBS and/or a CCP certification.

So What About the Perks? Perks matter

• Medical, dental, and vision, oh my! DriveTime Family of Brands covers a sizable amount of insurance premiums to ensure our employees receive top-tier healthcare coverage. 
• But Wait, There’s More. 401(K), Company paid life insurance policy, short and long-term disability coverage to name a few.
• Growth Opportunities. You grow, I grow, we all grow!  But seriously, DriveTime Family of Brands is committed to providing its employees with eve