Director of Total Rewards

At Associated Bank we strive to create an inclusive culture where different perspectives are valued and recognized as strengths critical to our success. If you thrive in an environment where your growth and development are encouraged and supported, then Associated Bank may be the right place for you.

Associated Bank requires you to directly represent yourself and your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process. Associated Bank conducts a thorough background check on all new hires.

Lead and evolve Associated Bank’s Total Rewards strategy to attract, retain, and motivate top talent across the enterprise. This role shapes compensation, benefits, and recognition programs while advising executive leadership and the Board on market trends and pay strategy. You’ll play a critical role in aligning rewards to business performance, financial priorities, and long-term growth.

What you'll do:

• Drive the design and evolution of Total Rewards programs, including executive compensation, incentives, equity, benefits, and recognition.
• Lead enterprise compensation strategy, including job architecture, pay structures, and incentive plan design to ensure market competitiveness and internal equity.
• Partner with the CEO, CHRO, and Board to provide strategic guidance on executive pay, governance, and compensation risk.
• Oversee health, welfare, retirement, and well-being programs, ensuring strong vendor performance, cost management, and colleague experience.
• Align Total Rewards strategies with business and financial objectives through close collaboration with Finance and senior leaders.
• Leverage analytics and market benchmarking to inform decisions, optimize program effectiveness, and guide competitive positioning.
• Advise HR Business Partners and leaders with data-driven insights to support talent attraction, retention, and performance outcomes.
• Develop and lead a high-performing Total Rewards team while contributing to enterprise-wide HR strategy and workforce planning.

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 10+ years of compensation and benefits leadership experience, preferably in financial services
• 10+ years of people leadership experience

Preferred

• Master’s degree
• CCP (Certified Compensation Professional) certification

Why You’ll Love Working Here

At Associated Bank, you’ll help shape how we reward and recognize our colleagues while driving meaningful business impact. You’ll collaborate with executive leadership, influence enterprise strategy, and build innovative, market-leading programs. Apply today to make an impact.

We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified parties, including but not limited to people returning to the workforce, people with disabilities, those without a college degree, and veterans or those with military experience.

In addition to core traditional benefits, we take pride in offering benefits for every stage of life. 

• Retirement savings including both 401(k) and Pension plans. 

• Paid time off to volunteer in your community. 

• Opportunities to connect with others through our diversity-focused Colleague Resource Groups. 

• Competitive salaries with professional development and advancement opportunities. 

• Bonus benefits including well-being programs and incentives, parental leave, an employee stock purchase plan, military benefits and much more.  

• Personal banking, loan, investment and insurance benefits. 

Associated Bank serves more than 120 communities throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri and we consider our colleagues critical to our continued success. See why our colleagues continually vote us a best place to work in the Midwest. Join our community on Facebook, LinkedIn and X. 

Compliance Statement

Associated Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We support a work environment where colleagues are respected and given the opportunity to perform to their fullest potential. We consider all qualified applica