Vice President of Global Total Rewards

This position also participates in Tyler's executive incentive program. Recruiter can provide additional details regarding total compensation and on-target earnings (OTE)
Executive Summary
The Vice President, Global Total Rewards is a strategic HR executive responsible for designing, leading, and advancing Tyler Technologies' comprehensive total rewards strategy, including compensation, benefits, wellbeing, recognition, and executive pay programs. Reporting directly to the CHRO, this role serves as a key member of the HR Leadership Team and a trusted advisor to executive leadership and the Board Compensation Committee on matters related to talent investment, rewards governance, workforce competitiveness, and shareholder alignment.
The Vice President will lead the development of innovative, market-competitive, and fiscally responsible rewards programs that enable Tyler Technologies to attract, retain, engage, and motivate a high-performing workforce. This executive will oversee all aspects of broad-based compensation, executive compensation, incentive plans, benefits, and rewards analytics while ensuring strong governance, regulatory compliance, and alignment with the company's growth strategy and culture.
Leading the Senior Director, Compensation and the Senior Director, Benefits, the Vice President will build organizational capability within the Total Rewards function and drive a culture of excellence, innovation, and customer service. The role requires a proven enterprise leader with deep expertise in compensation and benefits, strong business and financial acumen, board-level credibility, and the ability to translate complex rewards strategies into measurable business outcomes.
Success in this position will be defined by the ability to align total rewards investments with Tyler's business objectives, strengthen talent attraction and retention, maintain executive compensation governance, and position Total Rewards as a strategic driver of organizational performance and employee experience.
Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
Develop and execute Tyler's Global Total Rewards strategy.
Align rewards programs with business objectives, talent priorities, and shareholder interests.
Establish Total Rewards as a strategic business enabler.
Executive Compensation
Lead executive compensation strategy and governance.
Oversee annual and long-term incentive plans.
Support Compensation Committee and Board discussions.
Compensation Strategy
Direct broad-based compensation philosophy, global pay structures, and market competitiveness.
Lead merit, bonus, and incentive planning processes in each country where Tyler operates.
Benefits & Wellbeing
Establish competitive and financially sustainable benefits strategies.
Oversee healthcare, retirement, wellbeing, and leave programs.
Manage vendor relationships and program effectiveness.
Governance & Compliance
Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations.
Maintain strong governance and internal controls.
Manage executive compensation disclosures and related reporting.
Analytics & Workforce Insights
Utilize workforce and market analytics to drive decision making.
Develop executive dashboards and reporting.
Measure return on rewards investments.
Organizational Leadership
Lead and develop the Total Rewards organization.
Coach and develop the Senior Director, Compensation and Senior Director, Benefits.
Strengthen culture and enable a high-functioning team.
Key Qualifications
Leadership Experience
15+ years of progressive Total Rewards leadership experience.
Experience leading enterprise compensation and benefits functions for one or more organizations with rewards in 5 or more countries.
Proven success building and leading high-performing teams.
Technical Expertise
Deep expertise in:
Executive compensation in one or more public corporations, preferably S&P 500
Broad-based compensation
Incentive design
Sales compensation design
Global benefits strategy and vendor/partner management
Global governance and compliance
Global and US pay equity and transparency
Board & Public Company Experience
Experience supporting Compensation Committees and Boards of Directors.
Executive compensation governance expertise.
Familiarity with proxy disclosures and shareholder considerations.
Business Acumen
Strong financial and analytical capabilities.
Ability to connect talent investments to business performance.
Experience managing significant compensation and benefits budgets.
Demonstrated ability to build data-driven business cases or investment and deliver ROI.
Education
Bachelor's degree or higher in business or finance preferred.
CCP, CBP, or related certifications preferred.
Work Location/Arrangement
Preferred locations (in order of preference): Plano TX, Yarmouth ME, Herndon VA, Overland Park, KS, Troy, MI
Work arrangement: In Office