Director, Total Rewards

Job Description:Ventas is a leading S&P 500 company enabling exceptional environments that benefit a large and growing aging population. With an enterprise value exceeding $50 billion and a portfolio of more than 1,400 properties across North America and the United Kingdom, Ventas is a preeminent participant in the longevity economy. Its largest business is private-pay senior housing, which includes over 850 communities providing valuable care and services to more than 90,000 residents. The Ventas portfolio also includes outpatient medical buildings, research centers and healthcare facilities that attract strong institutional demand from the largest health systems, biomedical companies and universities and other research institutions in the world. Backed by strong financial performance and a collaborative culture, Ventas has the capital, capabilities and relationships to deliver superior value. The experienced Ventas team shares a commitment to each other and to the Company’s mission of helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives.The Human Resources team partners closely with business leadership to attract, retain, and develop talent while ensuring strong governance, equitable pay practices, competitive benefits, and operational excellence through scalable systems and data-driven decision-making. The Compensation, Benefits & HR Systems function serves as the enterprise steward of total rewards, regulatory alignment, and workforce technology that enables accurate reporting, sound financial planning, and informed decision-making.About the RoleThe Director Compensation, Benefits and HR Systems provides enterprise leadership for the strategic design, governance and execution of Ventas’s total rewards and HR systems strategy. This role leads the development and continuous refinement of compensation, benefits and equity programs to ensure market competitiveness, internal equity, regulatory compliance and alignment with the Company’s long-term business objectives. The Director partners closely with Legal, Finance, Accounting and IT to ensure strong program governance, accurate financial reporting and scalable systems that enable data-driven decision-making across the enterprise.This role also provides direct people leadership for managers and professionals responsible for the execution of compensation, benefits, equity, and HR systems programs, with accountability for performance, capability-building, and long-term bench strength. Key responsibilities include:Compensation Strategy & GovernanceLead enterprise compensation programs across base pay, annual incentives, and non-proxy programs to ensure competitiveness, internal equity and regulatory complianceOversee annual merit, bonus and off-cycle compensation cycles, including planning, budgeting, documentation and employee communicationsDirect job evaluations, market benchmarking and participation in compensation surveys to inform pay structure and positioningProvide strategic co...