Senior Director of Total Rewards & Compensation

Position Overview
Are you ready to shape the future of global rewards strategy? As our Senior Director of Total Rewards & Compensation, you’ll lead
innovative, data-driven compensation and benefits programs that attract, retain, and empower top talent worldwide. This role is
perfect for someone who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and wants to drive meaningful change, fostering a culture of
diversity, equity, inclusion, and excellence.

Key Highlights:
Innovation & Impact: Create groundbreaking total rewards programs that directly support Natera’s mission to advance healthcare
and inspire employee engagement.
Collaboration: Work closely with executive leadership, HR, Finance, and cross-functional global teams to build an inclusive,
supportive, and high-performing culture.
Growth & Development: Accelerate your career in a high-growth, public company environment committed to continuous learning
and professional advancement.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy comprehensive global total rewards and compensation strategies aligned with business objectives,
  ensuring competitive, equitable, and inclusive practices.
• Act as a trusted strategic advisor to senior leaders on executive compensation, equity programs, and global benefits to
  attract and retain top-tier talent.
• Design, implement, and manage robust compensation frameworks, including base pay structures, incentive plans, equity,
  and executive compensation programs.
• Conduct ongoing market benchmarking and pay equity analyses to maintain competitive positioning and ensure fairness
  across the organization.
• Advance inclusive global benefits offerings—including health, welfare, retirement, and wellness programs—to proactively
  support the diverse needs of our workforce.
• Ensure total rewards programs comply fully with federal, state, and global regulatory requirements, championing
  transparency and fairness.
• Cultivate strong vendor and broker relationships, optimizing the value, quality, and effectiveness of benefit offerings.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, Finance, and Legal teams to align rewards programs with broader organizational
  initiatives and strategic goals.

Qualifications
Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• 10+ years’ experience in total rewards and compensation, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role within a complex,
  global organization.
• Deep expertise in compensation strategy, executive compensation, incentive design, pay equity practices, and regulatory
  compliance.
• Proficiency with HRIS platforms and advanced data analytics used to inform strategic compensation decisions.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and engage at all organizational levels.

Preferred (Nice-to-Have):

• Master’s degree or advanced certifications
• Experience in a high-growth, public tech or life sciences company.
• Familiarity with global equity compensation frameworks and international benefits program design.

The pay range is listed and actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.San Carlos, CA $230,000—$280,000 USD

OUR OPPORTUNITY

Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer, healthier lives.

The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many other professionals from world-class institutions, who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera, you’ll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry, you’ll be stretched and challenged, and take pride in being part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management.

WHAT WE OFFER

Competitive Benefits - Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents. Additionally, Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits. Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits and much more. We also offer a generous employee referral program!

For more information, visit www.natera.com.

Natera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable laws.

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents. 

Link: https://www.natera.com/notice-of-data-collection-california-residents/

Please be advised that Natera will reach out to candidates with a @natera.com email domain ONLY. Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent. Natera does not request interviews via text messages and does not ask for personal information until a candidate has engaged with the company and has spoken to a recruiter and the hiring team. Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes.

For more information:
- BBB announcement on job scams 
- FBI Cyber Crime resource page