Director of Total Rewards

About the Team

Associated Bank serves more than 120 communities throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri. We consider our colleagues critical to our continued success, a commitment reflected in our status as a consistently voted "best place to work" in the Midwest. Our culture strives to be inclusive, valuing different perspectives as strengths critical to our success. We foster an environment where growth and development are encouraged and supported, ensuring every team member can perform to their fullest potential.

About the Role

This position is designed to lead and evolve Associated Bank's Total Rewards strategy, serving as a cornerstone for attracting, retaining, and motivating top talent across the enterprise. You will shape compensation, benefits, and recognition programs while advising executive leadership and the Board on market trends and pay strategy. The role is critical for aligning rewards with business performance, financial priorities, and long-term growth.

In this capacity, you will partner closely with the CEO, CHRO, and Board to provide strategic guidance on executive pay, governance, and compensation risk. You will oversee health, welfare, retirement, and well-being programs, ensuring strong vendor performance and a positive colleague experience. By leveraging analytics and market benchmarking, you will optimize program effectiveness and guide competitive positioning. Ultimately, you will develop and lead a high-performing Total Rewards team, contributing to enterprise-wide HR strategy and workforce planning.

Why You'll Love Working Here

At Associated Bank, you will help shape how we reward and recognize our colleagues while driving meaningful business impact. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with executive leadership, influence enterprise strategy, and build innovative, market-leading programs. We take pride in offering benefits for every stage of life, including retirement savings, paid volunteer time, diversity-focused Colleague Resource Groups, and comprehensive well-being programs.

Hiring Process & Application

Associated Bank requires all candidates to directly represent themselves and their own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process. We conduct a thorough background check on all new hires. The bank is Pay Transparency compliant, and the pay range represents the anticipated base pay for this role, with actual pay varying based on factors such as work location, skills, experience, and qualifications.

We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified parties, including people returning to the workforce, people with disabilities, those without a college degree, and veterans or those with military experience. If you need an accommodation at any time during the application, interview, or hiring process, please contact leavesandaccommodations@associatedbank.com.

Equal Opportunity & Culture

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 applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status, among other factors.

We are fully compliant with all applicable enterprise policies and procedures, including the Bank Secrecy Act. Employees are responsible for reporting suspicious activity, customer complaints, and ethical concerns via the anonymous Ethics Hotline as prescribed by procedure.