Jennifer Ivie-Lopez Top Executive
With more than 20 years of HR leadership experience, my work focuses on the intersection of Total Rewards strategy and HR operations infrastructure.
Throughout my career, I’ve helped organizations design and operationalize compensation programs, benefits strategies, payroll operations, and HR systems that support sustainable business growth. My approach combines analytical rigor with practical execution — ensuring people strategies translate into real operational outcomes.
One pattern I’ve seen repeatedly is that many organizations outgrow their HR operational structure long before they realize it. As companies scale, processes around payroll administration, onboarding workflows, employee support, and HR systems often become more complex than the original structure was designed to support.
Much of my work has focused on helping organizations bring clarity and structure to those areas — building scalable compensation architectures, strengthening HR systems, and aligning Total Rewards strategies with the operational realities of growing businesses.
I’m known for challenging the status quo, aligning stakeholders across functions, and leading initiatives that improve workforce strategy, organizational effectiveness, and employee experience.
I enjoy connecting with leaders who are thinking about the future of workforce strategy, HR operations, and Total Rewards.
I’m particularly interested in conversations around how organizations build the infrastructure that supports scalable HR operations.
Super Industry:
Quantum Technology
Headquarters:
Greater Houston
Followers:
4220
Title:
Director, Total Rewards
Company:
Toshiba
Company Website:
toshiba.com
Company Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/toshiba-americas/
Company Founded In:
1965
Company Size:
10001+
Current Job Duration:
2 yrs 9 mos
Country:
United States
License And Certifications:
Name: SHRM-CP
Authority: SHRM
Company ID: None
Date: 10/2015
URL: https://linkedin.com/company/11282
Name: Professional in Human Resources (PHR®)
Authority: HRCI
Company ID: None
Date: 12/2011
URL: https://linkedin.com/company/441947
Name: Certified Compensation Professional (CCP)
Authority: WorldatWork
Company ID: None
Date: 7/2015
URL: https://linkedin.com/company/166975
Work Experience:
Title: Director, Total Rewards
Company: Toshiba
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/toshiba-americas/
Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Company Size: 10001+
Location: Houston, Texas, United States
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 11-2023
Ends At: Present
Description: Toshiba Americas Group is the U.S. holding company for multiple Toshiba subsidiaries, operating under the global umbrella of Tokyo-based Toshiba Corporation. Its entities provide a broad range of technology, energy, and industrial solutions across North America. As part of a major transformation initiative, I lead Total Rewards strategy and governance across five operating companies as part of a virtual consolidation effort designed to drive growth, cost optimization, and organizational alignment.
Title: Founder & Principal Advisor
Company: The HR Ally
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thehrally/
Industry: Human Resources
Company Size: 11-50
Location: Houston, Texas, United States
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 01-2021
Ends At: Present
Description: Advising growing organizations on HR operations infrastructure, payroll administration models, and Total Rewards strategy that support scalable workforce operations.
Many companies reach a point where payroll administration, onboarding workflows, employee support, and HR systems become more complex as the organization grows. My work focuses on helping leaders bring clarity and structure to these operational areas so HR functions can scale effectively alongside the business.
Areas of focus include: HR operations infrastructure, payroll administration models, HR systems and workforce data, compensation structures and job architecture, Total Rewards strategy and governance
Title: Director, Compensation, Benefits, HR Technology & Payroll
Company: The Fresh Food Group
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-fresh-food-group/
Industry: Food Production
Company Size: 5001-10000
Location: The Woodlands, Texas, United States
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 02-2019
Ends At: 01-2021
Description: The Fresh Food Group was a full-service provider of fresh food solutions for retail, foodservice, club, and convenience channels, offering end-to-end support including merchandising and category management in the U.S. and Canada. As the company underwent business challenges and ultimately dissolved in January 2021, I remained through the transition to support closure activities and ensure continuity in Total Rewards programs.
Title: Director, Total Rewards, HRIS & Payroll
Company: Tandem Hospital Partners, LLC
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tandem-hospital-partners-llc/
Industry: Hospital & Health Care
Company Size: 201-500
Location: Houston, Texas, United States
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 06-2017
Ends At: 09-2019
Description: Tandem Hospital Partners was a healthcare start-up that partnered with leading health systems across the U.S. to build and operate state-licensed, CMS-accredited acute care neighborhood hospitals. The company aimed to redefine community-based inpatient care through an innovative micro-hospital model. I remained through the organization’s full life cycle, supporting strategic initiatives and leading Total Rewards functions until the company formally dissolved in February 2019.
Title: Manager, Compensation & Benefits
Company: Archrock
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/archrock/
Industry: Oil & Energy
Company Size: 1001-5000
Location: Houston, Texas, United States
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 03-2016
Ends At: 06-2017
Description: Archrock, Inc. is the leading U.S. provider of natural gas contract compression services, supporting vital infrastructure for oil and gas producers nationwide. Formerly part of Exterran Holdings, Archrock became a standalone, pure-play compression services company following a corporate separation. I played a key role in this transition, supporting the design and implementation of new systems, policies, and workforce strategies for the independent organization. Although I was not actively seeking a new role, I was approached with an exciting leadership opportunity at Tandem Hospital Partners that aligned perfectly with my long-term career goals, prompting my transition.
Title: USA Manager, Compensation, Benefits, HRIS & Payroll
Company: Maersk Oil
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/164811/
Industry: None
Company Size: None
Location: Houston, Texas, United States
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 10-2013
Ends At: 03-2016
Description: Maersk Oil was a global oil and gas company with over 40 years of upstream production operations in regions including Denmark, the UK, Qatar, Kazakhstan, the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Brazil, and Algeria. In 2017, the company was acquired by Total S.A. (now TotalEnergies), leading to the wind-down of its U.S. business unit and the conclusion of my role as part of that transition.
Title: Specialist, Compensation & Benefits
Company: Newpark
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/106071/
Industry: None
Company Size: None
Location: The Woodlands, Texas, United States
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 03-2012
Ends At: 10-2013
Description: Promoted from HR Business Partner to Compensation and Benefits Specialist, moving from a divisional operating company to providing services to all of Newpark operating companies.
Title: Human Resources Business Partner
Company: Newpark
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/106071/
Industry: None
Company Size: None
Location: Houston, Texas, United States
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 10-2007
Ends At: 03-2012
Description: None
Title: Administrator, Human Resources
Company: Marshalls Distribution Ctr
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/4016801/
Industry: None
Company Size: None
Location: Houston, Texas, United States
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 05-2002
Ends At: 10-2007
Description: None
Education:
School: University of Houston-Downtown
Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Management Major, Human Resource Management Minor
Activities: None
School: LSU Shreveport
Degree: Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance Concentration
Activities: None
Headline:
Total Rewards & HR Operations Leader | Workforce Infrastructure | Compensation, Benefits & Payroll Strategy | Keynote Speaker | Helping growing organizations build scalable HR operations
Company Industry:
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing