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Episode 1: Rewards in Motion: Redesigning Total Rewards Through Corporate Spin-Offs
Streamed on 10th September, 2026
A Few key takeaways
- Spin-offs create uncertainty: Employees need clarity and reassurance through the transition.
- Transparency builds trust: Leaders should communicate what is known, unknown, and what comes next.
- Total Rewards must evolve: Rewards and benefits should align with the new organization’s strategy.
- Culture needs intentional reinforcement: Recognition, rewards, and leadership shape the new way of working.
- Recognition supports change: It helps acknowledge effort and reinforce desired behaviors.
About the Session
In this episode of Flip the R's, John Land, Chief Client Officer at Vantage Circle, is joined by Jeff Black, Senior Vice President at Alliant Insurance Services, and Rodrigo Garcia, Enterprise Compensation & Total Rewards Leader, to discuss how corporate spin-offs reshape Total Rewards and the employee experience. The conversation explores the uncertainty employees face during separation, why transparency and consistency are critical to maintaining trust, and how compensation, benefits, culture, and recognition need to evolve with the new organization. It also highlights the importance of managing the transition carefully, aligning rewards with the business strategy, and using recognition to reinforce values and support employees through change.
Session Guests
John Land
Chief Client Officer - Vantage Circle
John Land is the Chief Client Officer at Vantage Circle, where he champions employee engagement and recognition through modern, data-driven strategies. A former Partner at Mercer, CHRO, and U.S. Navy officer, he brings deep expertise in HR transformation, recognition design, and workforce strategy to organizations worldwide.
Jeff Black
Senior Vice President - Alliant Insurance Services
Jeff Black is a human capital and total rewards leader with more than 30 years of experience advising corporate and private capital organizations. He helps clients align total rewards strategies with business priorities, design benefits programs that support both employees and financial outcomes, and navigate growth, transformation, and M&A. His experience also spans program design, vendor negotiations, data analysis, implementation, and translating complex workforce challenges into practical, measurable solutions.
Rodrigo Garcia
Enterprise Compensation & Total Rewards Leader
Rodrigo Garcia is a compensation and Total Rewards leader with more than 20 years of experience partnering with executives across multinational organizations. His work spans North America, Latin America, and global compensation strategy, with expertise in executive and broad-based compensation, pay philosophy, job architecture, pay equity, benefits, workforce cost modeling, and organizational transformation. He helps organizations simplify complex compensation decisions, strengthen governance, and build scalable Total Rewards strategies aligned with business priorities.
