Manager, Compensation and Benefits
- Lead the design, administration, and ongoing evolution of the company's compensation programs.
- Conduct market analyses and benchmarking to ensure compensation remains competitive and aligned with our talent strategy.
- Develop and maintain salary structures, job levels, pay ranges, and compensation guidelines.
- Partner with HR and business leaders on compensation decisions for new hires, promotions, transfers, and other employee changes.
- Lead or support annual compensation planning, including merit increases and incentive programs.
- Analyze compensation data to identify trends, internal equity considerations, and opportunities for improvement.
- Provide thoughtful guidance to leaders on compensation practices and help translate complex compensation concepts into clear recommendations.
- Monitor evolving pay transparency and compensation-related requirements and help ensure company practices remain compliant.
Benefits
- Manage the administration and ongoing evaluation of employee benefit programs, including health and welfare, retirement, leave, and other offerings.
- Lead annual benefits renewal and open enrollment activities, partnering closely with brokers, carriers, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
- Evaluate plan utilization, costs, market competitiveness, and employee needs to recommend benefit enhancements and cost-effective solutions.
- Manage vendor relationships and hold partners accountable for service, accuracy, and results.
- Oversee benefits communications and help employees understand and appreciate the value of their total rewards package.
- Ensure benefits programs are administered accurately, consistently, and in accordance with applicable regulations.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, technology, reporting, and the overall employee benefits experience.
Analytics, Compliance & Partnership
- Develop meaningful compensation and benefits reporting, dashboards, and analytics to support decision-making.
- Partner with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, and analysis of compensation and benefit costs.
- Maintain strong controls and data integrity across compensation and benefits processes.
- Stay current on market trends, regulatory developments, and emerging total rewards practices.
- Serve as a subject-matter expert and trusted resource for employees and leaders.
- Balance business needs, employee experience, competitiveness, compliance, and cost when developing recommendations.