Senior Manager, Total Rewards – Project Hire

Role Overview

• Own and maintain global salary structures, job architecture, and leveling frameworks.
• Lead annual merit, bonus, and incentive planning processes, including budgeting and governance.
• Conduct market benchmarking and compensation analysis to ensure external competitiveness and internal equity.
• Advise leadership on offers, promotions, retention actions, pay adjustments, and compensation strategy.
• Drive alignment between compensation programs and business strategy.
• Partner with HRBPs to ensure consistent global practices and fair treatment across locations.
• Support development and governance of short-term and long-term incentive programs.
• Monitor and address pay equity and compensation fairness across the organization.
• Provide guidance on executive and senior leadership compensation where applicable.
• Co-Partner with leadership on strategy and administration of U.S. benefits programs, including medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, 401(k), wellness, and leave programs.
• Co-Manage benefits vendor relationships and annual plan renewals.
• Evaluate benefits plan design to balance employee experience, competitiveness, and cost efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. regulatory requirements including ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, and other relevant regulations.
• Support benefits communication and employee education to ensure program awareness and utilization.
• Build compensation cost models and provide scenario analyses for leadership decision-making.
• Deliver total rewards insights to inform workforce planning and strategic talent decisions.
• Develop dashboards and reports to track compensation trends, pay equity, benefits utilization, and program impact.
• Leverage data and analytics to continuously improve reward programs and inform leadership discussions.
• Establish clear policies, processes, and governance frameworks for compensation and benefits programs.
• Ensure reward programs are compliant with local labor regulations and global governance standards.
• Support HR systems and processes related to compensation and benefits, including HRIS and payroll integrations.
• Manage reward program documentation and ensure consistent application across geographies.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the Leadership team on total rewards matters.
• Collaborate with business leaders to ensure programs support employee engagement, performance, and retention.
• Partner cross-functionally with Finance, HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, and Payroll teams.
• Support change management and communication when introducing new reward programs or policy updates.

Requirements

• 7–10 years of progressive experience in compensation and total rewards.
• Strong knowledge of global compensation structures, job architecture, and market benchmarking.
• Experience managing U.S. benefits programs and vendor relationships.
• Experience working in multi-country or global organizations.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel and data analysis capability.
• Experience building compensation models, dashboards, and reward analytics.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and consulting skills.
• Experience with HRIS systems (e.g., Workday, ADP, or similar platforms).
• Ability to work independently in a mid-market, multi-country organization and influence senior stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Finance, related field, or equivalent experience.
• Professional certification such as CCP, GRP, or CEBS is a plus.

Benefits

• Company 401(k) scheme, with a strong employer contribution
• Private medical insurance, Aetna PPO plan
• Life Insurance
• 20 days holiday per annum
• 2 Macrobond days to use for volunteering
• Various physical / mental health and lifestyle benefits