Senior Manager, Total Rewards

Corus International • Baltimore, MD

1d • $85,000 - $136,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Total Rewards (Senior Manager) plays an essential role in supporting the organization's strategies designed to attract, motivate and retain talent. The Senior Manager is responsible for designing, implementing and managing Corus' total rewards approach, with a primary focus on global compensation and U.S. benefits administration. This position will collaborate with other Global HR team members to develop and implement effective benefits and compensation programs and provide needed guidance and thought partnership. The Senior Manager will also maintain and track relevant HR data and analytics, using people-related technology systems to produce accurate and timely reports. Lastly, the Senior Manager will stay abreast of best practices and innovative trends with a mind toward program, policy and process improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least seven (7) years' experience in compensation and benefits administration; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience managing a wide range of employee benefits functions.
• Experience working closely with benefits vendors and service providers.
• Experience and comfort with benefits-related technologies and platforms.
• Experience with compensation management to include job classification and leveling, conducting market reviews, and benchmarking compensation data.
• Experience with federal and local benefit laws, compliance reporting, and managing paid family leave plans.
• Experience tracking and maintaining HR data and metrics and producing accurate and timely reports.
• Experience using and/or managing HCMs like Workday and/or ADP Workforce Now (WFN) required.
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant federal, multi-state and local regulations as they pertain to benefits and compensation; including filing and compliance requirements affecting employee benefit programs, including LTD/STD management, COBRA, ERISA, HIPAA, FMLA, IRS codes, etc.
• Possess a high level of interpersonal skills and ability to interact globally with all levels of staff; excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate with internal and external clients.
• Possess strong analytical skills, detail-orientation, data management, and project management skills.
• Ability to formally present and convey complex benefits, compensation and/or compliance regulations to staff.
• Ability to apply discretion and maintain confidentiality.
• Advanced skills and/or competencies working with Workday or similar human capital system, Excel and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working for a global nonprofit preferred.

Responsibilities

• In partnership with the Senior Director, manage Corus' global compensation program, policies and structures to include analyzing and administering compensation for US and international staff, maintaining compliance with local labor laws, tax regulations, and organizational policies.
• Conduct salary benchmarking, market analysis, and pay equity reviews to ensure external competitiveness and internal alignment; participate in salary surveys to obtain competitive market information to maintain equitable and competitive pay practices.
• Present compensation analysis findings to staff and/or senior leadership.
• Review new or modified position descriptions and perform job analyses to determine classification, market value, salary range, and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) status.
• Manage annual compensation programs/projects such as performance increases, bonuses and special market adjustments. Prepare and issue staff compensation adjustment/bonus letters.
• Work closely with global HR team members on a consistent approach to implementing Corus' compensation program, policies and structures; provide needed guidance and thought partnership.
• Manage US employee benefit programs including health, life, AD&D, long & short term disability (LTD/STD), workers compensation, retirement plans: 403(b) and 457(b), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), transit benefits, COBRA, and other ancillary benefits to include international benefits for expats and third country nationals, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and industry standards; assists employees with enrollments, changes, and other benefits-related needs.
• Manage and track all forms of employee extended leaves of absence usage, to include FMLA, STD, LTD, and DCPFL; serve as primary point of contact for staff needing to take a leave of absence; work with staff to inform them of leave benefits and ensure all forms are submitted, reviewed, and approved in a timely manner.
• Serve as the primary liaison with insurance carriers, benefits brokers and vendors; stays abreast of benefits trends; and recommends process improvements and/or plan design changes to enhance current benefits.
• Reconcile monthly invoices, verify calculations, and ensure prompt accurate payment to vendors to include resolving administrative problems.
• Partner with payroll to ensure accurate benefits and retirement deductions; conducts regular quality control checks to ensure alignment.
• Lead annual 5500 audits for health and wellness and retirement plans, performing needed plan testing and making needed adjustments throughout the year.
• Ensure plan documents are accurate and filed/communicated appropriately throughout the year.
• Lead the internal retirement plan committee in coordination with the retirement plan advisor.
• Manage the annual Open Enrollment (OE) process including HRIS self-service design and testing, OE communication, training, and audit of OE data; updates benefits plan summary guides and SharePoint site to reflect changes to benefits offered.
• Review and maintain benefits materials and conduct new employee benefits orientation.
• Assist in the exit process of employees to include calculating final benefits and timely termination of benefits.
• Draft appropriate benefits-related correspondence.
• Advise country offices on global benefit offerings as needed.
• Partner with Senior Director, Payroll and IT to ensure that human capital management (HCM) systems are effectively meeting the needs of HR and organization; identify and recommend areas for system improvements and changes; provide quality control of benefits data, payroll change notices, system audits, etc.
• Update salary and benefits changes via the HCM.
• Use HCM to produce accurate HR data, reports & metrics to include assessing the effectiveness of total rewards programs; prepare presentations, dashboards and other documents, as needed.
• Respond to required government reporting.

Benefits

• Corus International provides a competitive, growth-oriented, yet fiscally responsible compensation program.
• Corus provides a comprehensive and competitive employee benefit package to protect our valued and dedicated staff and their families. Our benefits include three medical plan options with comprehensive prescription drug coverage, low-cost dental coverage with 100% paid vision insurance. Corus also provides a generous retirement plan and PTO to include vacation, sick, holiday, parental, jury, international travel, and bereavement leave; employer-sponsored basic life/AD&D insurance; employee wellness incentives, and employee work/life balance and assistance programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees