Total Rewards Manager

Rocket Companies•Detroit, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Total Rewards Manager leads the design, implementation, and ongoing administration of Bedrock’s compensation and benefits programs. This role serves as the functional leader for Total Rewards, ensuring programs are competitive, consistent, and aligned with Bedrock’s pay‑for‑performance philosophy and organizational priorities. This role partners closely with People Strategy leadership, Operations, Payroll, and external vendors to design and maintain compensation frameworks, benefits programs, and job architecture that support business needs and decision‑making consistency. The Total Rewards Manager drives both strategic design and operational execution, ensuring accurate, compliant, and disciplined delivery of compensation and benefits programs while supporting a high‑quality and consistent team member experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or related field (or equivalent experience).
Minimum 5+ years of experience in compensation, benefits, or Total Rewards.
Experience supporting compensation decisions including offers, promotions, and market adjustments.
Experience administering benefits programs and working with external vendors or brokers.
Applies independent judgment to support compensation and benefits decisions, including evaluating pay recommendations, vendor input, and compliance considerations.
Working knowledge of compensation structures, benchmarking, job architecture, and benefits programs.
Experience applying compensation frameworks to hiring, promotion, and market adjustment decisions and coordinating benefit program activities such as renewals and open enrollment.
Demonstrates organization, attention to detail, and discretion in handling sensitive information.
Communication: Clearly articulates vision and expectations, adapts messaging to diverse audiences, fosters open dialogue, and manages conflict constructively.
Planning & Organization: Aligns team efforts with strategic goals, delegates effectively, anticipates challenges, and drives accountability and results.
Problem Solving: Proactively identifies and resolves issues, promotes critical thinking, and supports continuous improvement and collaboration.
Culture & Ethics: Models integrity and inclusivity, champions organizational values, and fosters a positive, ethical, and inclusive work environment.
Technical Expertise: Applies and develops industry knowledge, mentors others, and stays current with trends to drive performance and innovation.
Leadership + Accountability: Demonstrates accountability by setting clear expectations, making sound decisions, and taking ownership of results while building strong relationships, modeling organizational values, and adapting effectively to change.

Responsibilities

Leads the design, implementation, and ongoing management of compensation frameworks, including salary structures, job architecture, and incentive programs, ensuring alignment with pay‑for‑performance principles, market benchmarking, and internal equity.
Provides recommendations for compensation offers for new hires, serving as the first point of review and ensuring alignment with internal equity, compensation frameworks, and established review and approval practices.
Evaluates and provides guidance on promotion and market adjustment recommendations, ensuring alignment with performance outcomes, internal equity, compensation frameworks, and market data.
Conducts and applies market benchmarking and salary survey data to ensure competitive, consistent, and equitable compensation practices.
Supports compensation cycles and pay adjustments, ensuring alignment with performance outcomes, established structures, and organizational guidelines.
Oversees benefits administration and vendor coordination, including broker relationships, renewals, open enrollment, and plan communications.
Partners with external brokers to guide benefits strategy, compliance, and plan design, with a focus on transitioning toward internal ownership.
Leads the execution of open enrollment, ensuring accurate communication, coordination, and a positive team member experience.
Administers retirement programs (including 401(k)) in partnership with Payroll, ensuring coordination with vendors and compliance with plan requirements.
Provides reporting and analysis of compensation and benefits data to identify trends and inform decision-making.
In partnership with the PS Operations Manager, manages and maintains the compensation guidebook and benchmarks, incorporating market data and salary survey insights.
Manages relationships with external Total Rewards vendors, including benefits brokers and related service providers, ensuring performance, service quality, and alignment with organizational needs.
Partners with People Strategy, Recruiting, Payroll, and business leaders to ensure consistent execution of compensation and benefits processes and clear, effective communication of Total Rewards programs.
All other duties as assigned