Total Rewards Specialist - Compensation

Louis Dreyfus Company•Wilton, CT

41d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Total Rewards Specialist reports to the Manager, Total Rewards within the Compensation and Benefits COE of Louis Dreyfus Company (NAM). This individual is responsible to provide leadership within the compensation component of Total Rewards and project management expertise to expedite execution of programs that support the strategic objectives and culture of the North American region. This position is hybrid 4 days in office, 1 remote

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Human Resources or Accounting
Extensive knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods to include Power BI
6+ years of experience in compensation
3 years of project management experience.
3 years of experience administering employee benefit programs
Previous experience working within an international COE
Previous experience leading the annual merit/bonus planning cycle within Workday and within traditional, non-integrated processes such as excel.
Extensive knowledge of compensation laws, regulations, and best practices.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent organizational and time management skills.
Ability to blend compensation philosophy, best in class compensation methods/programs, and business realities
Excellent problem-solving ability
Self-driven and strategic in thought processes to draft recommendations and conclusions after analyzing data
Must have the ability to understand interdependencies of compensation and other rewards programs
Demonstrated experience building relationships and working on multiple, large, complex projects.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in business related field
Member of World at Work
Certifications: CCP, CBP, CEBS
Power Query and Power BI

Responsibilities

Total Rewards Process Improvement: Able to recognize program and process improvement opportunities, record and verify defects, analyzes cost and makes recommendations (or assists with recommendation) to ensure departmental and/or regional goals are met, and all issues resolved or escalated to another level for resolution. Partner with Total Rewards team to improve and automate compensation processes such as the hourly step progression program, survey data collection, and consolidation.
Annual Compensation & Merit Planning: Participates in the annual merit process by ensuring individual work streams are complete and the examination of data for quality. Tracks progress, spend against budget and assists leaders and HR Managers with questions.
Data Integrity: Ensures integrity of the Company's salary administration program by using appropriate compensation practices and excellent quality driven methods to produce reports, research, salary projections and conduct complex calculations.
Project Management: Develops project plans and independently executes complex Total Rewards projects to include the Annual Merit Planning process.
Market Data and Job Evaluation: Maintains knowledge and access of all survey sources and related processes.
Needs Analysis: Proactively monitors and analyzes trends and issues related to compensation programs within the region and external market; performs financial analyses and modeling to develop recommendations that support business strategies.
Administer International Mobility program for the NAM region.
Administration or Project Management related to various employee benefit programs may be required.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental and vision care coverage, flexible spending account plans, employee assistance program, life insurance and disability coverage
401k with Company Match
Family Friendly Benefits including childbirth and parental leave, fertility and family building benefits
Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
Flexible work available (not applicable to all roles)

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