Director, Benefits & Compensation

About the role

We are seeking an exceptionally talented HR Rewards professional, with a background in Compensation and Benefits, to support our global employee population.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate administration of HRIS both from the employee and HCM perspective related to Benefits, Compensation, and Payroll and related vendor platforms
• Assist employees with enrollment, benefit changes, and lifecycle of various benefit plans
• Support annual benefit renewal processes globally
• Drive continuous improvement of employee communications and business processes
• Manage key vendor relationships with defined KPIs and regular business reviews
• Provide support to current compensation team through careful review of data, business processes, and provide detailed analytics for business partners and senior leaders
• Liaise between employees, HR, payroll, and tax departments
• Collaborate with HCM Business Partners and HCM leadership to identify opportunities for global alignment, efficiencies, and improved processes
• Maintain and refine compensation models to support salary benchmarking, pay equity analysis, and internal equity reviews across business units and geographies
• Partner closely with senior compensation managers to support the firm's year-end compensation cycle, including coordinating data preparation, validating compensation inputs, and ensuring timely and accurate execution of bonus and salary review processes
• Aid in the design and administration of compensation structures and incentive frameworks, ensuring alignment with market data and the Firm's compensation philosophy
• Create and distribute working files and presentations to business partnering teams to review year-end data elements
• Draft and maintain documentation related to HR Special Operations processes/procedures

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (5-7 years of experience working in a professional environment)
• Experience with an HRIS, preferably Workday
• Experience with processing a payroll system, preferably ADP Workforce Now
• Demonstrated ownership of annual compensation cycles and benefits renewals/open enrollment with measurable operational excellence
• Working knowledge of US benefits compliance requirements and vendor management
• Experience in managing employee leave plans (Parental Leave, FMLA, STD, LTD, etc.)
• Strong project management and stakeholder management skills; ability to operate effectively in a face-paced, high-performance environment
• Advanced analytical skills and expertise with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and ability to translate data into executive-ready narratives and recommendations
• Process-oriented and very strong attention to detail
• Efficient time management and strong sense of urgency
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team