Senior Manager, People & Culture (Payroll, Benefits & HRIS)

About the role

The Senior Manager of People & Culture will focus on optimizing payroll, benefits, and people systems for Ennismore's growing organization. This role is a critical part of the P&C team and involves executing best practices to ensure compliance and drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end payroll processing across all entities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and full compliance at every pay cycle.
• Serve as the primary administrator of our HRIS platform and suite of people systems, maintaining data integrity, eliminating duplicates, and driving system efficiency.
• Manage benefits administration, including open enrollment, vendor coordination, and team member support throughout the year.
• Research, identify, and implement payroll and benefits best practices to continuously improve how we operate and how we attract, retain, support, and reward our team.
• Ensure all payroll and benefits activities comply with federal, state, and local employment regulations.
• Prepare and maintain clean, audit-ready payroll, benefits, and people related records at all times.
• Generate people data reports and dashboards to support the VP of People & Culture and business leaders.
• Lead and develop a team of payroll professionals who already set the bar high.
• Support people systems integration during M&A activity, planning is key (and so is backup planning!)
• Be the go-to subject matter expert for all things payroll, benefits, and HRIS within the People & Culture team.
• Supporting the success of our teams and business by training and educating our managers at site level on the aspects of scheduling, payroll and labor management.
• Design, manage, and continuously improve payroll, benefits and rewards programs across our US portfolio.
• Lead and optimize our People Systems, ensuring data integrity, reporting capability, and a seamless team member experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive HR experience, with a strong focus on payroll, benefits, and/or HR systems.
• Deep knowledge of US compensation, benefits legislation, and employment regulations.
• Hands-on experience with HRIS platforms and tools, specific experience in ADP Workforce, SAP SuccessFactors, and Pigment are a bonus.
• You execute. You get things done.
• You can follow directions, juggle priorities, manage projects independently, and make smart judgment calls along the way.
• You are scarily organized.
• You maintain confidentiality.
• Nothing gets by you, you have a hold on all things detail and data.
• You are an excellent relationship builder (team members and vendors alike), confident in working with other teams and leaders; you’re passionate about what we can achieve together.
• You’re all about having a positive impact on the people you interact with, leaving them with a memorable experience.

Additional Information

• The opportunity to embark on an exciting career in a company that is growing, thinking and progressing every day.
• Ennismore’s values and entrepreneurial spirit.
• The opportunity to be yourself and collaborate with other bright minds in a relaxed, innovative culture.
• Excellent discounts across the entire Ennismore and Accor family of brands.
• Unlimited PTO and lots of benefits on offer – a $1 for $1 match on 401k, Lifestyle spending account, and more.
• Learning opportunities to broaden your skillset and lots of opportunities to progress.
• The opportunity to be yourself and collaborate with other bright minds in an open, innovative culture.
• The opportunity to challenge the norm and work in a rewarding environment, building global brands.
• A hybrid approach to work - time together in our Home Base in Brooklyn (think time to collaborate, share ideas, meet in real life, monthly team lunch & business updates) balanced with time in your own digs (time to think, stay in touch remotely, your own workspace).
• We like to make the best of both worlds.

Pay and Benefits

Base salary: $100,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ennismore is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members.