Total Rewards Consultant

Position Summary

We are seeking a temporary, part-time Total Rewards Consultant to support 3 planned 2026 compensation and benefits initiatives, including a total rewards study (Q2), pay equity study (Summer), and self-insurance research and potential implementation project (Q4).

Specific Responsibilities

• Provide project management for the total rewards study, including workstream tracking, meeting facilitation support, synthesis of findings, and documentation of decisions and deliverables.
• Support pay equity study activities such as data collection/validation, coordinating inputs with internal stakeholders and/or external partners, maintaining issue logs, and preparing analysis summaries and presentation materials.
• Support a self-insurance research and potential implementation project by gathering requirements, coordinating with brokers/vendors and internal partners, organizing available benefits/claims inputs, developing comparisons and recommendations, tracking decisions and action items, and preparing implementation-ready materials for review.
• Compile, organize, and maintain compensation and benefits data, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and appropriate confidentiality.
• Develop and maintain project artifacts (timelines, workplans, status updates, action-item logs, process notes, and file repositories) and provide concise status reporting to stakeholders.
• Draft internal communications, FAQs, and presentation materials related to total rewards and benefits initiatives.
• Coverage of benefits projects as needed (e.g., open enrollment preparation, vendor file reviews, plan document updates, benchmarking support, employee-facing materials).
• Coverage of coordination and support of meetings and working sessions (scheduling, agendas, notes) and follow up on action items to keep workstreams moving.
• Partnership with HR, Finance, and Legal/Compliance as appropriate to ensure consistent documentation and process adherence.
• Additional HR and total rewards consulting support as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in HR, compensation/benefits work, HR operations, or project management.
• Strong attention to detail and comfort working with confidential employee data.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel (filtering, pivot tables, basic formulas) and Microsoft PowerPoint/Word.
• Strong organization and time-management skills; ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with cross-functional partners and external vendors.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to compensation, total rewards, or benefits administration (e.g., benchmarking, salary structures, vendor coordination, open enrollment support).
• Experience supporting pay equity analyses and/or working with HRIS/compensation systems.
• Advanced Excel skills (XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, pivot charts, data cleaning) and comfort working with large datasets.
• Experience with project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Asana, Monday.com) or similar trackers.
• Understanding of data privacy practices and sensitivity to handling employee information.