Total Rewards Consultant, U.S.

About the role

At Alcoa, our people are our greatest asset. We're looking for a Total Rewards Consultant, U.S. to play a key role in designing, administering, and enhancing compensation and benefits programs that help us attract, retain, and engage top talent across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Analyze compensation data, market trends, and industry best practices to develop insights and recommendations that support talent attraction, retention, and engagement.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to provide expert guidance on compensation programs, job evaluations, and pay-related decisions.
• Lead the job evaluation process, ensuring consistency, internal equity, and compliance with established governance requirements.
• Manage key compensation activities, including market pricing, competitive analysis, salary benchmarking, survey participation, and variable pay support.
• Lead the annual salary planning process, supporting the design, administration, and implementation of merit and compensation planning activities.
• Develop and maintain compensation policies, process documentation, educational materials, and compliance resources.
• Support compliance, audits, process improvements, and strategic Total Rewards initiatives, including global compensation and executive compensation projects.

Requirements

• Experience leading projects and managing multiple priorities, with familiarity in areas such as healthcare benefits, retirement plans, and total rewards program design considered a plus.
• 5+ years of compensation experience with strong knowledge of compensation principles, market pricing, job evaluation, salary administration, and broad-based reward programs.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable business insights and recommendations.
• Experience leveraging HR systems and technology, including Workday (preferred), along with advanced proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and/or VBA for compensation analysis and reporting.
• Ability to partner effectively with HR leaders and business managers, providing trusted guidance on compensation practices, pay decisions, job evaluations, and policy application.
• Knowledge of pay equity, pay transparency, regulatory compliance, and compensation governance, with the ability to support compliant and market-competitive programs.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Economics, or a related field.
• Professional certifications in Compensation (e.g., SHRM-CP, PHR, SPHR).

Skills

• Compensation analysis and design.
• Job evaluation and classification.
• Market research and benchmarking.
• Pay equity and fairness.
• HRIS and compensation software.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages, including pay-for-performance variable pay, recognition and rewards programs.
• 401(k), employer match up to 6%, additional employer retirement income contribution (no vesting period).
• Healthcare benefits: medical, Rx, dental, vision, flexible spending account, health savings account (generous employer contribution), life and accident insurance.
• Work-life balance programs: flexible work scheduling, hybrid/remote working.
• Paid time off: 15 vacation days prorated in the 1st year based on hire date, 12 paid holidays, 7 illness days, Care for Family leave up to 40 days, up to 5 bereavement days, maximum of 30 jury duty days, and up to 10 days annual training for military leave.
• Base Salary: 98,400 - 147,300 USD annually.

Pay

Base Salary: 98,400 - 147,300 USD annually.

Schedule

Full-time.