Reporting to the National Senior Director of Total Rewards, the Senior Manager of Compensation will oversee the Compensation Department. The Senior Manager of Compensation directs, designs, and plans compensation policies, objectives, and initiatives. They will also oversee the collection of wage, salary, and incentive survey data to ensure the organization’s compensation programs/objectives are competitive. The Sr. Manager of Compensation plans and administers long and short-term equity programs and executive programs that drive company performance and comply with laws and regulations.

Essential Functions:

Collaborate with the National Sr. Director of Total Rewards to develop and maintain compensation programs (such as merit process, promotions and equity adjustments, executive compensation, bonus plans, and nonqualified deferred compensation plans, etc.), policies, processes, and systems support to ensure that we can attract, retain, and reward employees and high-performing, high-potential key staff.
Maintain compensation policies and procedures for the organization to ensure they are current, relevant, and support the organization's needs while also complying with the appropriate federal, state, and local laws.
Conduct reviews on an annual basis and recommend changes as needed to the National Sr. Director of Total Rewards.
Monitor, track, and report on legislation, and regulations pertaining to compensation including EEO-1, VETs, CA Pay Data, and other required regulatory reports.
Researching laws regarding discrimination in compensation practices to ensure compliance with legal standards.
Recommend best practice policies and procedures and total compensation programs in partnership with the Senior Leadership.
Ability and knowledge to manage executive compensation, by developing strategic partnerships with Finance, HR, and Legal to understand their strategies and compensation objectives.
Evaluating and recommending pay increases, bonuses, and other incentives to retain existing employees and recruit new ones.
Oversee Compensation to ensure proper consideration of the relationship of salary to performance of each employee and provides consultation on salary administration to managers, Finance, and Executive Leadership.
Responsible for the job analysis and job creation in alignment with organizational strategy.
Proactive compensation leadership to maintain competitiveness and market relevance.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in human resources management, Business Management, or related field.
Minimum of eight (8) years of Human Resources Management experience in a leadership/management role in a large HR Department, with at least five (5) years in Compensation.
Proven ability to build and maintain partnerships and solid working relationships with key stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Must be able to think strategically and view the business from a general management standpoint.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to make formal presentations in front of large audiences as needed.
Ability to operate in fast-paced, dynamic environment, handle adversity and frequent change, and balance workload with multiple and competing priorities.
Customer-service focus, with demonstrated experience dealing successfully with front-line internal and external customers.
Experience in administering human resources and compensation policies, programs, and practices: including planning, organizing, developing, implementing, coordinating, and directing.

Preferred Qualifications:

PHR/SHRM certification from a HR certification institute.
Prior experience with non-profit/social service organizations.
Master’s Degree in HR Management or related field.
Bilingual in English/Spanish.

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