
Senior Manager, Total Rewards – Project Hire
Macrobond
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • United States
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About the role
- Own and maintain global salary structures, job architecture, and leveling frameworks.
- Lead annual merit, bonus, and incentive planning processes, including budgeting and governance.
- Conduct market benchmarking and compensation analysis to ensure external competitiveness and internal equity.
- Advise leadership on offers, promotions, retention actions, pay adjustments, and compensation strategy.
- Drive alignment between compensation programs and business strategy.
- Partner with HRBPs to ensure consistent global practices and fair treatment across locations.
- Support development and governance of short-term and long-term incentive programs.
- Monitor and address pay equity and compensation fairness across the organization.
- Provide guidance on executive and senior leadership compensation where applicable.
- Co-Partner with leadership on strategy and administration of U.S. benefits programs, including medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, 401(k), wellness, and leave programs.
- Co-Manage benefits vendor relationships and annual plan renewals.
- Evaluate benefits plan design to balance employee experience, competitiveness, and cost efficiency.
- Ensure compliance with U.S. regulatory requirements including ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, and other relevant regulations.
- Support benefits communication and employee education to ensure program awareness and utilization.
- Build compensation cost models and provide scenario analyses for leadership decision-making.
- Deliver total rewards insights to inform workforce planning and strategic talent decisions.
- Develop dashboards and reports to track compensation trends, pay equity, benefits utilization, and program impact.
- Leverage data and analytics to continuously improve reward programs and inform leadership discussions.
- Establish clear policies, processes, and governance frameworks for compensation and benefits programs.
- Ensure reward programs are compliant with local labor regulations and global governance standards.
- Support HR systems and processes related to compensation and benefits, including HRIS and payroll integrations.
- Manage reward program documentation and ensure consistent application across geographies.
- Act as a trusted advisor to the Leadership team on total rewards matters.
- Collaborate with business leaders to ensure programs support employee engagement, performance, and retention.
- Partner cross-functionally with Finance, HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, and Payroll teams.
- Support change management and communication when introducing new reward programs or policy updates.
Requirements
- 7–10 years of progressive experience in compensation and total rewards.
- Strong knowledge of global compensation structures, job architecture, and market benchmarking.
- Experience managing U.S. benefits programs and vendor relationships.
- Experience working in multi-country or global organizations.
- Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel and data analysis capability.
- Experience building compensation models, dashboards, and reward analytics.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and consulting skills.
- Experience with HRIS systems (e.g., Workday, ADP, or similar platforms).
- Ability to work independently in a mid-market, multi-country organization and influence senior stakeholders.
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Finance, related field, or equivalent experience.
- Professional certification such as CCP, GRP, or CEBS is a plus.
Benefits
- Company 401(k) scheme, with a strong employer contribution
- Private medical insurance, Aetna PPO plan
- Life Insurance
- 20 days holiday per annum
- 2 Macrobond days to use for volunteering
- Various physical / mental health and lifestyle benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
compensation analysismarket benchmarkingcompensation modelingdata analysisExceldashboard developmentpay equity monitoringincentive program governanceHRISbenefits plan design
Soft Skills
communicationstakeholder managementconsultingleadershipcollaborationindependent workinfluenceorganizational skillschange managementemployee engagement
Certifications
CCPGRPCEBS