Senior Manager, Total Rewards – People Operations
Paxos
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $185,119 - $217,787 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead the design and management of global compensation, benefits, and equity programs, ensuring competitiveness, fairness, and compliance.
- Own compensation committee deliverables, including preparing board decks and presenting insights to senior leadership.
- Design and maintain job architecture, leveling frameworks, and compensation bands to support scale.
- Manage annual compensation cycles (merit, bonus, equity refresh) in partnership with Finance and leadership.
- Provide thought partnership to executives and managers on compensation philosophy and pay decisions.
- Oversee the design and rollout of people programs including performance management, engagement surveys, onboarding, compliance, and systems/vendor renewals.
- Partner with HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, and L&D to ensure processes and programs are consistent, efficient, and aligned with business priorities.
- Lead HR systems improvements, automation, and reporting to increase accuracy and scalability.
- Monitor people metrics and build advanced dashboards to provide actionable insights to executives and the Board.
- Ensure policies, processes, and systems remain compliant across multiple geographies.
Requirements
- 12-15 years of progressive HR/People experience, with at least 10-12 years focused on compensation, total rewards and People Operations.
- Proven experience supporting and scaling organizations through high-growth environments, ideally in technology or regulated industries.
- Strong expertise in global compensation, benefits, equity, and job architecture, with experience managing compensation cycles and board/committee deliverables.
- Exceptional analytical skills are required - advanced ability to model, interpret, and present complex data, especially in compensation analysis, to drive clear, strategic decisions.
- Hands-on experience with HR systems (Workday preferred) and proven ability to leverage technology for reporting, analytics, and process improvements.
- Experience overseeing and implementing a wide range of HR programs (performance management, engagement, onboarding, compliance, etc.).
- A track record of thriving in very fast-moving, ambiguous environments with sound judgment and proactive problem-solving.
- Designing and quickly implementing solutions that cut across multiple disciplines.
- Successful management of competing priorities, taking initiative, and driving projects to completion in a timely and accurate manner.
- Strong communication and influencing skills across all levels, from employees to executives.
- Bachelor’s degree and advanced HR certifications (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, MSHR) are a plus.
Benefits
- Offers Equity
- Offers Bonus
- 20% Annual Bonus
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
global compensationbenefitsequity programsjob architecturecompensation cyclesdata analysisHR systemsperformance managementengagement surveyscompliance
Soft Skills
analytical skillsproblem-solvingcommunication skillsinfluencing skillsinitiativeproject managementstrategic decision-makingthought partnershipsound judgmentadaptability
Certifications
PHRSPHRSHRM-SCPMSHR