People Advisory Services Mobility Compensation Manager HDG #1159

Managing global workforces is increasingly complex. People Advisory Services (PAS) builds and improves organizational and individual performance delivering a highly complex and challenging mission especially in an ever-changing working environment. As a member of PAS youll be part of a team with a wide variety of experiences and a supportive environment. When you join us you will gain unique experiences and valuable knowledge working across capabilities sectors and geographies and have the opportunity to take your career in the direction you want.

The opportunity

Our PAS Mobility practice provides services to manage the cost and risks involved in HR plans programs and systems related to a global workforce. We advise the part of business strategy related to people. As a Compensation Manager youll have the opportunity to work with global clients to address their most complex people challenges and ultimately improve and drive sustainable business results.

Your key responsibilities

With the Compensation team youll join a talented group of professionals that provide global compensation advisory and compliance. Focusing on large-scale projects youll work with clients and the compensation team to design and implement technology solutions both internally and externally. You will also work with tax preparers to coordinate tax authorization lists and answer questions (earnings remittance of foreign taxes tax equalization and settlement payments). Youll provide year-end compensation summaries submit totalization letters perform quality reviews on compensation complete tax-bridging assure accurate processing and delivery of hypothetical tax allowance and lump sum payments payroll-related advances and home country housing deductions and research discrepancies. You will be expected to have excellent communication skills integrate into and lead new teams and manage end-to-end global projects. Directly engaging our clients is vital be ready to question and negotiate to provide results.

Skills and attributes for success

• Successful delivery of global compensation projects - demonstrate technical excellence and business driven approach to solving complex challenges
• Demonstrate technical excellence in the process automation and AI solution design and development
• Generate revenue by identifying follow-on engagement opportunities and developing lasting relationships with clients; identify potential risks and opportunities to improve processes and acquire new business; contribute to pursuit activities by preparing proposals and delivering presentations
• Lead project work streams from planning to implementation - manage project resources and budgets effectively while overseeing multiple engagements simultaneously
• Influence clients and stakeholders to gain support for major change initiatives and/or decisions
• Manage coach and develop junior resources and peers focusing on technical and client service skills to develop careers

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelors degree in related field; MBA MST MAcc or JD/LLM preferred
• 5 years experience in expatriate or payroll services: Big 4 global management consultancy firm niche consultancy or in-house role with exposure to large-scale projects
• SPHR GPHR or CPP certification or progress toward certification
• Understanding of automated tax-processing systems and tax laws
• Understand technical solutions for workflow automation and AI solution development
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills able to confidently influence colleagues and clients at all levels
• Willingness to travel as needed and working in a balanced hybrid environment

Ideally youll also have

• Knowledge of foreign assignment matters (payroll accounts payable relocation tax and compensation and benefits)
• Knowledge of international compensation calculations (hypothetical tax allowances and lump sum payments payroll-related advances home country housing deductions etc.)
• Understanding of world affairs geography and economic issues
• Understand workflow automation and machine learning.
• Language skills or international living/working experience

What we look for

Professionals with the drive to take on new responsibilities with the confidence to speak up with their own creative thoughts on a wide range of areas is what we seek. If youre keen to play a pivotal role within a highly focused mobility team this role is for you.