Sr. Director, People Operations & Total Rewards
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 200000 - 225000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Betterment
Betterment is a leading technology-driven financial services company that offers investing and retirement solutions for retail investors and investment advisors as well as financial wellness solutions including a 401(k) for small and medium-sized businesses. Our team is passionate about our mission to empower people to build wealth with confidence and ease. Were headquartered in NYC and offer hybrid NY-based positions (Four days/ week in-office).
About the role
As Senior Director of People Operations & Total Rewards youll shape and execute a holistic compensation strategy thats both strategic and operational. Youll lead all aspects of People Operations & Total Rewards (e.g. compensation equity payroll benefits and related-HR systems) ensuring programs are data-driven competitive and aligned with our company mission. As a trusted advisor to the CPO CFO and executive leadership team you will play a critical role in designing and executing total rewards strategies that attract retain and motivate talent while ensuring scalability compliance and financial discipline. Youll act as both architect and operator: designing scalable frameworks while staying close to the details that make them work.
This role is based out of our NYC office. For jobs based out of our NYC HQ we require in office attendance Monday through Thursday weekly. Below weve reflected the base salary range we would offer for this position. Actual salaries may vary depending on factors including but not limited to location experience and performance. The range listed is just one component of Betterments total compensation package for employees.
- New York City: $200000 - $225000
We offer a competitive equity package health dental and vision benefits life and AD&D short-term and long-term disability insurance EAP commuter and parking benefits FSA/HSA and 401(k) with employer match as well as a flexible PTO policy. This job may also be eligible for variable compensation in the form of a company incentive bonus. For jobs based out of our NYC HQ we require in office attendance Monday through Thursday weekly.
A day in the life
- Design implement and govern compensation structures including frameworks pay band architecture as well as supporting equity programs and incentive plans
- Lead market benchmarking pay equity analyses and compensation reviews to ensure competitiveness fairness and transparency
- Partner with the CPO and CFO on compensation strategy annual budgeting and long-term incentive planning
- Collaborate with the Finance team to align policies and reporting across functions as well as forecast compensation costs in support of workforce planning
- Manage and continuously improve benefits programs and ensure compliance with employment and benefits regulations (ERISA ACA HIPAA FLSA and others)
- Cultivate strong relationships with benefits providers brokers and HR technology vendors to optimize cost service and employee experience
- Lead the payroll function ensuring compliant accurate and timely payroll cycles
- Partner cross-functionally with Finance Legal and external vendors to ensure compliance with complex tax and employment laws while continuously improving payroll systems and processes
- Own HRIS and people data infrastructure-ensuring accuracy reporting and actionable analytics
- Drive operational excellence across People Operations ensuring smooth execution of payroll onboarding/offboarding and compliance practices
What were looking for
- 10 years of progressive experience in People Operations and Total Rewards with at least 5 years in a leadership capacity
- Deep knowledge of payroll benefits and employment laws practices and systems
- Proven ability to lead People Operations teams in high-growth environments
- Experience managing HR systems (e.g. ADP Pave CultureAmp Lattice Greenhouse) and driving data accuracy and compliance
- Strong project management and process design skills particularly around building systems that scale with business growth (including IPO readiness)
- A collaborative proactive and detail-oriented approach with a passion for operational excellence and a bias to action
What being at Betterment means for you
We change lives
Join a community of innovators working to transform financial outcomes for real people. Your work will make an impact always laddering up to our mission: making peoples lives better.
We set audacious goals
We set them for the company our customers and ourselvesand we wont stop until we reach them. We dont just show up; we give our all then celebrate our wins.
We value all perspectives
When we collaborate were at our best. We believe diverse perspectives lead to better outcomes and strive to uphold our supportive and inclusive community.
We invest in you with:
- A competitive suite of benefits including: medical dental and vision insurance; life and AD&D insurance; STD and LTD benefits including infertility support and World Professional Association for Transgender Health approved benefits; and generous parental leave.
- Flexible paid time off (and encouragement to use it!)
- Meaningful opportunity for community building through our 7 Employee Resource Groups
- Empowerment to own and lead change and affect the business
- Dedicated professional development opportunities
- Lunch from our in-house chef at our NYC headquarters
What happens next
Well take a few weeks to review all applications. If wed like to spend more time with you well reach out to arrange next steps which will include 3-4 sets of meetings with your future colleagues.
In the interview process well look to learn more about your skills experiences capabilities and motivators. Many of our questions will be aimed at understanding how you might operate here at Betterment. Depending on the role we may ask you to complete a case study exercise or technical assessments as we want to collect a robust set of data points to better inform our decisions.
On average it takes us around 3-5 weeks to make a hiring decision depending on your availability and sense of urgency. As a best practice we aim to interview at least 2-3 final round candidates before making a hiring decision. Please note that as we usually receive an overwhelming number of applications for open positions were unable to offer individual feedback during the interview process.
We recognize that interviewing for a new role is a big deal. We appreciate you considering Betterment as the next step in your career and our Recruiting Team is here to support and advocate for you through the interview process!
Betterment is dedicated to providing accommodations to candidates upon request. If you need accommodations at any point throughout the interview process please reach out to your recruiter.
Please note that in any materials you submit you mayredactor remove age-identifying information such as age date of birth or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized forredactingor removing this information.
Come join us!
Were an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal state and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees applicants or any other covered persons because of race color religion creed national origin or ancestry ethnicity sex gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual) sexual orientation marital status age physical or mental disability citizenship past current or prospective service in the uniformed services predisposing genetic characteristic domestic violence victim status arrest records or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law.
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Betterment participates in E-Verify. We will provide the Social Security Administration and if necessary the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employees Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Please note that we do not use this information to pre-screen job applicants.
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We collect and store personal information for the purposes of candidate tracking (for this role and future opportunities). The information you provide in the course of completing your application will be kept for up to 24 months. We use tools provided by third-party service providers but do not share candidate information for any purpose other than for recruiting. To access the data that is collected request deletion or to make updates to your candidate profile please email .
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Employee Relations
- Employee Evaluation
- Management Experience
- Profit & Loss
- Conflict Management
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Budgeting
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Leadership management
- Financial Planning
About Company
Betterment can help grow your money by making saving and investing easy.Invest in a tailored portfolio, set buckets for your goals, and earnrewards.
