Total Rewards Manager

Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the worlds challenges. An independent organization of creative thinkers and innovative doers collaborating from offices worldwide our mission is to bring our clients ideas to life and in the process lay the groundwork for a better more resilient future. We provide support and opportunities to our employees to achieve their full potential and cultivate a rewarding career.

Your Role

Thornton Tomasetti is seeking a strategic and experienced Total Rewards Manager to lead the design governance and execution of the companys compensation benefits and leave administration programs across all regions in which we operate. Reporting to the Director of HR Operations & Technology this role owns the end-to-end strategy vendor relationships and contract negotiations for benefits programs in the US Canada UK Australia India Vietnam and other countries while also overseeing compensation programs and leave administration globally. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who is equally comfortable negotiating directly with carriers and brokers as they are coaching and developing a team of specialists.

What Youll Do

Benefits Strategy

• Develop and execute the organizations global benefits strategy aligned with business objectives and employee needs.
• Lead annual vendor selection renewal negotiations and RFP processes for all major benefit programs across the United States Canada United Kingdom Australia India Vietnam and future expansion countries.
• Own relationships with global brokers consultants insurers retirement providers and wellness vendors.
• Evaluate market trends and recommend new benefits or enhancements that improve employee experience while maintaining fiscal responsibility.
• Develop business cases for new global or country-specific benefit offerings.
• Serve as executive escalation point for complex benefit issues and vendor disputes.

Compensation

• Oversee the global compensation framework including salary structures job architecture/leveling and market pricing across all countries of operation.
• Support pay equity reviews and compensation governance initiatives.
• Develop compensation recommendations for executive leadership and senior management.

Leave Administration

• Oversee the organizations global leave administration strategy.
• Ensure compliance with federal state provincial and international leave requirements.
• Continuously evaluate and improve leave policies processes and system configuration to enhance employee experience and reduce administrative risk.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure all compensation and benefit programs comply with applicable laws and regulations globally.
• Partner with Legal and Compliance on emerging legislative changes.
• Maintain governance over vendor contracts renewals audits and documentation.
• Support internal and external audits related to benefits and compensation.

HR Technology & Analytics

• Partner with the HR Technology team to optimize Workday configuration supporting compensation benefits and leave administration.
• Develop executive dashboards and reporting for Total Rewards metrics.
• Analyze utilization participation costs and employee engagement data to support strategic decision-making.
• Recommend automation opportunities and process improvements.

What Youll Bring

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration Finance or related field.
• 7 years of progressive Total Rewards experience.
• 3 years of people management experience.
• Experience managing or administering benefits programs across multiple countries (e.g. US Canada UK and/or APAC).
• Demonstrated experience running RFPs and leading vendor selection and negotiation.
• Strong analytical skills with experience presenting cost/utilization analysis and budget recommendations to senior leadership.
• Working knowledge of statutory benefits leave and pay regulations in multiple countries.
• Excellent communication skills with experience delivering employee-facing benefits communications and executive-level presentations.

Preferred

• CEBS (Certified Employee Benefits Specialist) CCP (Certified Compensation Professional) or GRP (Global Remuneration Professional) certification.
• Experience with Workday benefits administration.
• Experience building or scaling Total Rewards programs in a growing multi-country organization.

Compensation

The rate for this position generally is$150000-$ range is a good faith estimate provided pursuant to the New York Pay Transparency Law. It is based on what a successful New York applicant might be paid and assumes that the successful candidate will be in New York or perform the position from New York. Similar positions located outside of New York will not necessarily receive the same pay rates may vary from the range as permitted byNew YorkEqual Pay Transparency Law. Compensation offers will be based on various factors including operational needs individual education qualifications and experience work location and comparison to employee already in the role as well as other considerations permitted by law. A potential new employees pay history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Benefits

Depending on your employment status benefits may include:

• Medical Dental Vision Life AD&D Disability and other voluntary benefits

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Childcare

• Paid Time Off Family Leave for New Parents Volunteer Time

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Commuter Transit (where available)

• 401k retirement savings with Company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments

• Fitness Reimbursement

• And other various wellness diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs and initiatives

Pursuant to the SanFrancisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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