HR - Compensation and Benefits (COE)

HR - Compensation and Benefits (COE)

The Compensation Systems Manager is a data investigator, expert communicator, and problem-solver who will play a lead analytical and technical role in the management of various compensation programs and systems (e.g. salary reviews, profit sharing).

The Manager must learn the details of compensation programs and propose technology solutions based on the overall direction and requirements. This includes ensuring the funding of the profit sharing plan is accurate through understanding employee data and the systems calculation logic, and investigating variances and alternative technology solutions.

The Manager will translate compensation programs into technology that is accurate and offers a seamless user experience. The Manager will improve the global compensation teams efficiency by asking questions about work practices and proposing solutions that enable automation and streamlining management of compensation cycles. The Manager creates technical and gap analyses to describe how implementing specific technologies can benefit a compensation system.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with developers and IT project managers to develop and enhance existing systems and processes, and propose and investigate new technologies.
• Identify and mitigate risks and issues affecting projects.
• Apply expert knowledge of data systems and analytics to solve business-related issues.
• Lead the transition of requirements to the IT team.

Qualifications

• Education: MBA
• Skills: Proficiency in Excel and translating business requirements into technical specifications.
• Experience: In depth process improvement experience and serving as a subject matter expert from both business and technical perspectives.
• Lead Investigator and problem solver:
• Plays detective to find issues/bugs in systems
• Can find and resolve inconsistencies
• Detail oriented: looks into everything and how its related
• Able to think of all aspects of a system and provide a framework for testing (defining scope, being the project team leader, and overseeing test script creation)
• Expert communicator
• Be a subject matter expert and respond to challenging client questions during the complex global year-end compensation processes
• Clearly articulate the business needs in a way the IT development team will understand and be able to take action
• Influence without authority
• 5+ years of experience in reporting, data analysis and/or project management.
• Language: English essential
• Compensation experience is an asset
• Microsoft .Net/C# programming language is an asset