Senior Manager Compensation Benefits

Future Electronics; Kirkland; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite gym

Shuttle service

Wellness program

Career progression

Training & mentorship

Job summary

Future Electronics seeks a Senior Manager, Compensation & Benefits (Americas) to own the compensation strategy, design, and governance across the region. You will establish salary structures, lead market benchmarking, and partner with Payroll on execution while steering benefits programs.

This role requires 8+ years in compensation and benefits, strong leadership, and experience with multi-entity organizations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, Finance, or related field.
• CCP or CEBS designation strongly preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive compensation and benefits experience, including people leadership.
• Experience with US/Canada or broader Americas compensation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the Americas compensation strategy, aligned to the Group's global compensation philosophy.
• Establish and maintain salary structures, job evaluation methodology, and grading frameworks, applying the Global COE job architecture.
• Lead annual compensation cycles - merit, bonus/variable pay planning, market adjustments.
• Conduct market benchmarking; recommend action on competitiveness and internal equity.
• Own and evolve the region's pay practices and compensation philosophy.
• Design, administer, and continuously improve benefit programs (health, retirement/pension, wellness).
• Manage vendor relationships with insurance carriers, pension providers, consultants.
• Lead annual benefits renewals and contract negotiations.
• Ensure timely, effective employee communication on benefits and retirement programs.
• Monitor benefit costs; recommend programs supporting wellbeing and retention.
• Ensure compensation and benefits programs comply with applicable US and Canada employment, pay equity, and benefits regulation.
• Partner with Legal/Compliance on pay equity audits and regulatory filings.
• Partner with HRIS to optimize systems supporting compensation and benefits administration.
• Support system implementations, upgrades, and integrations.
• Develop dashboards and reporting on compensation, benefits costs, and workforce trends.
• Maintain data integrity and governance across C&B systems.
• Partner with Payroll leadership to ensure comp decisions translate into pay execution.
• Partner with Finance on budgeting and forecasting compensation and benefits costs.

Skills

People leadership

Compensation strategy

Benefits programs design

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Finance or related field

CCP or CEBS designation

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Job description

The Senior Manager, Compensation & Benefits (Americas) owns compensation and benefits strategy, design, and governance across the region. This role sets pay structures, manages benefits programs, and ensures market competitiveness - aligned to both business objectives and the Group's global compensation architecture. This role partners closely with Payroll on execution but does not own payroll operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and own the Americas compensation strategy, aligned to the Group's global compensation philosophy
• Establish and maintain salary structures, job evaluation methodology, and grading frameworks, applying the Global Compensation COE's job architecture to ensure Americas roles map consistently to the global grade structure
• Lead annual compensation cycles - merit, bonus/variable pay planning, market adjustments, executive compensation analysis
• Conduct market benchmarking; recommend action on competitiveness and internal equity
• Own and evolve the region's pay practices and compensation philosophy

Benefits Administrator

• Design, administer, and continuously improve benefit programs (health, retirement/pension, wellness)
• Manage vendor relationships - insurance carriers, pension providers, consultants
• Lead annual benefits renewals and contract negotiations
• Ensure timely, effective employee communication on benefits and retirement programs
• Monitor benefit costs; recommend programs supporting wellbeing and retention

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure compensation and benefits programs comply with applicable US and Canada employment, pay equity, and benefits regulation
• Partner with Legal/Compliance on pay equity audits and regulatory filings

Systems, Data & Analytics

• Partner with HRIS to optimize systems supporting compensation and benefits administration
• Support relevant system implementations, upgrades, and integrations
• Develop dashboards and reporting on compensation, benefits cost, and workforce trends; deliver insights for workforce planning
• Maintain data integrity and governance across C&B systems

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner with Payroll leadership to ensure comp decisions translate cleanly into pay execution - shared calendar, clean handoffs, no gaps at the design/execution boundary
• Partner with Finance on budgeting and forecasting compensation and benefits costs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or related field
• CCP, CEBS, or equivalent professional designation strongly preferred
• 8+ years of progressive compensation and benefits experience, including people leadership
• Demonstrated ownership of compensation frameworks and benefits programs across US and Canada (or broader Americas)
• Experience partnering with Payroll and Finance
• Experience with HRIS/comp systems in a complex, multi-entity organization. Familiarity with SAP Success Factor is a strong asset.
• Experience operating within a global compensation framework or COE model is a strong asset

What We Offer:

• Comprehensive training and mentorship program
• Exposure to cutting-edge embedded systems technologies
• Opportunity to work on diverse projects with key customers.
• Clear path for career progression within the organization
• Collaborative and innovative work environment
• Wellness program.
• Onsite gym and fitness studio with scheduled group classes - think yoga, aerobics.
• Employee lounge for you to rest and recharge.
• Subsidized employee cafeteria with delicious meals and snacks.
• Shuttle bus from Montreal Downtown to our facility in Kirkland.