Compensation Benefits Manager

EXALTA; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

EXALTA is seeking an experienced Manager of Compensation & Benefits to lead the design, governance, and administration of our compensation, benefits, and retirement programs. This is a 100% remote role with vendor management responsibilities and close collaboration across HR, Accounting, Payroll, and Finance.

You will own end-to-end administration, stay current on US benefits and compliance, and drive improvements that enhance the employee experience in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Finance, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive compensation and benefits experience.
• Experience leading RFPs and vendor negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Senior Director to develop and execute benefits strategy.
• Evaluate market trends and recommend enhancements for employee experience.
• Build vendor partnerships and manage escalations and reporting needs.
• Create employee communications, FAQs, and educational materials for benefits.
• Analyze benefits data to support decisions and program recommendations.
• Coordinate with Accounting/Payroll/Finance for invoice reconciliation and payments.
• Respond to employee questions about health, welfare, and retirement programs.
• Lead or support RFPs, enrollment, vendor transitions, and policy updates.
• Stay current on U.S. retirement, benefit, and compliance requirements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Vendor management

HR systems knowledge

Education

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

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

EXALTA is seeking an experienced Manager of Compensation & Benefits (100% remote/WFH) to lead the design, governance, and administration of our compensation, benefits, and retirement programs. In this role, you will own the end-to-end administration and vendor relationships for benefits programs, while also overseeing compensation programs and leave administration. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives in a dynamic and fast paced environment. As we undergo a full HR integration, your ability to lead through complexity while keeping the employee experience at the center will be essential.

Reports To: Senior Director, Total Rewards & HR Operations Peer Partners: Manager, HRIS & Analytics; Manager, HR Operations

What You'll Do

• Partner with the Senior Director to develop and execute the organization's benefits strategy aligned with business objectives and employee needs
• Evaluate market trends and recommend new benefits or enhancements that improve employee experience while maintaining fiscal responsibility
• Build strong vendor partnerships, manage escalations, support reporting needs, and identify process improvements that make the employee experience smoother and more consistent
• Create and deliver clear employee communications, FAQs, presentations, and educational materials that make benefit programs easy to understand
• Analyze benefits data (including but not limited to program effectiveness, market competitiveness, employee experience and cost trends) to support decision-making, reporting and program recommendations
• Partner with Accounting, Payroll, Finance, HR and other teams to ensure reconciliation and payment of health & welfare invoices
• Timely response to employee questions and concerns related to the company’s health & welfare and retirement programs
• Lead or support projects such as RFPs, annual enrollment, plan changes, vendor transitions, service model enhancements, policy updates, and employee education campaigns
• Stay current on U.S. retirement, benefit, and compliance requirements, and share relevant updates and recommendations with key stakeholders

Compensation

• Design, implementation and administration of compensation programs, processes and analysis
• Lead compensation benchmarking process including survey participation, market analysis, salary range and structure development and pay position review
• Administer key annual processes which include pay administration, budget modeling, market competitiveness review, development of compensation guidelines and education/training materials, system setup and user support
• Consult with internal business leaders & HRBPs to understand roles/skillsets, emerging markets, business challenges and resulting compensation and incentive plan needs. Translate that business perspective to provide input on design of compensation and reward programs, policies, practices/procedures, systems, reporting and communications.

Leave Administration

• Oversee the organization's leave administration strategy
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local 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
• Maintain governance over vendor contracts, renewals, audits, and documentation
• Support internal and external audits related to benefits and compensation
• Partner with Payroll, Finance, HRIS, HR Business Partners, and external vendors to deliver programs accurately and compliantly

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or related field
• 7+ years of progressive compensation and benefits experience
• Demonstrated experience leading RFPs and vendor selection and negotiation
• Strong analytical skills, with experience presenting analysis and recommendations to senior leadership
• Working knowledge of statutory benefits, leave, and pay regulations in multiple countries
• Consulting skills with stakeholders at all levels in areas of compensation and benefits
• Excellent communication skills, with experience delivering employee-facing compensation and benefits communications and executive-level presentations
• A reputation for discretion, integrity, responsiveness, and strong attention to detail
• Demonstrated experience leading or supporting HR integration, merger, or large-scale organizational change
• High emotional intelligence; thrives in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

Preferred Qualifications

• CEBS (Certified Employee Benefits Specialist) or CCP (Certified Compensation Professional) certification
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now benefits administration
• Experience building or scaling Total Rewards programs in a growing, multi-country organization