Head of Total Rewards & People Experience

News Break; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision care

Top-tier 401(k) plan with company-mirr

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

NewsBreak is seeking a Partner Rewards & Experience leader to build and run the HR Rewards engine. You will own annual performance and compensation cycles, oversee benefits administration, and shape total rewards, policies, and the employee experience.

This builder role requires turning cycles into reliable processes and turning data into actionable insights with HR, Finance, Legal and business leaders. You will craft onboarding experiences, drive engagement surveys, and communicate programs

Qualifications

• 7+ years in compensation, benefits, or HR COE.
• Experience building salary bands, benchmarking, bonus and equity programs.
• End-to-end experience managing annual performance and merit/bonus/equity cycles.
• Knowledge of US benefits regulations (FMLA, COBRA).
• Hands-on administration of US benefits via external vendors.
• Clear writer and engaging presenter; explain programs to employees and executives.

Responsibilities

• Own Total Rewards infrastructure: salary bands, equity grants, and costs.
• Run annual performance and compensation reviews end to end.
• Administer health, welfare and retirement plans; manage open enrollment.
• Own HR policies and update employee handbook with policy changes.
• Design onboarding and lead company-wide engagement initiatives.

Skills

Salary bands

Benchmarking

Bonus & equity

Benefits administration

Policy communication

Public speaking

Data confidentiality

Growth mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Finance

Tools

Workday

Lattice

Job description

NewsBreak is seeking a Partner Rewards & Experience leader to build and run the HR Rewards engine. You will own annual performance and compensation cycles, oversee benefits administration, and shape total rewards, policies, and the employee experience.

This builder role requires turning cycles into reliable processes and turning data into actionable insights with HR, Finance, Legal and business leaders. You will craft onboarding experiences, drive engagement surveys, and communicate programs