Total Rewards & Compensation Strategist

HSBMA; Kingston (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBMA seeks a Compensation & Benefits Specialist or Senior Specialist to lead the design, administration, and continuous improvement of its compensation and performance management programs for salaried and hourly employees.

The role oversees payroll inputs, market benchmarking, job evaluation, merit actions, and expatriate compensation, coordinating with HR, Finance, Payroll, HQ, and external advisors to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, or Finance or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of progressive HR experience with focus on Compensation, Total rewards, Performance Management, or related areas.
• Hands-on experience in compensation planning, salary structures, market benchmarking, annual merit review, performance management, and compensation analysis.
• Experience administering performance management processes.
• Experience preparing, reviewing, or validating compensation-related payroll data.
• Proficiency in HRIS such as SAP, ERP and ADP and workforce planning software/tools.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across HR, payroll, Finance, management, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to handle confidential employee and compensation information with discretion.
• MS Excel, PowerPoint proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Compensation Strategy, Planning & Administration.
• Develop and administer competitive and internally equitable compensation programs aligned with business needs and company philosophy.
• Maintain salary structures, job grades, pay ranges, and compensation guidelines including job evaluation and market benchmarking.
• Manage annual compensation processes including merit increases, promotions, market adjustments, bonuses, and other salary actions.
• Analyze compensation competitiveness, internal equity, and pay compression; provide recommendations to management.
• Support Total Rewards benchmarking and ensure compensation practices comply with company policies and requirements.
• Administer the performance management process for employees, including goal setting, interim feedback, year-end evaluations, and calibration.
• Provide guidance to managers to ensure timely and consistent performance reviews.
• Analyze performance results and support alignment between performance ratings and compensation decisions.
• Coordinate compensation and payroll-related processes for expatriate employees.
• Review and validate compensation data from headquarters and provide payroll inputs to Payroll.
• Review payroll results and coordinate with Payroll, Finance, HQ, and external tax advisors on compensation and tax matters as needed.
• Prepare and validate compensation-related payroll inputs and review results processed through ADP.
• Coordinate corrections with Payroll and obtain final approvals prior to processing.
• Support compensation programs for salaried and hourly employees, including wage structures, shift differentials, premiums, and incentive programs.
• Monitor internal equity and pay compression across plant positions.
• Analyze compensation and HR data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities; provide data-driven recommendations.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports related to compensation, performance, workforce costs, and movement.
• Support compensation budgeting, workforce planning, and management decision-making through data analysis.
• Maintain compensation and performance data in HRIS; ensure data accuracy and system integration with ADP.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Collaboration across HR

Discretion with confidential data

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree (HR/Business/Finance) or equivalent

Tools

SAP

ERP

ADP

Job description

HSBMA seeks a Compensation & Benefits Specialist or Senior Specialist to lead the design, administration, and continuous improvement of its compensation and performance management programs for salaried and hourly employees.

The role oversees payroll inputs, market benchmarking, job evaluation, merit actions, and expatriate compensation, coordinating with HR, Finance, Payroll, HQ, and external advisors to ensure accuracy and compliance.