Total Rewards & Employee Experience Lead

PREP ASU Preparatory Academy; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

ASU Preparatory Academy is seeking a Total Rewards Program Manager to design, implement, and continuously improve employee benefits, leave, wellness, recognition, and compensation initiatives. You will drive enterprise-wide projects, analyze data, and partner with leaders and vendors to deliver valuable programs aligned with our goals.

The role demands strong analytical, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills, plus experience managing benefits and compensation processes across a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field is required.
• Professional certifications such as CEBS, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, CCP, or related certifications, preferred.
• 5-7 years of progressive experience in total rewards, benefits administration, compensation, employee experience, or related HR functions.
• Demonstrated experience administering employee benefits, retirement plans, leaves of absence, accommodations, and employee wellness programs.
• Experience supporting compensation processes such as annual merit reviews, salary benchmarking, salary administration, or pay practices.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and working with insurance carriers, brokers, third-party administrators, and leave management providers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage total rewards and employee experience programs that support organizational goals and employee wellbeing.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for benefits, leave, accommodations, engagement, and related workforce programs.
• Manage enterprise-wide projects and initiatives from planning through implementation and evaluation.
• Analyze program, workforce, and employee feedback data to develop recommendations and drive continuous improvement.
• Build strong partnerships with leaders, stakeholders, and vendors to deliver effective and impactful employee programs.
• Total Rewards Program Management Lead the administration, evaluation, and continuous improvement of employee benefits, retirement, recognition, wellbeing, and voluntary benefit programs.
• Manage annual open enrollment planning, implementation, communications, and vendor coordination.
• Develop recommendations to enhance employee value propositions and support attraction and retention efforts.
• Monitor program utilization, trends, and outcomes to inform strategic decision-making.
• Oversee organizational leave of absence and accommodation programs in partnership with internal stakeholders and third-party administrators.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on leave, accommodation, and related compliance requirements.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Develop and maintain program processes, resources, communications, and reporting.
• Identify and implement process improvements that enhance employee support and operational efficiency.
• Support employee wellbeing initiatives that promote physical, emotional, social, and financial wellbeing.
• Support organizational action planning efforts related to employee engagement and employee experience initiatives.
• Support the administration and optimization of employee listening programs, including Peakon surveys and other employee feedback mechanisms.
• Lead the total rewards and benefits components of new employee orientation and onboarding programs.
• Develop and maintain employee-facing resources, FAQs, benefits guides, webpages, training materials, and communication campaigns.
• Facilitate educational sessions related to benefits, retirement readiness, wellbeing programs, leave administration, and total rewards offerings.
• Ensure employee communications are accurate, timely, and designed to enhance understanding and engagement.
• Maintain data integrity across benefits, compensation, leave, and related HRIS processes.
• Participate in system implementations, upgrades, testing, audits, and process improvement initiatives.
• Develop dashboards, metrics, and key performance indicators related to total rewards and employee experience programs.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve service delivery, enhance employee experience, and leverage technology solutions.
• Collaborate with Finance, Payroll, Human Resources, and external partners to ensure efficient, compliant, and employee-centered program administration.
• Lead or participate in special projects and additional duties as assigned.
• Support annual compensation planning activities, including merit increase administration, salary review processes, and compensation communications.
• Assist with market benchmarking and salary analysis to support compensation recommendations and pay structure maintenance.
• Support compensation-related system configuration, testing, reporting, and process improvements.

Skills

Total rewards

Benefits administration

Compensation processes

Vendor management

Data analysis

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

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Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Public Admin or related

Tools

HRIS reporting tools

Microsoft Excel

Google Suite

Job description

ASU Preparatory Academy is seeking a Total Rewards Program Manager to design, implement, and continuously improve employee benefits, leave, wellness, recognition, and compensation initiatives. You will drive enterprise-wide projects, analyze data, and partner with leaders and vendors to deliver valuable programs aligned with our goals.

The role demands strong analytical, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills, plus experience managing benefits and compensation processes across a