Total Rewards/HR Benefits Manager

AppleOne Employment Services; California (MO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Major medical

Dental

Vision

401k

Statutory sick pay

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services is hiring a Total Rewards leader to design and implement a comprehensive compensation and benefits strategy aligned with business goals. You will manage salary structures, benchmarking, market pricing, pay equity, and incentive plans while overseeing benefits programs, open enrollment, and communications.

The role requires 7+ years HR experience in Total Rewards, strong analytics, compliance expertise, and the ability to partner with Finance, Legal, and HRIS to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, Finance, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive HR experience with Total Rewards, Compensation, and Benefits.
• Expertise in compensation strategy, benefits administration, HR analytics, and compliance.
• Experience with salary benchmarking, market pricing, and pay equity.
• Strong analytical, financial, project management, and partnership skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and executive influencing abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive Total Rewards strategy.
• Lead compensation programs and market pricing.
• Oversee benefits, retirement, and wellness programs.
• Deliver Total Rewards analytics and dashboards.
• Ensure regulatory compliance across programs.
• Collaborate with Finance, Payroll, Legal, HRIS and leaders.

Skills

Total Rewards lead

Compensation strategy

Benefits administration

HR analytics

Cross-functional partnership

Regulatory compliance

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Finance

Master's degree preferred

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve a comprehensive Total Rewards strategy aligned with business goals, talent strategy, and organizational growth.
• Lead compensation programs, including salary structures, job evaluations, market pricing, incentive planning, compensation modeling, and pay equity initiatives.
• Oversee employee benefits, retirement, wellness, leave, recognition programs, vendor management, annual renewals, open enrollment, and employee communications.
• Build and deliver Total Rewards analytics, workforce metrics, compensation reporting, executive dashboards, and data-driven recommendations.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations related to compensation, benefits, retirement plans, leave programs, wage and hour requirements, and pay practices.
• Partner with Finance, Payroll, Legal, HRIS, Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partners, and business leaders to improve systems, processes, reporting, and employee experience.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $130,000 to $140,000 per year.
• Job type: Direct hire.
• For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Lead Total Rewards strategy across compensation, benefits, wellness, retirement, recognition, and employee rewards programs.
• Manage compensation planning, salary benchmarking, market pricing, pay equity analysis, and incentive program support.
• Oversee benefits administration, vendor partnerships, renewals, open enrollment, compliance, and employee communications.
• Develop HR analytics, workforce insights, executive reporting, and process improvements to support business decision-making.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• Seven or more years of progressive Human Resources experience with significant responsibility in Total Rewards, Compensation, and Benefits.
• Demonstrated expertise in compensation strategy, employee benefits administration, HR analytics, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience administering compensation programs, salary benchmarking, market pricing, and employee benefit plans in a regulated or complex business environment.
• Strong analytical, financial, project management, and business partnership skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, relationship management, and executive influencing abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, deadlines, and cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to deliver accurate, high-quality work under tight timelines.
• Strong understanding of compliance, risk management, process improvement, and data-driven decision-making within HR and Total Rewards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional certification such as CCP, CEBS, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or equivalent.
• Experience in medical device, life sciences, biotechnology, healthcare, manufacturing, or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience supporting California employment practices and multi-state operations.
• Experience implementing or optimizing HRIS and Total Rewards technology solutions.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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The pay transparency policy is available here: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf

For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

AppleOne participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law.

We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.