Total Rewards Leader: Pay & Benefits Strategy

ADP, Inc.; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Sequoia Financial Group in Akron, OH seeks a Total Rewards Department Lead to own compensation design, benefits governance, and analytics across the firm.

You will champion job architecture, salary ranges, benchmarking, and equity plan governance, coordinating with Finance, Recruiting, Advisor teams, and external partners.

This role directly influences pay decisions, plan documentation, and annual reviews, enabling transparent, data-driven compensation aligned with company strategy.

Qualifications

• Progressive experience in compensation and benefits program design and administration, with leadership exposure.
• Experience building job architecture, leveling frameworks, and salary structures.
• Experience designing incentive or variable compensation plans with governance and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Own compensation structure, benchmarking, and job architecture including level and career path.
• Design compensation plans for business units, new roles, and M&A-driven needs; manage annual reviews.
• Maintain plan documentation and govern exceptions within thresholds.
• Set advisor compensation philosophy and design plans for revenue producers.
• Lead equity-based compensation design and participate in post-close integration planning.
• Oversee benefits strategy, cost management, and vendor relationships.
• Run pay equity analyses and provide market cost inputs for planning.
• Own end-to-end year-end compensation cycle and cross-functional coordination.

Skills

Leadership

Compensation design

Job architecture

Salary structures

Pay equity analysis

Benchmarking methodology

Salesforce

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Sequoia Financial Group in Akron, OH seeks a Total Rewards Department Lead to own compensation design, benefits governance, and analytics across the firm.

You will champion job architecture, salary ranges, benchmarking, and equity plan governance, coordinating with Finance, Recruiting, Advisor teams, and external partners.

This role directly influences pay decisions, plan documentation, and annual reviews, enabling transparent, data-driven compensation aligned with company strategy.