Total Rewards Senior Manager - Benefits & Retirement

Steptoe LLP; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Steptoe LLP in Washington, DC seeks a strategic Manager, Total Rewards to lead compensation, benefits, retirement, and leave programs. You will guide plan design, benchmarking, and governance, overseeing 401(k) administration and partner retirement matters, while supervising Total Rewards staff.

You will partner with the Chief People Officer, Finance, Payroll, and external vendors to drive program improvements, ensure regulatory compliance, and deliver excellent service to partners and employees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or certification preferred.
• 8–10 years of progressive experience in benefits, retirement, compensation, or total rewards administration, preferably within a law firm, professional-services organization, or other complex, multi-state employer.
• Demonstrated experience administering health and welfare benefit plans and qualified retirement programs, including 401(k) plan administration.
• Experience supporting compensation processes, market benchmarking, job evaluation, and compensation analysis strongly preferred.
• Prior management, supervisory, or significant project-leadership experience, including the ability to provide direction, review work product, and develop team members.
• Working knowledge of ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, and other applicable benefits, retirement, and leave laws and regulations.
• Experience supporting retirement-plan compliance activities, including participant notices, nondiscrimination testing, audits, Form 5500 filings, and coordination with plan service providers.
• Demonstrated experience with HRIS and benefits-administration systems; Dayforce HCM experience is a plus.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and the ability to analyze, reconcile, interpret, and present data clearly and accurately.

Responsibilities

• Lead the administration, governance, and continuous improvement of the firm's health and welfare benefit programs.
• Oversee annual benefits renewal and open enrollment processes and related communications.
• Oversee retirement-plan administration, including 401(k) and partner arrangements, and ensure compliance.
• Support compensation processes, market benchmarking, and pay-analysis activities.
• Provide strategic oversight for leave administration, regulatory compliance, and vendor management.
• Supervise Total Rewards staff and coordinate with internal stakeholders and external advisors.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Analytical skills

Project management

Client-service orientation

Discretion and judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Dayforce HCM

Job description

Steptoe LLP in Washington, DC seeks a strategic Manager, Total Rewards to lead compensation, benefits, retirement, and leave programs. You will guide plan design, benchmarking, and governance, overseeing 401(k) administration and partner retirement matters, while supervising Total Rewards staff.

You will partner with the Chief People Officer, Finance, Payroll, and external vendors to drive program improvements, ensure regulatory compliance, and deliver excellent service to partners and employees.