Total Rewards Manager

Description

• Drive end-to-end annual compensation strategy execution, including salary increase cycles, market benchmarking, and pay equity analysis.
• Partner with HR leadership, Finance, and executive stakeholders to align total rewards with organizational goals.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive total rewards philosophy that supports business objectives and enhances employee experience.
• Monitor market trends and conduct regular benchmarking to inform program design and decision-making.
• Support change management and communication strategies related to total rewards initiatives.
• Manage strategic vendor relationships and performance.
• Conduct FLSA job evaluations and ensure compliance with federal and state wage and hour laws.
• Provide actionable insights through compensation and benefits analytics, dashboards, and reporting.
• Serve as the firm’s lead expert on total rewards strategy, collaborating and advising with leadership on compensation, benefits, and wellness trends and best practices that drive desired goals and support a “One Schnabel” mindset.
• Evaluate and recommend enhancements to ensure offerings remain competitive and aligned with employee needs.
• Partner with senior leaders to provide strategic planning and thought leadership, ensuring total rewards programs support long-term organizational goals.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to evolve total rewards strategy and offerings in a geographically distributed, professional services environment.
• Oversee the strategic direction of employee benefits and wellness programs, including vendor selection and management, plan design, and cost optimization.
• Partner with the ESOP Committee, ESOP Committee Chair, and HR Operations team to support effective communication and administration of the ESOP.
• Identify and execute opportunities to digitize/optimize total rewards technical infrastructure
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on complex compensation decisions, balancing competitiveness, equity, and fiscal responsibility.

Requirements

• Experience with compensation and benefits platforms (e.g., MarketPay, Mercer, Payfactors).
• Ability to pass a pre-employment screening
• Master’s degree, GRP or CCP (WorldatWork) certification, or other compensation/benefits credentials a plus
• Experience with health captive programs.
• Bring deep, hands-on expertise in compensation design and execution, including base salary structures, variable pay programs, and incentive plans.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Experience in an engineering or professional services environment.
• Experience in a firm that includes fully onsite, hybrid, and fully remote teams.
• Communicate complex compensation and benefits concepts clearly and effectively to diverse audiences.
• Experience in an employee-owned (ESOP) firm.
• Advanced Excel and data modeling capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, distributed environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, related field, or commensurate experience.
• 3+ years of experience in a strategic or leadership capacity.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in compensation and benefits management, with significant depth in compensation strategy and design.
• Ability to pass a background check which may include criminal history, motor vehicle record and credit check
• Strong analytical and statistical skills and proficiency with compensation tools and HRIS platforms.
• Demonstrated adaptability and ability to lead through change in a dynamic business environment.
• Demonstrate adaptability in responding to changing business needs, market conditions, and workforce expectations while maintaining strategic alignment.

Benefits

• Wellness program
• Medical insurance
• Paid time off
• Flexible spending accounts
• Dental insurance
• Short-term disability (100% company-paid)
• Professional development and tuition reimbursement
• Bonus program
• 401(k) and profit-sharing plan
• Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Long-term disability
• Supplemental life insurance
• Employee life & ADD insurance (100% company-paid)

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance