Sr Manager, Total Rewards
Ritual
West Hollywood, CA, USA
Posted on Saturday, May 25, 2024
Essential
As the Sr. Manager, Total Rewards plays a vital role in the team member experience at Ritual. You’ll report to and partner with the VP, People on the successful design and execution of our total rewards strategy. You’ll be responsible for compensation, benefits and wellness programs, payroll operations, people analytics, and HRIS systems and partnerships. This role is for someone who deeply understands the benefits landscape, is detail-oriented, highly organized, and is passionate about creating a first-class employee experience. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who is focused on excellent execution and is always looking for new and innovative ways to improve our programs and processes as we grow.
What You'll Do:
- Manage broker and carrier relationships to ensure programs are cost-effective and meet service-level agreements
- Manage the administration of benefit and wellness plans, policies, and programs.
- Conduct ongoing evaluations of benefits' effectiveness and relevance, offering recommendations for improvements based on employee feedback and market dynamics.
- Oversee the Open Enrollment process and coordinate with brokers to update systems
- Manage the effective communication of all compensation and benefits programs.
- Oversee and administer our employee stipend programs.
- Provide just-in-time Benefits support to Ritual team members, including claims escalations.
- Lead and manage all aspects of payroll end-to-end.
- Process bi-monthly payroll and off-cycle checks as needed.
- Ensure new state registrations are completed as needed.
- Handle all tax form processing, benefits deductions, garnishments, etc.
- Utilize data analytics to assess total rewards programs' effectiveness and identify improvement areas.
- Aggregate and verify data to participate in compensation surveys, audits, and compliance programs
- Prepare regular reports for senior management on critical metrics, trends, and insights related to compensation and benefits.
- Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation.
- Conduct all required compliance audits related to Benefits, Payroll, Taxes, Leaves, etc.
- Administer and maintain our HR Tech systems and vendor relationships
- Ensure maximum utility and effectiveness of HR systems capability and offerings
- Set up and maintain all employee records.
- Supervise systems integrations and propose improvements to our systems as we scale
- Responsible for creating and executing annual employee-facing Total Rewards statements
- Conducts bi-annual compensation benchmarking using salary surveys to ensure relevant and competitive salary structures. Maintain and update internal salary tools based on outcomes
- Analyze appropriate market data to develop point of view for new and existing posting
- Maintain all Job Leveling tools to ensure accuracy as expectations evolve.
- Partner with the Finance team on Equity program execution as needed.
- Oversee and enhance the Leave of Absence program and ensure compliance with laws/regulations by adapting guiding principles and best practices with an approach that aligns with our company culture.
- Possess comprehensive knowledge of federal, state, and local employment law, policies for administering leaves of absence, ADA, accommodations, and workers compensation
- Oversee and manage Paid Time Away programs and policies.
Benefits & Wellness Programs
Payroll Operations
People Analytics & Reporting
Compliance
HR Technology
Compensation
Time Away Programs
Who You Are:
- Strategic. You Fail it Forward. You analyze complex situations, anticipate future trends and outcomes, make innovative recommendations, and adapt strategies to changing circumstances to align with organizational goals.
- Solution-Oriented. You Embrace the Nos. You think outside the box and find solutions when new opportunities arise, or things don’t go as planned.
- Effective Communicator. You believe Clear is Kind. You are a strong communicator who ensures employees have accurate, clear, and complete information related to their Total Rewards.
- Analytical Thinker. Data informs your decision-making. You understand how to utilize qualitative information to support impactful decisions.
- Detailed. You’re highly organized and detail-oriented. You have a keen eye for detail and will ensure the accuracy of all employee data.
- Trusted Advisor. You take confidentiality seriously. You understand the importance of respecting team member data and not over-sharing.
What You Need:
- Experience: 6+ years of experience performing Benefits administration and Payroll functions.
- Google Workspace: Ability to confidently and effectively use Google solutions
- HR Technology: Strong operational knowledge of payroll & benefits systems.
- Ability to build trust, credibility, and relationships in a hybrid work environment.
- Ability to advise on compliance for a multi-state team.
- Comfortable crafting & executing thoughtful plans for projects, processes, and programs.
- You can work 8:00 am-5:00 pm or 9:00 am-6:00 pm Pacific Time.
- You can travel to HQ for critical events and meetings approximately 1x per quarter.
Compensation and Benefits:
- PAY RANGE: $91,000 - $150,000
- Your base salary is one part of your total compensation package. The salary range represents the entire compensation range for this position. Exact compensation will depend on several factors, which may include your skills, level, years of experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications. You will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. You will be also eligible for equity and great benefits + 401k + unlimited PTO etc - see our list of perks/ benefits below.
Additional Compensation, Benefits and Perks:
- 401k Match - Up to 4%
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Healthcare & Dependent Care FSA
- 20 Weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave + 4 weeks of flex time upon return for birthing people
- Talkspace access for mental health support
- Pet Insurance discount
- Unlimited PTO Policy - 2 weeks (10 days) minimum to keep you fresh
- 11 paid holidays
- 7 additional paid days off around holidays
- 12 “Fourth Fridays” off - Days the entire company takes off each month to recharge
- 4 “Ritual Days of Action” - Days the entire company volunteers
- Focus Fridays - No meeting days to focus on heads-down work and development
- Free Ritual Products
- Annual Wellness stipend
- Monthly Childcare stipend
- New hire Work from Home stipend
- Bi-Annual Performance Reviews
- Bi-Annual in-person company events
- Monthly wellness activities