Rewards Senior Strategist

Total Rewards Compensation Senior Strategist

American Honda Motor Company, Inc.

What Makes a Honda, Is Who Makes a Honda

Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it’s a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals. At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company that serves as a source of “power” that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential.

To this end, Honda strives to realize “the joy and freedom of mobility” by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a “zero environmental footprint.”

We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team. If your goals and values align with Honda’s, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!

Job Purpose

In this position, you will be responsible for providing strategic direction and leading the design and development of Total Rewards programs, plans, and structures that align with the business strategy across Honda, and affiliates to support all current and former associates. Total Rewards at Honda includes the following areas: compensation, associate benefits and wellness, retirement plans, and recognition. You’ll collaborate with the Compensation and Benefits Operations teams, business leaders, HR leaders, HR Business Partners to implement and manage strategically focused Total Rewards projects.

This position will need to ensure they are kept up to date with best practice approaches and kept apprised of federal, state, and local applicable laws and regulations to ensure compliance.

Key Accountabilities

• Researches, develops, and delivers innovative total rewards programs, plans, and structures aligned with Honda’s direction of total rewards offerings to attract, retain, and support associates. Leads the development, integration, and communication of updates to existing or new programs, plans, and policies for market competitiveness, internal equity, and cost forecasting and effectiveness; this includes partnering with the Compensation and Benefits Operations teams on any changes or new offerings.
• Assesses the effectiveness of total rewards programs, plans, policies, and procedures and recommends enhancements or revisions when needed to meet company objectives. Collaborates, counsels, and advises on program/plan enhancements/changes; leading strategic initiatives and ensures clarity regarding deliverables, deadlines, resources, and communication plans.
• Advises in setting total rewards strategy and direction for Honda, and affiliates. Partners with the Compensation and Benefit Operations teams on any new or changes to existing programs, offerings, and processes related to total rewards.
• Ensures there is collaboration with the Benefits Operations team when coordinating with vendors on enhancements/changes to existing offerings and/or the addition of new offerings; works closely with Benefits broker to review benchmark analysis and identify trends in industry and with competitors to provide competitive and cutting-edge benefit, wellness, and retiree programs.
• Ensures holistic design of compensation pay grade structures and of long- and short-term incentive plans; which may include executive compensation, stock options, and sales plans. Provides coordination with vendors on enhancements/changes to existing offerings and/or the addition of new offerings in partnership with the Compensation Operations team.
• Manages and collaborates with HR Technology and HR Operations to ensure holistic approach to how key total rewards data is managed and integrated between systems. Collaborates to identify necessary changes in processes to ensure efficient and accurate workflow and the best utilization of system capabilities.
• Additional responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications, Experience, And Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human…