Senior Manager, Rewards

Position Summary

The Senior Manager of Total Rewards will lead the design, administration, communication, and continuous improvement of the organization’s compensation, benefits, recognition, and rewards programs. This role ensures total rewards strategies are competitive, equitable, compliant, financially sustainable, and aligned with business objectives. The Senior Manager partners closely with Human Resources, Finance, Legal, business leaders, and external vendors to attract, retain, motivate, and engage talent.

Bethlehem, PA

Hybrid schedule, typically two to three days in office per week. As our ways of working evolve, we commit to communicating any changes clearly and with ample notice.

• Develop, implement, and manage total rewards strategies that support organizational goals, talent priorities, and employee engagement.
• Lead compensation programs, including job architecture, salary structures, market pricing, merit planning, incentive programs, and pay equity analysis.
• Oversee employee benefits programs, including health and welfare, retirement, wellness, leave, voluntary benefits, and related vendor relationships.
• Manage annual compensation and benefits planning cycles, ensuring accurate timelines, communications, budgets, approvals, and execution.
• Conduct market benchmarking and analyze compensation and benefits trends to maintain competitive and cost-effective programs.
• Partner with HR Business Partners and business leaders to provide guidance on offers, promotions, retention, job evaluations, and rewards decisions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including wage and hour, pay transparency, ERISA, ACA, COBRA, FLSA, and related requirements.
• Prepare analysis, reports, and recommendations for senior leadership regarding total rewards strategy, program performance, and workforce trends.
• Lead vendor selection, contract management, service-level monitoring, and ongoing evaluation of external partners and consultants.
• Develop clear employee and manager communications that improve understanding of total rewards programs and reinforce the employee value proposition.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve data accuracy, enhance employee experience, and strengthen governance.
• Support special projects such as mergers and acquisitions, organizational redesign, executive compensation analysis, or new program implementation as needed.

• Strategic Thinking:
  Connects rewards programs to business priorities, workforce needs, and long-term talent strategy.
• Analytical Acumen:
  Uses data, benchmarking, and financial analysis to inform decisions and measure program effectiveness.
• Consultative Partnership:
  Advises leaders with sound judgment, practical recommendations, and a balanced view of employee and business needs.
• Operational Excellence:
  Manages complex processes accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with applicable requirements.
• Communication:
  Explains compensation and benefits concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
• Integrity and Confidentiality:
  Handles sensitive employee, compensation, and organizational information with discretion.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in compensation, benefits, total rewards, or HR operations, including experience leading complex rewards programs.
• Strong knowledge of compensation design, market pricing, salary structures, incentive plans, benefits administration, and HR legal and compliance requirements.
• Proven experience optimizing processes, and implementation of benefit and compensation programs, processes and systems.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data, develop insights, build recommendations, and present findings to senior leaders.
• Experience managing vendors, consultants, budgets, program timelines, and cross-functional projects.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience using HRIS, compensation planning, benefits administration,…