Senior Manager Compensation Benefits

Job summary

The role owns the compensation and benefits strategy, design, and governance for the Americas region to ensure market competitiveness. Key duties include managing annual compensation cycles, administering benefit programs, and ensuring regulatory compliance across the US and Canada.

Job details

About the Role The Senior Manager, Compensation & Benefits (Americas) owns compensation and benefits strategy, design, and governance across the region. This role sets pay structures, manages benefits programs, and ensures market competitiveness — aligned to both business objectives and the Group's global compensation architecture. This role partners closely with Payroll on execution but does not own payroll operations. Key Responsibilities Compensation Strategy & Governance Develop and own the Americas compensation strategy, aligned to the Group's global compensation philosophy Establish and maintain salary structures, job evaluation methodology, and grading frameworks, applying the Global Compensation COE's job architecture to ensure Americas roles map consistently to the global grade structure Lead annual compensation cycles — merit, bonus/variable pay planning, market adjustments, executive compensation analysis Conduct market benchmarking; recommend action on competitiveness and internal equity Own and evolve the region's pay practices and compensation philosophy Benefits Administrator Design, administer, and continuously improve benefit programs (health, retirement/pension, wellness) Manage vendor relationships — insurance carriers, pension providers, consultants Lead annual benefits renewals and contract negotiations Ensure timely, effective employee communication on benefits and retirement programs Monitor benefit costs; recommend programs supporting wellbeing and retention Governance & Compliance Ensure compensation and benefits programs comply with applicable US and Canada employment, pay equity, and benefits regulation Partner with Legal/Compliance on pay equity audits and regulatory filings Systems, Data & Analytics Partner with HRIS to optimize systems supporting compensation and benefits administration Support relevant system implementations, upgrades, and integrations Develop dashboards and reporting on compensation, benefits cost, and workforce trends; deliver insights for workforce planning Maintain data integrity and governance across C&B systems Cross-Functional Partnership Partner with Payroll leadership to ensure comp decisions translate cleanly into pay execution — shared calendar, clean handoffs, no gaps at the design/execution boundary Partner with Finance on budgeting and forecasting compensation and benefits costs Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or related field CCP, CEBS, or equivalent professional designation strongly preferred 8+ years of progressive compensation and benefits experience, including people leadership Demonstrated ownership of compensation frameworks and benefits programs across US and Canada (or broader Americas) Experience partnering with Payroll and Finance Experience with HRIS/comp systems in a complex, multi-entity organization. Familiarity with SAP Success Factor is a strong asset. Experience operating within a global compensation framework or COE model is a strong asset What We Offer: Comprehensive training and mentorship program Exposure to cutting-edge embedded systems technologies Opportunity to work on diverse projects with key customers. Clear path for career progression within the organization Collaborative and innovative work environment Wellness program. Onsite gym and fitness studio with scheduled group classes - think yoga, aerobics. Employee lounge for you to rest and recharge. Subsidized employee cafeteria with delicious meals and snacks. Shuttle bus from Montreal Downtown to our facility in Kirkland.

What you’ll do

The role owns the compensation and benefits strategy, design, and governance for the Americas region to ensure market competitiveness. Key duties include managing annual compensation cycles, administering benefit programs, and ensuring regulatory compliance across the US and Canada.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree and over 8 years of progressive experience in compensation and benefits, including people leadership. Professional certifications like CCP or CEBS and experience with SAP SuccessFactors are strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Training and mentorship program
• Wellness program
• Onsite gym and fitness studio
• Employee lounge
• Subsidized employee cafeteria
• Shuttle bus

Listed skills

• Regulatory Compliance · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Compensation Strategy
• Benefits Administration
• Market Benchmarking
• Job Evaluation
• Pay Equity
• Vendor Management
• HRIS
• Budgeting and Forecasting
• Regulatory Compliance
• Workforce Planning
• Executive Compensation
• Salary Structure Design

Job areas

• Human Resources
• Management & Leadership
• Finance & Accounting
• Manufacturing

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