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Key Responsibilities
Compensation Strategy
- Lead the design and administration of base pay, incentive, bonus, and executive compensation programs.
- Conduct job evaluations, market pricing, and benchmarking to ensure internal equity and external competitiveness.
- Manage annual merit, bonus, and salary planning cycles within Workday.
- Develop compensation structures that support performance, career progression, and retention.
Benefits & Total Rewards
- Oversee health, welfare, retirement, and wellness programs.
- Lead and manage Reference-Based Pricing (RBP) healthcare plans, including vendor relationships, plan performance, and employee education.
- Partner with RBP vendors, TPAs, stop-loss carriers, and consultants to control costs and improve outcomes.
- Analyze claims, utilization, and cost trends to inform benefits strategy and plan design.
- Develop employee communication strategies to improve understanding and adoption of RBP plans and mitigate balance billing issues.
Payroll Leadership
- Provide strategic and operational oversight of multi-state, multi-entity payroll operations.
- Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing, including wages, incentives, deductions, and benefits integration.
- Oversee payroll controls, audits, reconciliations, and tax filings.
- Partner closely with Finance and Accounting on payroll funding, reporting, and general ledger integration.
Workday Ownership & Systems
- Serve as the functional owner for Workday, Compensation, Benefits, and Payroll modules.
- Lead system configuration, enhancements, testing, and optimization.
- Partner with IT and external vendors on Workday implementations, upgrades, and integrations.
- Develop reporting and dashboards within Workday to support executive decision-making. Ensure data integrity across HR, payroll, and benefits systems.
Compliance & Governance
- Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations (ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, FLSA, wage & hour, payroll tax laws).
- Manage audits, plan documentation, nondiscrimination testing, and regulatory filings.
- Monitor legislative changes affecting compensation, benefits, and payroll and proactively recommend adjustments.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Lead, mentor, and develop Compensation, Benefits, and Payroll teams.
- Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on total rewards and payroll strategy.
- Partner with HR Business Partners to support workforce planning and talent initiatives.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Finance, Legal, Operations, and external vendors.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or related field.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in compensation, benefits, and payroll leadership.
- Direct experience managing Reference-Based Pricing (RBP) healthcare plans.
- Hands-on expertise with Workday, including Compensation, Benefits, and Payroll modules.
- Strong knowledge of self-funded healthcare plans and cost containment strategies.
- Deep understanding of multi-state payroll regulations and wage & hour compliance.
- Advanced analytical, financial modeling, and reporting skills.
Preferred
- Master’s degree Experience in distribution, or multi-location organizations.
- Workday implementation or optimization experience.
