At Altais, we’re on a mission to improve the healthcare experience for everyone—starting with the people who deliver it. We believe physicians should spend more time with patients and less time on administrative tasks. Through smarter technology, purpose-built tools, and a team-based model of care, we help doctors do what they do best: care for people.
Altais includes a network of physician-led organizations across California, including Brown & Toland Physicians, Altais Medical Group Riverside, and Family Care Specialists. Together, we’re building a stronger, more connected healthcare system.
About the Role
Are you looking to join a fast-growing, dynamic team?
We’re a collaborative, purpose-driven group that’s passionate about transforming healthcare from the inside out. At Altais, we support one another, adapt quickly, and work with integrity as we build a better experience for physicians and their patients.
The Senior Manager, Total Rewards & People Operations serves as the organization’s in‑house expert on compensation strategy, design, and administration. This leader oversees the full spectrum of Total Rewards programs including compensation, benefits, HR operations, and Workday HRIS to ensure programs are competitive, compliant, and aligned with organizational goals.
This role manages a multidisciplinary team responsible for benefits and leave administration, people operations and HR data integrity, contractor processes, and Workday system configuration. The Senior Manager ensures regulatory compliance (especially California requirements), drives operational excellence, and develops transparent, data‑driven practices that support enterprise growth.
The ideal candidate is a compensation subject‑matter expert with extensive experience in California labor and regulatory reporting requirements, a deep understanding of Workday (particularly Advanced Compensation), and strong leadership abilities.
You will focus on:
Strategic Leadership & Program Direction
- Lead the organization’s Total Rewards strategy, ensuring competitiveness, equity, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Provide strategic thought partnership for workforce planning, job architecture, and job level design.
- Develop and maintain compensation philosophies, policies, and governance frameworks.
- Present compensation strategy, insights, and recommendations to senior leadership.
Compensation Design & Administration (Primary Focus Area)
- Serve as the organization’s subject‑matter expert for all compensation programs, methodologies, and market practices.
- Lead annual and mid‑year compensation cycles (merit, bonus, equity/long‑term incentives).
- Design and maintain salary structures, ranges, and incentive plans.
- Conduct market pricing, job evaluations, and competitive benchmarking.
- Ensure accurate and timely compensation transactions in Workday and payroll.
- Partner closely with Finance to track incentive accruals, conduct modeling, and ensure budget compliance.
- Stay current on California pay transparency laws, wage‑hour regulations, and required annual reports (e.g., CA Pay Data Reporting).
Benefits & Operations Leadership
Lead and support a team responsible for:
- Benefits & LOA Specialist: Administration of health and welfare plans, 401(k), leave of absence programs, and related compliance.
- People Operations Specialist: HR data management, HR reporting/analytics, contractor process oversight, and scalable operational workflows.
- Workday HRIS Specialist: Workday configuration, system maintenance, Advanced Compensation setup, testing, job catalog management, and data integrity.
Systems, Technology & Process Optimization
- Oversee Workday structure for job profiles, grades, compensation plans, and business processes.
- Drive continuous improvement in total rewards operations through automation and system enhancements.
- Develop dashboards and compensation analytics to support decision‑making and transparency.
- Ensure efficient, accurate workflows between HR, Payroll, and Finance.
Compliance, Policy & Risk Mitigation
- Ensure adherence to CA labor laws, wage‑hour rules, pay transparency, and regulatory reporting (including CA Pay Data Reporting).
- Maintain compliant and scalable procedures for leave administration, benefit plans, and compensation processes.
- Partner with Legal and Finance to support internal audits, external audits, and corrections.
- Maintain vendor relationships related to compensation benchmarking, benefits, and HR systems.
Education, Communication & Enablement
- Develop and deliver compensation education for managers and employees.
- Translate complex compensation concepts into clear, accessible communications.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders regarding pay decisions, job levels, and workforce planning.
The Skills, Experience & Education You Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or related field.
- 7+ years compensation experience, including lead or senior‑level responsibility.
- 5+ years experience in HR operations, total rewards, or related areas.
- Demonstrated expertise with California labor laws and required state reporting.
- Experience managing and developing HR team members.
- Experience in healthcare preferred but not required.
The Base Salary for this position is $107,250 - $128,700/year
In addition, we provide a competitive compensation package that recognizes your experience, credentials, and education alongside a robust benefits program to meet your needs.
- Excellent medical, vision, and dental coverage
- 401k savings plan with a company match
- Flexible time off and 9 Paid Holidays
You Share Our Mission & Values:
Compassion
We act with empathy and a deep respect for the challenges faced by physicians and their patients. Our work is driven by a genuine commitment to improving lives and ensuring that care is delivered with dignity, understanding, and humanity.
Community
We foster a culture of collaboration--with physicians, patients across the healthcare ecosystem, and among our teams. By building strong, trusted relationships, we create a unified community focused on advancing patient care and physician well-being.
Leadership
We lead with integrity and vision, setting the standard for excellence in physician support and healthcare innovation. Through collaboration and expertise, we empower others to lead, drive change, and shape the future of care.
Excellence
We are relentlessly focused, results-driven, and accountable for delivering measurable value to physicians and the patients they serve. Our high standards reflect our commitment to excellence, operational discipline, and continuous improvement.
Agility
We embrace change as a constant and respond swiftly to the evolving needs of the healthcare industry. With flexibility and forward-thinking, we adapt, innovate, and act decisively to keep physicians at the forefront.
Altais values the contribution each Team Member brings to our organization. Final determination of a successful candidate’s starting pay will vary based on several factors, including, but not limited to education and experience within the job or the industry. The pay scale listed for this position is generally for candidates that meet the specified qualifications and requirements listed on this job description. Additional pay may be determined for those candidates that exceed these specified qualifications and requirements. We provide a competitive compensation package that recognizes your experience, credentials, and education alongside a robust benefits program to meet your needs.
The anticipated pay range for this role is listed in our salary posting for transparency but may vary based on factors including the candidate’s qualifications, skills, and experience.
Altais and its subsidiaries and affiliates are committed to protecting the privacy and security of the personal information you provide to us. Please refer to our ‘CPRA Privacy Notice for California Employees and Applicants’ to learn how we collect and process your personal information when you apply for a role with us.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $107,250.00 - $128,700.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Education:
Experience:
- Compensation in a senior level role: 5 years (Required)
- Total Rewards: 5 years (Required)
- Leading HR Team: 3 years (Required)
- Lead annual and mid‑year compensation cycles: 5 years (Required)
- Designing salary structures and incentive plans: 5 years (Required)
Work Location: Remote
