As the Senior Managing Director (SMD), Benefits & Compensation you will be charged with building out Teach For America’s total rewards strategy and the organization’s policies that support it. You will be responsible for:
- designing and advising on a compelling, innovative, and best-in-class set of rewards programs that ensures Teach For America’s people get what they need working here;
- overseeing the implementation, operationalization, maintenance, regulatory compliance, communication, and administration of the rewards programs;
- analyzing our rewards offerings and policies through the lens of Teach For America’s Foundations and Multicultural Competencies to ensure consistent fairness and equity; and
- managing the Benefits & Compensation team made up of six functional experts
You are an entrepreneurial leader with HR experience and functional expertise within benefits and compensation. You have the ability to align policies with top-level strategy and to partner with stakeholders at all levels to drive positive outcomes. You have a commitment to Teach For America’s core values, and are dedicated to upholding confidentiality and professional ethics. You will lead your team with a people-centered, customer service orientation.
Areas of Responsibility:
The SMD, Benefits & Compensation is responsible for:
Defining TFA’s rewards philosophy and strategy (30%)
- Align our compensation & benefits policies to support TFA’s talent management approach
- Develop and maintain effective communication strategies to ensure total rewards programs are fully understood and valued by TFA staff
- Partner with all stakeholders at all levels (senior leaders, managers, staff members, other HA teammates) across the organization to inform and build alignment around our benefits and compensation policies
- Ensure benefits and compensation policies are applied consistently and fairly across the organization
- Advise and contribute to the Rewards Reinvention project, a cross-functional initiative that seeks to re-examine our suite of Total Rewards at TFA
Overseeing the operations of the benefits and compensation functions (40%)
- Administer medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, supplemental life, short-term and long-term disability insurance, 403(b) plans, flexible spending accounts, etc.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory frameworks, especially as Paid Family Leave laws continue to rapidly evolve
- Run yearly and ongoing compensation and benefits processes, ensuring continuous improvement in terms of efficiency and a user-centered focus. These processes include: annual benefits open enrollment, annual compensation review, ongoing maintenance of the salary structure, etc.
- Supervise benefits vendor relationships, benefits contracts and bid negotiations; maintain relationships with external brokers, vendors and consultants for benefits and compensation
- Lead and advise on strategic enterprise projects
- Stay current with HR trends, best practices, and regulatory updates to inform policy decisions
Managing the Benefits & Compensation team (30%)
- Manage the benefits and compensation team with a strong culture of customer service and performance
- Establish clear goals and priorities for the benefits and compensation teams, and manage the team towards those goals and priorities
- Play a critical leadership role in creating a positive and thriving team culture across the B&C team, as well as the broader People Resources and Rewards team
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree required
Skills/Experience:
- 8+ years of relevant work experience in human resources and team management
- Prior compensation and benefits experience required
- Prior experience successfully managing a team and developing leaders
- Demonstrated success in handling or advising on challenging staff experience and/or policy situations
- Demonstrated ability to design and execute large scale processes or initiatives to deliver an exceptional customer / end user experience while reaching organizational objectives
- Demonstrated experience in rigorous quantitative analysis
- Experience presenting to and partnering with senior leadership
- Experience exercising discretion on policy applications
- Strong people management skills with a warm approach to developing team members
- Ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential matters with complete discretion
- Excellent communication & influencing skills (both written and verbal) including the ability to adapt to different audiences
- Ability to partner with and influence others across Human Assets and other teams at TFA
- Demonstrated skill and proficiency with HRIS systems (especially Workday)
- Flexible/adaptable to change and openness to trying out new ideas
- Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) and/or Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) designation is highly preferred
- Human Resources Certification (S/PHR or SHRM-S/CP) and/or HR-focused Master’s Degree is a plus
Work Demands
- Travel at least four times per year to a team conference and other required meetings
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Jul 3 2019
Active Until:
Aug 3 2019
Hiring Organization:
Teach For America
industry:
Nonprofit