Manager, Total Rewards

Company Overview Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Wilsonart is a world leading manufacturer and distributor of engineered surfaces with approximately $1.
4b in annual revenue and a global workforce of more than 4,500.
Wilsonart surfaces are used in the office, education, healthcare, residential, hospitality and retail markets.
Wilsonart, operating under the Wilsonart®, Resopal®, Polyrey®, Arborite®, Laminart®, Bushboard™, Mermaid™, Shore®, Ralph Wilson®, KML®,NewLeaf®, Wetwall®, Durcon® and Technistone® brands, manufactures and distributes High Pressure Laminate, Quartz, Solid Surface, Coordinated TFL and Edgebanding and other engineered surface options.
Wilsonart does business in more than 100 countries with manufacturing operations in North America, United Kingdom, France, Germany and Czech Republic.
Positioned for Future Growth An extensive global manufacturing footprint, state-of-the-art process technologies, and scalable Global distribution capabilities provide a meaningful competitive advantage with excellent brand recognition and a reputation for product innovation and superior service which allow for strong and stable margin performance and robust cash flow conversion.
We have a strong company culture and extremely talented employee base as well as a dedicated and invested core Executive Leadership Team.
Our History For more than 60 years, Wilsonart has honored our founders' promise to provide our customers with industry- leading products and service.
In November 2012, Wilsonart became a new, independent company when Clayton, Dubilier & Rice ("CD&R") and Illinois Tool Works Inc.
(NYSE:ITW) completed a transaction for the sale of ITW's Decorative Surfaces business unit.
CD&R acquired a majority stake in the new freestanding business and ITW retained an ongoing ownership stake.
Founded in 1978, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice is a private equity firm with an investment strategy predicated on producing financial returns through building stronger, more profitable businesses.
The Firm’s partners and advisors include a combination of skilled investment decision-makers and seasoned corporate leaders from major global enterprises.
Since inception, CD&R has managed the investment of more than $18 billion in 56 businesses with an aggregate transaction value of approximately $90 billion.
The Firm has offices in New York and London.
For more information, please visit https://www.
cdr-inc.
com/.
Illinois Tool Works or ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 200 company that produces engineered fasteners and components, equipment and consumable systems, and specialty products.
It employs more than 50,000 people, and is based in Glenview, Illinois, with operations in 57 countries.
Our Mission and Values Wilsonart is driven by a mission to create surfaces people love, with service you can count on, delivered by people who care.
Wilsonart is driven by providing beautiful, hard-working, on- trend and high performing engineered surfaces for whatever you need to cover.
For decades, our companies worldwide have given designers and builders the right tools for the job, no matter how specialized.
Today, we bring you a portfolio of solutions, both decorative and functional, that spans retail, hospitality, healthcare, education, office and institutional applications.
Service You Can Count On.
Wilsonart is dedicated to getting our customers what they want, when and how they want it.
From a North American fleet of trucks, to strategically located distribution centers around the world, we can service the globe with our expanding range of products and services.
People Who Care.
Over 4,500 people strong, Wilsonart is made up of dedicated people who care about doing the right thing, every day.
Whether it’s making a flawless sheet of high-pressure laminate, volunteering at a community house raising or sourcing sustainable materials, Wilsonart people care deeply about what they do, who they do it for, and how they do it.
Position Overview The Total Rewards Manager to provide compensation and benefits expertise and support to the HR organization and all US and international employees.
The Manager will handle compensation for approximately 2,500+ staff.
This role will ensure that Wilsonart is paying competitively to attract, engage and retain high performing employees.
The Total Rewards Manager serves as a key team member to partner with managers and HR team members across the organization for compensation mentorship.
This role will be responsible for the design and development of benefits plans/programs.
Core responsibilities of the job include managing health and welfare programs, 401(k) plan, ACA compliance requirements, employee benefits data, and internal and external data analytics.
The Manager will also administer the leave of absence and disability programs, and lead benefit operations and initiatives.
Primary Responsibilities Recommend employee benefit programs by examining, evaluating, and optimizing employee understanding, acceptance, and interests, costs, regulatory requirements, and competitive advantage.
Determine employee interest by conducting employee surveys and analyzing responses.
Explain employee benefits by conducting meetings, preparing written and graphic announcements and explanations, and responding to requests.
Provide HR management information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing employee benefit data and trends.
Ensure compliance with HIPAA, ADA, Section 125, FMLA, and state specific benefit and leave-related laws.
Respond to inquiries and ensure benefit policies and administrative practices and processes are in compliance.
Participate in discussions with vendors and follow through on fee negotiations, risk areas, plan design, etc.
Conducts compensation analysis and market pricing of roles to proactively ensure Wilsonart is paying competitively.
Modifies compensation structures and conducts equity analysis of roles in response to changing organizational needs, market values and geographic differentials.
Ensures job development follows career framework/architecture including the development of job descriptions and maintaining of systems.
Partners with Human Resources and Business Leaders on the program.
Partners with Human Resources to train on effective use of career framework/architecture and compensation offerings.
Evaluates new job requests to identify alignment with existing jobs or determine need for new job including a review of existing structure as well as a market analysis and determination of FLSA status.
As needed, partners with Human Resources and Business Leaders to provide thought leadership for new hire offers, promotions and during the merit process.
Participates in salary surveys and analyzes results to determine organization's market relationship including administration of compensation systems and tools.
Participates in Workday set up and analysis of data for compensation.
Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience Minimum of 5 years meaningful work experience.
Solid understanding of state and federal laws and regulations relating to compensation and benefits.
Strong quantitative and analytical skills and a detailed knowledge of compensation administration.
Able to communicate optimally with internal and external customers of all levels, including executives.
High Level of Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Data Mining High degree of attention to detail Strong cross-functional abilities with multi-faceted analysis and ad-hoc analysis skills