An established professional services organization in New Jersey is seeking a new Compensation & Benefits Manager to join their growing team in Union County.
About the Opportunity:
- Schedule: Monday to Friday
- Hours: 8am to 5pm
- Setting: Hybrid (Monday to Thursday onsite, Friday remote)
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain compensation programs, pay structures, and compensation governance
- Conduct market pricing, salary benchmarking, and internal equity analysis to support pay decisions
- Build job families, career frameworks, and compensation guidelines for different employee populations
- Partner with HR and business leaders on promotions, salary adjustments, and other compensation actions
- Support benefits administration, reporting, and vendor coordination as part of the total rewards function
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of progressive compensation, benefits, or total rewards experience
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
- Experience leading a team
- Strong knowledge of compensation benchmarking, salary structures, job evaluation, and market pricing
- Experience building or significantly improving compensation programs
- Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with HRIS, benefits, and compensation systems
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to present technical information clearly to employees and leaders
Desired Skills:
- Professional certification such as CCP, CEBS, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR
- Experience with benefits program administration and evaluation
- Experience working with benefits brokers, carriers, compensation survey providers, and other external partners
- Knowledge of compensation and benefits regulations and compliance requirements
- Strong project management skills and a collaborative, service-oriented leadership style