Sr. Manager, Total Rewards

$130,000 - $140,000/Yr

Keller Williams Realty - Austin, TX

Full-time - Manager

Austin, TX

501-1,000 employees

Real Estate

About the position

As the Sr. Manager, Total Rewards you will be responsible to manage and define the company's Total Rewards strategy. Our Total Rewards strategy is comprised of competitive and scalable programs that consists of benefits, wellness and compensation programs, policies and procedures that enable us to attract, grow and reward KW team members across the organization. With more than 1,000 market center offices and 173,000 agents, Keller Williams is the world's largest real estate franchise by agent count. The franchise is No. 1 in units and sales volume in the U.S. Since 1983, the company has cultivated an agent-centric, technology-driven, and training-based culture, and has consistently won awards as Best Companies to Work for in Texas, Top Work-Life Balance Company, America's Best Employers for Diversity, Best Employers for Women, and America's Most Innovative Companies. If you want to be a part of an award-winning team that fosters innovation, focuses on people and service, and where you can make a difference, then Keller Williams is the place for you.

Responsibilities

• Manages the design, planning and execution of KW's Total Rewards strategies and programs, to include compensation, benefits, wellness, and payroll, to enable KW to attract, recognize, and retain great talent
• Manages compensation programs, including salary structures, pay grades, pay ranges, market data benchmarking and analyses, job descriptions and evaluations, FLSA classifications, internal pay equity analyses, base pay adjustments, variable compensation, bonus and incentive programs, salary budget review, and compensation survey participation
• Regularly assesses the effectiveness of total rewards and compensation practices, to include guidelines, documentation, communication, change management, and data integrity
• Manages benefits programs, which include health benefits, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance, FSA, HSA, EAP, 401(k), time off programs, and all mandated/company leave programs
• Evaluates existing company benefits in partnership with our broker to propose recommendations for enhancements and/or modifications to our benefit programs
• Oversees and manages the payroll program, ensuring compliance with laws and tax obligations, including managing the payroll team and maintaining accurate payroll records
• Ensures compliance with all federal, state and local laws pertaining to employee benefit plans, retirement plans, wellness programs, and leave of absence programs
• Oversees the preparation and review of reports and applications required by law to be filed with federal and state agencies, to include Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, insurance commissioners, and other regulatory agencies
• Develops recommendations to leadership to ensure compliance and minimize risk based on changes to federal, state and local laws pertaining to benefits and leave of absence
• Other duties as required

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, HR, or related field experience
• Five or more years of experience managing and administering Total Rewards programs, including compensation, benefits, and payroll programs
• Three or more years of experience successfully managing a team
• Three or more years of multi-state payroll experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of compensation principles and practices
• Demonstrated knowledge of ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, PPACA, FMLA, ADA, FEHA, IRC, Worker's Compensation, and other applicable federal, state, and local regulations and leave laws
• Strong project management and analytical skills
• Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Proven experience in effectively building relationships, diplomatically communicating complex information, and working collaboratively
• Exceptional solution and service-oriented skills, with an emphasis on problem solving
• Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, with a high degree of adaptability
• Proven experience building and implementing best practices to improve operational efficiency

Nice-to-haves

• Three or more years of experience utilizing ADP/ADP Vantage

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• 401k
• healthcare savings account
• company paid time off
• company paid holidays