Compensation and Benefits Manager – Americas

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🔥 18 hours ago

🇪🇪 Estonia – Remote

💵 $120k - $140k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

👔 Manager

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Cielo Talent

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

👥 HR Tech

Healthcare • Logistics • HR Tech

Cielo Talent is a global talent acquisition partner that offers a range of solutions in recruitment process outsourcing, contingent workforce management, and talent acquisition consulting. They leverage advanced technology, including AI, to provide tailored solutions for businesses seeking to fill specific talent needs. With a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, Cielo aims to partner with organizations worldwide to improve their talent acquisition strategies. They work across various industries, such as healthcare, life sciences, and technology, to deliver effective and efficient hiring solutions.

📋 Description

• Administer employee benefits programs across the US, Canada, and Mexico • Manage relationships with benefits carriers, brokers, and third-party administrators • Respond to escalated employee and HRBP benefits inquiries • Partner with Finance and Payroll on deductions, funding, and reconciliation • Maintain benefits documentation and required regulatory filings • Lead annual open enrollment, including planning, timelines, system configuration, and communications • Evaluate plan design options and benchmark plan competitiveness • Configure enrollment events, eligibility rules, and employee content in Workday • Develop enrollment communications, FAQs, and educational materials • Conduct post-enrollment audits and resolve HRIS, payroll, and carrier discrepancies • Support annual merit and compensation planning, including manager materials, Workday task configuration, and merit uploads • Advise HRBPs on compensation guidelines, band structures, and Workday functionality • Support off-cycle compensation actions, promotional increases, equity adjustments, and new hire offers • Support short-term incentive programs, including target data collection, payout calculations, and communications • Serve as compensation and benefits resource for HRBPs supporting US, Canada, and Mexico • Advise on total rewards implications for hires, transfers, promotions, and restructurings • Represent Total Rewards in HR operations meetings and project teams • Identify recurring issues and recommend program or process improvements • Ensure compliance with applicable regulations across the US, Canada, and Mexico • Monitor legislative and regulatory changes and recommend program adjustments • Support internal and external compensation and benefits audits

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field required • 7+ years of progressive experience in compensation and/or benefits administration • Experience supporting multi-country programs in the Americas • Direct hands-on experience administering benefits programs in the US required; Canada strongly preferred; Mexico preferred • Strong knowledge of US benefits regulations, including ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, and FMLA • Strong communication skills for explaining complex total rewards concepts • High degree of accuracy and attention to detail • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment • Collaborative, solutions-oriented approach and relationship-building skills • Working knowledge of Canadian provincial benefits requirements • Familiarity with IMSS/AFORE structures in Mexico • Experience supporting annual merit/compensation planning cycles and system-based compensation planning tools • Proficiency with HRIS platforms, specifically Workday compensation and benefits modules, strongly preferred • Experience with global job architecture and job evaluation frameworks such as Radford • Bilingual English and Spanish preferred; Canadian French a plus • Exposure to equity compensation programs such as RSUs and stock options • CCP, CBP, or PHR/SPHR certification preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Health and welfare, dental, vision, life and disability insurance • Retirement/savings plans including 401(k), RRSP, and AFORE • Supplemental benefits programs • Competitive benefits and compensation • Long-term impact on industrial software and manufacturing operations