Jun 2022 – Jun 2024 · 2 yrs

Jul 2020 – May 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos

Jun 2018 – May 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Served as Total Rewards Lead overseeing all compensation activities, benefits planning, and HR technology optimization in the United States and Canada
• Defined compensation philosophy and department goals and strategy
• Developed and refined short- and long-term incentive plans
• Determined compensation budgets and ensured accurate planning information for open headcount costs and incentive plan accruals
• Led a job architecture initiative that created consistent job levels, titles, and level expectations across the organization and resulted in an approximately 20% reduction in number of job titles
• Maintained People Team analytics for turnover and ad-hoc reports and partnered with an inter-departmental team on the creation of a People Team dashboard
• Administered 2 compensation planning cycles each year for broad employee group and an independent division
• Partnered with Recruiting and functional management to conduct ad-hoc market compensation reviews (~50/year)
• Managed library of compensation (2-3) and other surveys (10-15)
• Conducted FLSA classification reviews, including for 50 employees in Canada following an acquisition of a Toronto-based entity
• Defined benefits goals and strategy by partnering with benefits broker and HR Generalist on annual renewal process, made recommendations for benefits changes and calculated cost impact, and participated in annual 401(k) audit
• Evaluated and implemented new systems and led efforts to integrate systems with HRIS
• Founded an employee-led volunteering committee

Feb 2017 – Jun 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Participated in spin-off activities:
• Oversaw equity conversion involving 3 companies and over 500 participants
• Implemented equity platform with new vendor
• Developed Change in Control and Executive Severance plans with Legal team and inaugural Board of Directors
• Defined go-forward equity program as a newly independent, publicly-traded company
• Created and executed Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), including plan development, system implementation, employee communications, and initial enrollment
• Hosted office hours and town halls to educate workforce on equity changes and new ESPP
• Day-to-day responsibilities:
• Mentored Compensation Analyst and other junior Total Rewards team members
• Managed equity and other long-term compensation programs for ~150 participants
• Constructed compensation and equity tables for the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (CD&A) for annual proxy filing
• Assisted in Compensation Committee meeting preparation
• Partnered with HR Business Partner to create career pathing for employees in the Technology and Product departments

Apr 2016 – Feb 2017 · 10 mos

• Implemented and tested Compensation module of new HRIS
• Managed employee and Board of Directors’ equity compensation for ~300 participants
• Led Compensation Analyst and trained in day-to-day activities
• Administered year-end compensation cycle for merit increases, bonuses, and long-term compensation
• Assessed impact of proposed FLSA changes and worked with HR to implement recommendations
• Reviewed and updated compensation training materials for managers and new hires
• Analyzed new jobs and recommended grade placement and bonus/long-term compensation targets

Nov 2012 – Mar 2016 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Chicago

• Proposed, contracted, and implemented MarketPay, a compensation software solution
• Executed a career framework to provide career pathing to employees and titling consistency across the organization: worked with business leaders to establish roles and levels for their groups and crafted compensation ranges for each unique role
• Managed equity administration process and liaised with equity administration provider
• Administered Board of Directors' cash and equity compensation
• Partnered with Legal team on Section 16B Officer equity activity and the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (CD&A) for annual proxy filing
• Collaborated with External Reporting team to ensure accuracy of quarterly and annual SEC filings
• Assisted in preparing materials for quarterly Compensation Committee meetings
• Administered year-end merit increase and short-term incentive review process
• Created and updated job-specific salary ranges for 800+ roles
• Analyzed new jobs and recommended band/structure placement (~100 jobs each year)
• Participated in ~5 compensation surveys annually
• Developed presentation and trained managers and HR team on Compensation 101

Jun 2010 – Nov 2012 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• Designed total compensation systems for clients: conducted job and market analyses, wrote job descriptions, designed salary grades and ranges, etc.
• Developed and administered various surveys, including compensation and satisfaction: designed survey questions, sent out surveys, received responses, analyzed data, and compiled final survey report
• Conducted benefits analyses (stoplight analysis of company benefits compared to market)
• Used Tableau and other tools to create visual aids for use in reports and presentations
• Presented final reports at client meetings
• Created proposals for new projects, including project planning and budget development
• Maintained client confidence and protected company operations by keeping client and company information confidential

Mar 2009 – Jun 2010 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Managed tracking of daily attendance for 600+ employees
• Produced and distributed warnings for attendance infractions
• Acted as a resource for employees with questions and complaints
• Audited employee timecards to ensure accurate payrolls
• Aided in running bi-weekly termination report
• Ran monthly turnover report
• Tracked employees’ use of personal time and FMLA leave
• Assisted with development of training programs for Supervisor team

Oct 2006 – Mar 2009 · 2 yrs 5 mos