Manager, Compensation

As an integral member of the Global Compensation team, the Manager, Compensation position provides consulting and analytical support of global compensation activities related to job evaluation, salary survey management, salary analysis and pay equity, incentive plan design and administration, and project execution. Position will execute moderate to complex project tasks in accordance with developed project plans. This position will support Marriott’s compensation philosophy and programs to ensure internal equity, external competitiveness, strong programmatic governance and compliance with applicable regulations and policies.  

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Human Resources or a related professional area, from an accredited university; 4 years of, progressive compensation analysis, design and administration experience including compliance with relevant state and federal laws.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.
• Demonstrated experience interacting effectively as a team member/consultant with all levels of associates.
• Proven ability to independently identify and analyze problems/issues, assess risk, evaluate alternative potential solutions and recommend a course of action.
• Ability to perform independently under limited supervision.
• Strong MS Office skills including Word and Excel are required; Access proficiency a plus.
• Oracle HCM and Incentive Compensation is preferred.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Managing Work, Projects, and Policies

• Provides on-going and timely compensation consulting expertise regarding management and non-management compensation issues as directed by the manager. This includes job leveling, Exempt/Non-Exempt FLSA testing, salary analysis, survey participation, incentive design, project participation and aiding business partners in making informed compensation decision in compliance with corporate policies and procedures and applicable Federal, State and Local laws.
• Researches, compiles and analyzes market data, salary surveys, compensation trends and relevant internal data to effectively make recommendations and influence compensation program competitiveness, business decisions and corporate policies.  This includes modeling options to support pay programs development/maintenance and annual review of the company’ salary structures and merit program.
• Conducts job evaluations as needed for new and revised positions and develops and maintains the process for requesting and managing the evaluation process.
• Manages the annual survey participation process including managing the job matching, survey completion and submission processes.  Ensures that market data is loaded and maintained in a centralized third-party data warehouse.  Trains the consulting team on how to access and use the data.
• Provides support for analytical and review activities routinely prepared to ensure high level pay program competitiveness and compliance with applicable Federal, State and Local laws.

• Participates in a variety of assigned compensation projects through the development and implementation process. Manages the attainment of milestones of the project plans by working and coordinating with team members and key stakeholders. Partners with manager to analyze, solution and resolve complex project issues.
• Participates in all efforts related to the design of incentives plans for the assigned disciplines. This includes discussions with business partners to ensure alignment of plan elements with discipline/business strategies, development of plan alternatives, plan and supporting resource creation, plan posting and related job code maintenance. Responsibilities include interfacing with our HR vendor for plan document creation, systems requirements and support for incentive cycle execution.
• Participates in annual bonus process for the assigned disciplines to ensure bonuses are processed timely and accurately.  Provides a seamless transition to the Compensation Operations team to support administration.  Provides the Compensation Operations team support in fielding questions and determining appropriateness of adjustments and exceptions throughout the cycles for assigned disciplines.
• Identifies issues which may evolve to be broader projects, such as those with an enterprise-wide scope. Prepares recommendations/options and presents to manager for support and direction.
• Works on cross-functional teams with members from a variety of disciplines including Human Resource, Law, Talent Acquisition, TMAS. Reporting and Analytics and Finance to solve business and process issues in an effective and timely manner.
• Responsible for own work and assists in contributing to team, department and/or business results.