Sr. Compensation & Benefits Manager

Harkins Theatres is looking for a Senior Compensation and Benefits Manager to join our Human Resources Department in our Scottsdale, AZ office. The successful Senior Compensation and Benefits Manager will develop and implement the compensation and benefit strategy by performing data analysis on market data to develop a full compensation and benefits structure that aligns with the business needs.  They will perform data analysis and monitor trends to determine the best pay and benefits plans and looks for ways to improve the current processes, practices and policies. 

Responsibilities:

• Develops a core compensation philosophy and strategy, inclusive of salary bands, variable compensation, and equity issuance to be regularly bench marked and evaluated.
• Develops a process and ages the data for salary range structures as well as grading jobs against market data.
• Drives the planning, vision, compliance and development of competitive benefit & reward programs for the Company.
• Provides guidance and recommendations to managers around job analysis, job descriptions and appropriate compensation bench marking, including ad-hoc reporting as required.
• Helps manage annual compensation review process, as well as provide off-cycle support to managers as needed.
• Manages compensation program budgeting, salary structure development, salary increases and incentive pay program design and administration.
• Conducts compensation and benefits analysis to identify internal trends and compliance improvements.
• Ensures compliance with local wage and employment laws including pay and recommendations.
• Manages our vendor relationships with benefits brokers, to include ongoing evaluation for competitive offerings and efficiencies.
• Partners with benefits consultant/broker to assess and analyze current trends and self-funded financial performance of our company benefit plans; provides regular reporting and strategic recommendations based on company and employee requirements and fiscal drivers.
• Manages employee benefits programs to include plan negotiations, renewal, changes, legal compliance and roll out of benefits to employees.
• Manages a very competitive 401k plan, including Plan Administrator duties, planning quarterly meetings with the committee, as well as all ongoing compliance, reporting and filing requirements.
• Supervises the daily responsibilities for the Benefits Specialist and Compensation Manager, trains and mentors to promote professional growth and high-performance.
• Ensures company policies and protocols are in compliance with all relevant regulations, examples: ERISA, ACA-related, HIPPA, records management, etc.
• Conducts broker searches and negotiates benefit plans.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree and 5-7 years benefits and compensation experience at a manager level or 10 years benefits and compensation experience.  CEBS certification a plus.
• Advanced expertise with Microsoft Office, MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel including v-lookup, pivot tables and charts.  UltiPro and Publisher experience a plus.
• Experience in building compensation and benefit strategies for a full total rewards package.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with a focused attention to details and the ability to analyze, organize, and effectively communicate complex ideas.
• Able to coach, train and mentor to encourage and develop growth.
• Able to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment.
• Organized with exceptional attention to detail and ability to exercise judgment and discretion in maintaining confidential and sensitive information.
• Self-starter who adapts to change who is able to work both independently as well as with a team.

We offer: 

• Competitive pay
• Excellent Health Insurance Package (medical, dental, vision) dramatically subsidized by the company
• Short/long-term disability and life insurance plans 100% paid by company
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401K 
• Paid time off in addition to sick pay benefits and paid holidays
• Free soda and popcorn in the office
• FREE MOVIES and much more!