Head of Total Rewards

The Head of Total Rewards will be responsible for leading a team of professionals and overseeing all aspects of the compensation, benefits, and equity programs for all global employees. This includes developing compensation and benefit strategies that drive growth, attract/retain talent, optimize the workforce, and drive productivity, all while keeping in mind cost savings on a macro level.

Responsibilities

• Honing and developing the Total reward strategy across all businesses and functions, in collaboration with other areas of the business, assuring internal equity and external competitiveness.
• Developing a compensation strategy and directing the design, implementation, and communication of all management and executive compensation plans/policies for all compensation programs.
• Designing, implementing, communicating, and controlling health and welfare benefit programs for more than 9,000 employees.
• Ensuring the regional deployment of the company's compensation programs including annual salary planning/merit increases process, salary structures, variable pay, and other incentive programs to ensure alignment with the company's goals, initiatives and budget.
• Providing strategic guidance to the Benefits Team responsible for all compensation and benefit administration.
• Building long-term goals to improve efficiencies within the Benefits Team. 
• Partnering with internal and external consultants to ensure the company stays competitive and on-trend in both compensation and benefits while also remaining cost-effective and in line with corporate goals, company policies, and any regulatory requirements.
• Playing a critical role in the due diligence process and comprehensive review of all compensation and benefit plans for new mergers and acquisitions.
• Continuing to be a thought leader in helping the organization implement strategies that impact the business. 
• Serving as a consultative partner at all leadership levels across the organization.
• Using metrics and analytics to create insights for the business to keep executives informed on progress and decisions through simple and effective communications, presentations & people analytics. 

Skills & Experience

• 10 + years of experience
• Knowledge of legislation governing benefit plans (ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, PPACA)
• Knowledge of publicly traded companies and equity share programs including ESPP and ESOP and others
• Knowledge of UK-based publicly traded organizations is a +
• Self-starter, highly motivated, and able to shift directions quickly when priorities change
• Detail-oriented and demonstrates a solid understanding how things affect one another in an overall system
• Flexibility to adapt to changing business situations
• Thrive in ambiguity and embrace a challenge
• Strong problem-solving, process improvement and change management skills with the ability to think strategically, analytically, and creatively
• Bring new perspectives to enrich the diversity of discussion across our teams
• Strategic mindset, strong collaboration, and a relentless focus on execution to drive large initiatives 

About Media.Monks:

Media.Monks is on a mission to create a new future for this industry. Our vision? Build everything with a belief that changing for good comes from changing who does the work. Yep, that means you. Welcome to the party—one global, cross-cultural collective with a passion for using our skills to create better and a better world. That’s how we’re able to connect the dots between data, content, digital media, and technology from everywhere we are—a true end-to-end model. Joining the Media.Monks collective means having the opportunity to create award-winning work with some of the most gifted, focused, joyful, talents from all over the world.

At Media.Monks, you’ll be joining a highly ambitious company on a global mission to win the decade by changing the industry for good. Partner to 8 of the 10 most innovative companies in the world, Media.Monks works with established as well as up-and-coming global, regional, DTC and B2B brands, helping them own their data and build out customer ecosystems to elicit smart, efficient, high-impact engines for growth. We deliver table stakes quickly, creating cost efficiencies from day one to push up the creative effectiveness of our work with every cycle.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all