Rewards Manager, Americas

POSITION: Rewards Manager, Americas 
LOCATION:  Mahwah, NJ 
LINE MANAGER: VP of People and Places 
RECRUITMENT RANGE:  $140,000 - $175,000

Live the Exceptional With Soul. This is the singular purpose of JLR. 

At the core of these experiences are the products themselves. The JLR brands have undergone a dramatic transformation over the past years. 

JLR is reimagining the future of modern luxury by design through our distinct British brands. Our purpose is to ‘Live the Exceptional with Soul’ by being the proud creators of modern luxury and being guided by a set of behaviors we call our Creators’ Code: Customer Love; Unity; Integrity; Growth; Impact. 

At JLR, we are passionate about our people. They are at the heart of our business. We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive culture that is representative of our global customers and the society in which we live; a culture in which every one of our employees can bring their authentic self to work and reach their full potential. 

Reporting to the VP of People and Places you will manage and execute key reward projects, research and communication for JLR in USA, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, ensuring the company’s compensation and benefits policies and procedures are competitive and aligned with local market practice 

What you will be doing: 

• Reward Strategy – Developing and managing the reward strategy and overseeing the identification of emerging trends, conducting research, designing and implementing reward programs that support this strategic direction in the US & Canada.

• Compensation Planning Strategy - Provide strategic leadership and analytical insight to guide the planning, design, implementation, and communication of the company’s compensation programs, ensuring decisions are grounded in data, aligned with business priorities, and optimized for organizational impact.

• Payroll Advisory & Management - Liaising closely with the People Partners and Global Reward with respect to payroll, international service (ISE) issues, finance approvals and benefit implementations.  

• Benefits Advisory & Management - Managing annual Benefits renewal process, with particular attention to US Healthcare regulations, ensuring long term cost effective and competitive strategy. 

• Emerging Trends - Keeping track of developments in the relevant markets and set strategies and policies, with respect to labor law changes, employment tax law and competitor innovations. 

• Global Mobility – Leading our global mobility strategy for the Americas, regarding policy queries, immigration and travel advice.. Liaise with JLR Global Mobility team and the suppliers of global mobility services to solve complex issues raised. 

• Job Grading - Conducting job analysis of new roles and organization structures from the business and grade the roles for the region. 

• Travel & Expenses Management – Managing the current services for travel and expenses for the region and review emerging trends and implement policy adjustments.

• Retirement Planning - Managing current and legacy Pension and Retirement Savings programs for both US & Canada.

• Vehicle Program Management - Managing the markets’ car policies with Finance ensuring the policy, lease cost modeling are up to date and cost effective. 

• Strategic Partnership – Serve as a strategic consultancy partner to Mexico and Brazil on Rewards in the Americas.

• Overseeing Team Operations - Managing Reward Analyst and Payroll & Benefits Coordinator in North America.

• Project Management - Managing the project planning and implementation of reward projects.
  

What you will need: 

• Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, or a related discipline is desirable or equivalent work experience 

• 10+ year of Experience in Multinational Reward experience in payroll, benefits, reward and global mobility