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Assistant Vice President, Compensation & Payroll
Location
United States
Posted
20 days ago
Salary
$175K - $195K / year
Seniority
Mid Level
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Assistant Vice President, Compensation & Payroll
The Hanover Insurance Group
Role Description The Head Compensation will be responsible for the strategic design, implementation, and oversight of the organization’s broad-based compensation, recognition programs and enterprise job architecture. They will participate in the strategy and design of executive compensation, overseeing the implementation of these programs, including leadership of our enterprise managed service payroll function. This leader will play a critical role in enhancing employee experience, optimizing the impact of compensation programs, championing a culture of pay for performance and pay understanding across the organization. Key Responsibilities - Strategic Leadership: Lead the strategy and design of all national broad-based compensation programs and enterprise payroll. - Monitor emerging trends and shifts in business direction, proactively assessing and benchmarking programs to enhance competitiveness and relevance, while aligning with strategic and financial goals, supporting employee engagement, attraction and retention of talent. - Data-Driven Insights: - Utilize strong analytical capabilities to evaluate the performance, competitiveness, and cost-effectiveness of compensation programs aligned with Hanover’s business strategy and culture. - Leverage data-driven insights to deliver impactful business consultation, guide strategic enhancements and ensure alignment with organizational objectives. - Matrixed Partner Management: - Provide oversight for compensation administration, monitoring internal and external partners performance to ensure high-quality service delivery. - Own and cultivate strategic relationships with all compensation vendors. Collaborate effectively with internal partners, including Legal, Tax, Finance and HR Services. - Compliance: Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations (e.g., FLSA, Pay Equity, Payroll Tax). - Budget and Financial Oversight: Oversee and manage the budget for most compensation plans, collaborating with the Finance team to establish budgets, monitor the level and impact of spend, and support the quality of monthly close processes and financial reporting. - Compensation Administration: Provide oversight for compensation administration, monitoring internal and external partners performance to ensure high-quality service delivery. - Thought Leadership: Provide expertise and thought leadership to departmental and cross-functional initiatives. Participate/lead compensation plan due diligence related to merger and acquisition activities. - Team Leadership and Management: Directly lead a team of 5 Compensation and Payroll professionals and share leadership accountability for compensation operations within HR Services. - Leadership: Participate as a member of the HR extended leadership team, contributing to leadership and prioritization of departmental and HR goals and initiatives. Qualifications - Experience: 10+ years of relevant benefits experience, with a proven track record of managing and influencing matrixed teams in a publicly traded company or diversified firm. - Education: A Masters or Bachelors degree or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience. - Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of compensation design and administration, including regulatory, tax, and legislative matters impacting program design and administration. Executive Compensation expertise preferred. - Communication Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively consult and influence compensation matters with senior leaders, including C-suite executives. - Financial Acumen: Strong financial and analytical skills for conducting cost-benefit analyses and effectively managing compensation expenses. - Operational Excellence: Demonstrated ability to translate vision into action, manage multiple priorities, improve operations, and maintain positive relationships while delivering high quality results in a fast-paced, collaborative and complex environment. - Leadership Skills: Proven coaching, mentoring, and employee development capabilities. Career Development It’s not just a job, it’s a career, and we are here to support you every step of the way. We want you to be successful and fulfilled. Through on-the-job experiences, personalized coaching and our robust learning and development programs, we encourage you – at every level – to grow and develop. Benefits - Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance - 401K with a company match - Tuition reimbursement - PTO - Company paid holidays - Flexible work arrangements - Cultural Awareness Day in support of IDE - On-site medical/wellness center (Worcester only)
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