Total Rewards Senior Manager

As Total Rewards Senior Manager, you will own the strategy, design, and governance of Grow's compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs across the U.S. and Canada. This is a senior individual contributor role with no direct reports initially. Over time, scope will expand to include leave strategy and program design, at which point a Leave Specialist will report to the role. Base compensation varies by experience, qualifications, and working location. Hybrid hub roles (NYC, San Francisco, or Seattle) require onsite work three days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). Both hybrid and remote arrangements include travel 2-3 times per year.

Responsibilities

Build Grow's Total Rewards strategy and roadmap, aligned with talent needs, business priorities, values, and financial goals; Own compensation strategy and governance across the U.S. and Canada, including market benchmarking, salary ranges, and pay positioning; Partner with People leaders and Finance on job architecture and leveling; Lead compensation review cycles end to end, including budgets, guidelines, analysis, calibration support, manager enablement, and outcome evaluation; Champion pay equity through rigorous analysis of compensation outcomes, partnering with Legal, Finance, and Talent Intelligence on reviews and remediation; Partner with Finance and Legal on equity program design, grant guidelines, and employee education; Own benefits strategy, plan design, annual renewals, and broker and vendor governance, and lead annual enrollment planning; Develop wellbeing program strategy and evaluate how well programs serve a distributed workforce; Build models and business cases for rewards investments, and partner with Finance on budgets, forecasting, and spend tracking; Establish policies, decision frameworks, and exception governance for consistent, equitable rewards decisions, including coordination with employer of record (EOR) partners; Create clear communications, manager guidance, and decision tools, and partner with People Systems & Operations to administer programs reliably at scale

Requirements

Significant progressive experience in Total Rewards, with deep compensation expertise and meaningful experience across benefits, leave, or wellbeing programs; Experience building or evolving rewards programs in a growing organization, balancing employee experience, market competitiveness, equity, and cost; Experience leading compensation cycles, conducting market benchmarking, and developing salary structures, with the ability to turn analysis into actionable recommendations; Experience partnering on equity programs, especially in a startup environment, and explaining their role in a broader rewards offering; Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, sound data judgment, and comfort handling sensitive employee and compensation information; Experience managing brokers, vendors, renewals, and cross-functional implementations; Practical understanding of rewards-related compliance and good judgment about when to involve Legal or specialist advisors; Ability to explain complex topics clearly and influence leaders without direct authority; Systems mindset and exceptional attention to detail; Comfort moving between strategy and hands-on execution in a lean, collaborative team

Nice to have

Experience designing or overseeing leave programs across U.S. federal, state, and Canadian provincial requirements; Interest in using AI and automation to scale and personalize rewards programs without losing empathy or flexibility

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage; No cost access to therapy through the Grow platform (US employees); Retirement savings programs and equity opportunities; Flexible time off, company paid holidays (which vary by country), and company-wide Winter Break; Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave and a new child stipend; Dedicated weekly flexible Mental Health Mornings/Afternoons; Annual Wellness & Development Stipend; Pre-tax commuter benefits for hub location teammates; Home office support and meal benefits for remote and hub-based employees; Wellness memberships, virtual care, pet insurance discounts (where available), and global travel assistance