Senior Manager Compensation And Benefits, Americas (Temporary)

The Senior Manager of Compensation & Benefits leads the C&B team with 3 direct reports with the responsibilities of Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, HRIS, Headcount Planning & HR budgeting. This person ensures that all programs are competitive, sustainable, scalable & have an impact on the long & short-term performance of the Company. This person is also responsible for establishing & effectively communicating HR policy & procedures.

Essential Duties:

• Oversee commission calculations/system maintenance for the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, and Saint Barth’s.
• Manage compensation plans to meet regulatory compliance and governance/audit requirements, consulting with legal resources and staying abreast of developing legislation and its potential impact
• Monitor the effectiveness of the compensation and benefit programs, processes, and practices, and recommend revisions to ensure equitable and competitive programs.
• Lead ongoing benefits strategy assessment, development, and implementation
• Conduct analysis of jobs, salaries, variable pay and other rewards to evaluate internal equity, external competitiveness, and legal compliance of the pay practices
• Partner in the design of effective compensation-related communications to managers and employees within the Total Rewards framework
• Provide thought leadership on current and emerging total compensation trends and issues and react to new local and federal legislation
• Provide guidance and direction in developing retention plans for key talent
• Oversee the completion of monthly, bi-annual, annual reporting for LVMH and internal departments
• Providing ad hoc C&B reports as requested by Central Team in Rome or LVMH
• Partner with Finance on reviewing personnel budgets versus actuals
• Benchmark and develop other local or mandatory and discretionary programs
• Collaborate with LVMH Shared Service Payroll team to ensure accurate bi-weekly payroll in the United States and Canada. Collaborate with HR Generalist and LATAM Payroll Vendors to ensure accurate monthly and bi-monthly payroll.
• Responsible for the annual salary increase/merit program, annual and quarterly bonus (where applicable) calculations and promotion packages.
• Identify and implement opportunities to simplify and standardize programs and processes

Key Competencies:

• Ability to serve as strategic business partner and advisor to senior executive leaders, business leaders and other key stakeholders.
• Willingness to be both strategic and tactical. Highly developed analytical skills – ability to define and measure plan performance metrics and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Spanish, Mandarin, French, Portuguese, or Italian speaker a plus.
• Comfortable dealing with senior management, outside ERISA counsel, vendors, auditors, and consultants.
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and project management.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, or related field required; advanced degree preferred. Master's a plus.
• Experience in a global company highly desirable.
• 7-10 years compensation or finance experience; A minimum of 2 years in a management role.
• Proven project management skills to move projects forward, bias for action.
• Previous compensation and/or benefit vendor management preferred.
• Proven experience managing a team, providing direction, coaching opportunities, career development, and annual appraisals.
• Ability to influence, deliver results and collaborate across functions and teams.
• Excellent presentation skills and the ability to convey complex concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve issues.
• Leads with enthusiasm and positive demeanor to inspire and motivate direct reports, colleagues, department, and senior management.
• Complete understanding and technical expertise of broad-based compensation programs and Benefit Plans.
• Strong communication, negotiation and listening skills to best ascertain needs and partner to build solutions to address them, while adhering to enterprise strategy and compliance requirements.