Acuity Brands, Inc

Senior Manager Total Rewards

Acuity Brands, Inc • $90K — $120K *
Brossard, QC J4W 1A1In-Person
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6-8 years of experience in total rewards strategy including compensation and benefits management.
  • Bachelor's degree in HR, business, finance, or related field; Master’s preferred.
  • Strong analytical skills with experience in leveraging HRIS and data for insights.
  • Capable of influencing and building partnerships with senior leaders.
  • Advanced communication skills for translating complex compensation programs clearly.
  • Experience in developing policies and frameworks for compensation and benefits.
  • Strategic thinking balancing business needs with associate experience.

Responsibilities

  • Benchmark, evaluate, and recommend competitive compensation and benefit programs.
  • Manage annual renewal processes and oversee RFP implementation for benefit providers.
  • Develop and deliver compelling benefit and compensation communications for associates.
  • Provide expert guidance on benefits administration and compensation practices.
  • Monitor regulatory compliance and partner with IT for HRIS data analytics.
  • Collaborate with HR partners to evaluate internal equity and compensation practices.
  • Oversee team management including performance management and career development.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
  • Comprehensive health and welfare benefits including insurance and retirement plans.
  • Support for ongoing education and training resources.
  • A collaborative and inclusive workplace environment.
  • Occasional travel opportunities for business engagements.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

Responsible for partnering with key leaders across the business and outside advisors as needed to provide competitive benefits and compensation programs in order to support the business. This role is responsible for executing the overall benefits strategy by researching, designing and managing effective, cost efficient benefits for the respective country(s) of oversight, including health and welfare, retirement, and/or any country-specific benefit programs. The role supports the design, management, implementation, communication, compliance and administration of compensation programs for the respective country(s). This role leverages HRIS systems to use data to help drive decision-making and business results. Responsible for delivering a great associate experience, liaising with outside advisors, business leaders/associates, the global payroll, legal, finance and the broader Total Rewards and HR team. Responsibilities include leading a team of Total Rewards professionals.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

  • Benchmarks, evaluates and recommends associate compensation and benefit programs, including health, life, and disability insurance, retirement plans, leave policies, and wellbeing programs with the goal of creating an attractive and competitive benefit program. Supports the design, evaluation, and updates to base pay, short term and/or sales incentive plans as needed. Participates in special projects as needed including but not limited to M&A due diligence and integration.
  • Manages the timely annual renewal process for all benefit plan policies and/or contracts by partnering with outside advisors as needed; coordinates any communication or involvement by 3rd parties such as Workers Councils or Union Leaders to ensure compliance where necessary; Leads any RFP processes and oversees implementation of new providers.
  • Develops and delivers strong benefit and compensation communications that help educate associates and support the associate value proposition including enrollment guides, product specific brochures/flyers and on-demand videos. Develop and maintain compensation guidelines, manager tools and education materials in support of the compensation programs and administration.
  • As the subject matter expert, provides guidance for escalated questions or issue resolution for the day to day administration of benefits and compensation including insurance, retirement plan, leave administration, and pay practices. Identify and recommend strategies to improve the company's recruiting and retention efforts; Ensure that all plans comply with federal, state and local laws. regulations and organizational objectives, including exercising accountability for talent selection, performance management, and separation decisions within the function
  • Monitors regulatory/government regulations, provides updates or findings reports to Total Rewards leadership and oversees plan document updates and administration to ensure compliance with all regulatory matters. Partner with IT to build, maintain and leverage the HRIS compensation modules in order to produce data analytics for improved decision making and efficient administration of Total Rewards programs.
  • Partner closely with human resource business partners on providing support and solutions for business needs including appropriate leveling and/or compensation for positions throughout the organization; conduct analyses to evaluate internal equity, external competitiveness, and legal compliance of the organization's compensation practices.
  • Manages a staff of associates with hire/fire, compensation and performance management decision making. Responsible for career development, mentoring and training of staff members.including quality, delivery, and candidate


Skills and Minimum Experience Required

  • 6-8 years experience in total rewards strategy including compensation, benefits, and global program design
  • Bachelor's Degree in human resources, business administration, finance, or related field; Master's degree preferred
  • Strong analytical capabilities with experience leveraging HRIS and data to drive insights
  • Ability to influence and partner with cross-functional stakeholders and senior leaders
  • Advanced communication skills with ability to translate complex programs into clear guidance
  • Experience developing and implementing policies, tools, and frameworks supporting compensation and benefits
  • Strategic thinking with ability to balance business needs, cost considerations, and associate experience
  • Problem-solving skills to address complex and ambiguous total rewards challenges
  • Working knowledge of retirement plans and health and welfare plans, leaves of absence and their compliance, and administration required as well as compensation programs, career architecture frameworks, and pay equity analyses.
  • Occassional travel for business


Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Experience supporting global or multi-country benefits and compensation programs.
  • Experience with compensation design including incentive plans and pay equity analysis.
  • Experience working with HRIS platforms and compensation modules.
  • Experience supporting organizational changes such as mergers, acquisitions, or integrations

About Acuity Brands, Inc

Acuity Brands, Inc. is a lighting and building management firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, with operations throughout North America and in Europe and Asia. It currently has about 12,000 employees and recorded net sales of $3.5 billion for fiscal year 2020. The company designs, produces, and distributes lighting fixtures, controls, and related products and services for commercial, institutional, industrial, infrastructure, and residential applications. Its lighting and building management solutions are marketed under various brands, including Lithonia Lighting, Holophane, Aculux, American Electric Lighting, and others. Acuity Brands is committed to sustainability and energy efficiency, and offers a range of products that meet or exceed industry standards for energy efficiency and environmental performance.
Learn more about Acuity Brands, Inc
Size
13,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.3 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$250.9 million
Founded
1898
5 Year Trend
+2.7%
Revenue
$3.2 billion
NASDAQ
AYI
* Ladders Estimates

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