Senior Manager, Executive Rewards at Mars, Incorporated in McLean, Virginia

Job Description:

Job Description:

The role is ideally based in North America and the incumbent manages the need of Executive clients, special projects, annual rewards processes (AVP, GL merit) and cross-team support). Periodic travel is required.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's Degree in HR, Business Administration, or equivalent work experience


• Formal Rewards Qualification desirable (e.g., World at Work)


• 7+years' experience of Rewards/HR experience and a recognised expert in the field of Rewards


• Proven global and diverse perspective with experience across major regions and multiple countries is needed


• Collaborates with multi-cultural and remote peers/ project teams


• Exceptional organization skills and ability to juggle multiple initiatives simultaneously in dynamic environment


• Strong analytic skills with an interest in leveraging IT functionality to drive standardization / add business value


• Proven expertise in working with senior leaders and project management skills


• Ability to communicate with multiple levels in the organization


• Generalist HR skills and experience would be a considerable advantage to provide the insights of how global mandates land in local business units.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Provide expert consultancy to Region/Segment on all executive compensation matters, including business drivers, specialty incentive plan development, and individual and group retention issues


• Contribute to the deployment of Mars Inc. Rewards strategy in the executive arena, customizing as required to client needs


• Lead assigned Global Rewards processes such as benchmarking, evaluations and annual merit for the Global Leader (GL) population


• With the rest of the team, drive continuous improvement in Rewards processes that affect the GL population and the Rewards community as a whole


• Educate P&O and key business stakeholders on the elements of the rewards strategies and programs


• Continually explore external trends and best practices to ensure current solutions are best in class vs. appropriate benchmarks


• Partner with the Engagement and Effectiveness (E&E) team to ensure good practice on knowledge management, documentation, training and capability building is delivered.


• Partner with the Total Rewards Partner to ensure effective support related to GL population related benchmarking, analysis and other Segment and/or Regional related matters


• Provide timely resources to support projects such as restructuring, M&A, Org Design changes.


• Partner with Global Mobility, Talent Acquisition, Associate Relations, and other functions as required

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.


• Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.


• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.


• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.