Manager, Compensation

**Key Responsibilities**:
Evaluate jobs using knowledge of job design and the Global Career Framework to establish market pricing benchmarks, salary structure assignment, and incentive target recommendations, and perform incumbent analysis utilizing the Global Career Framework for job evaluation and leveling.
Oversee the annual merit review for assigned region, including manager training, manager/HR guidance, allocation of adjustment budgets, cost/incumbent analysis, and so forth.
Develop, get alignment on, and implement portions of compensation pay strategies (base and bonus) utilizing complex market competitive and cost impact analysis.
Interpret company compensation policies and practices and local, state, and federal laws regulating salary practices, and provide analysis, advice, education and solutions to compensation issues to managers and HRBP
Coordinate work of lower level employees, providing guidance, training and direction to execute smaller tactical compensation projects, with timely coaching and feedback, and ensuring work is accurate and meets desired objectives.
Identify and evaluate compensation process improvement and/or course correction/course alignment opportunities.
Other incidental duties.

**Education and Experience**:
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Math or other related field.
8 years experience years related experience Required.

**Additional Skills**:
Proven expertise in usage of Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint, and related compensation data management tools. Working knowledge of HRIS
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills including consultative and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
Good problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills
Good negotiation and conflict resolution skills
Ability to present manager training to large audiences, typically around 100 managers at a time, and effectively respond to questions and concerns raised during the training.
Extensive knowledge and understanding of EW policies, procedures, and requirements as it relates to global compensation.
Strong leadership skills and ability to influence change in complex situations, and interact with all organizational levels.
Ability to assess risks, analyze complex situations and determine next course of action.
Ability to manage internal and external confidential information with utmost discretion.
Ability to exercise judgment in determining approach to meetings and how best to modify approach and direction to get alignment and buy-in before reaching a solution
Strict attention to detail, accuracy, and demonstrated ability to perform statistical analysis, critical thinking, and utilize database management tools to provide analysis and solutions to problems.
Ability to work in a fact paced environment and balance a dynamic workload with constantly changing priorities, deadlines, and project scopes.
Ability to build productive internal/external working relationships and work well in a cooperative, collaborative team environment, including inter-departmental teams, assigned client group(s), senior leadership, and key contacts representing the organization on contracts or projects
Ability to interact with senior internal and external personnel on significant matters often requiring coordination between organizations
Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control

About Edwards Lifesciences

Edwards Lifesciences is the global leader in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease, as well as critical care and surgical monitoring. Driven by a passion to help patients, the company collaborates with the world’s leading clinicians and researchers to address unmet healthcare needs, working to improve patient outcomes and enhance lives. Headquartered in Irvine, California, Edwards Lifesciences has extensive operations in North America, Europe, Japan, Latin America and Asia and currently employs over 13,000 individuals worldwide.

For us, helping patients is not a slogan - it’s our life’s work. From developing devices that replace or repair a diseased heart valve to creating new technologies that monitor vital signs in the critical care setting, we focus on helping patients regain and improve the quality of their life.

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Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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