Total Rewards Senior Associate

Total Rewards Senior Associate at Catalyst Partners Total Rewards Senior Associate at Catalyst Partners in Weehawken, New Jersey Posted in 2 days ago.

Type:

full-time

Job Description:

Summary This role is a senior individual contributor within the HR/Talent & Culture function, serving as a key partner to the Head of Total Rewards in driving the delivery of strategic initiatives while supporting operational excellence across the Total Rewards organization. This role is designed to provide sustained focus on the Total Rewards strategic roadmap - leading and coordinating complex projects, advancing priority initiatives, and ensuring momentum is maintained amid day?to?day demands. In addition, the role acts as a flexible, high?impact resource during peak periods in the annual cycle, providing experienced support across compensation and benefits teams as needed. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you bring strong project leadership, analytical expertise, and executive?ready communication skills to translate strategy into action and support informed decision?making at the senior leadership level.

You will:

Strategy Development and Execution:

Serve as a primary owner of strategic Total Rewards initiatives, ensuring focus, progress, and delivery across a multi?year roadmap. Lead complex projects including program design, transformation efforts, and governance enhancements. Establish project plans, milestones, and success measures; proactively manage risks and dependencies. Maintain momentum on strategic priorities while supporting ongoing operational excellence.

Executive & Leadership Enablement:

Prepare materials for executive leadership including analyses, presentations, and recommendations. Synthesize complex inputs into clear, executive?ready narratives. Support leadership decision?making through concise insights and trade?off analysis.

Operational Support & Flex Capacity:

Provide hands?on support during peak periods of the annual Total Rewards cycle. Function as an extra pair of hands to address surge workloads and unblock execution. Partner with Compensation and Benefits leaders to flex support as needed.

Analytics & Insight Generation:

Develop advanced Excel?based models and analytical tools. Conduct workforce, market, and financial analyses to inform strategy. Translate data into compelling insights for senior stakeholders.

Continuous Improvement & Thought Partnership:

Act as a trusted advisor to the Head of Total Rewards. Identify opportunities to improve processes, governance, and project execution. Stay current on Total Rewards and Talent & Culture trends.