Manager Total Rewards

Working at Breeze Airways is an exciting endeavor and a serious commitment to bring “The World’s Nicest Airline” to life. We work cross-functionally with truly awesome Team Members to deliver on our mission: “To make the world of travel simple, affordable, and convenient. Improving our guests travel experience using technology, ingenuity and kindness.”

Breeze is hiring- join us!

Breeze Airways is seeking a talented Manager of Total Rewards. This exciting opportunity with a fun and rapidly growing airline will report to the Director Total Rewards. The Total Rewards manager will be responsible for the strategic design, development, and implementation of an attractive and comprehensive total rewards program. This leader will manage company benefits, wellness plans, leaves of absence and compensation plans.

This position is located at Breeze Airways headquarters in Cottonwood Heights, Utah.

Here's what you'll do

Benefit Administration

• Plan, manage and lead all activities relating to administration and maintenance of team member benefits programs including retirement plans, group health, life, disability, and voluntary programs.

• Develop, implement, and administer programs in a manner that ensures cost effectiveness, marketplace competitiveness, and internal equity.

• Partner with respective investment committees, and insurance consultants and brokers to ensure company compliance with Federal, State, and other regulatory agencies to limit company exposure to liability associated with fiduciary responsibilities.

• Manage vendor relationships to ensure that agreed upon service levels are met, and any issues are promptly addressed.

• Manage and mentor Total Rewards Team Members

• Remain up to date on benefit and employment law changes and trends. Proactively offer input on actions needed to remain compliant with U.S. employment laws, governmental agencies, or fiduciary requirements as they pertain to U.S. team members and benefit plans.

• Design reports that monitor total rewards costs, provide People Services and other leaders with data necessary to understand trends and budget impacts

Compensation Administration

• Oversee compensation programs that address annual salary increase and bonus processes; analyze external wage and salary data to facilitate the development of a fair and competitive compensation package.

• Facilitation of required government reporting, non-discrimination testing and required communications.

• Facilitation of required annual 401k plan audit.

• Provides counsel and support to the Executive Leadership Team and other Senior Leaders in the various areas of noted responsibility, making presentations as required to all levels of the organization.

• Responsible for benchmarking benefits and payroll practices to gain efficiencies and potential cost savings through integrated activities.

• Strategic and consistent assessment of the competitiveness of our compensation program through market analysis.

Here's what you'll need to be successful

Minimum Qualifications

• 4-year degree in related field and 4+ years’ experience of People (HR) Management experience that includes in-depth knowledge of Team Member (employee) benefit plan design and administration, funding, legal compliance, and compensation management

• Specific management experience in compensation planning, research, policy development and program design to include health and welfare benefits, retirement plans, base and incentive pay

• Proven experience building, designing, and implementing a total reward program that attracts top talent

• Knowledge of People (HR), Benefits, and applicable federal and state laws and regulations

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong people skills are necessary

• Ability to serve as a knowledgeable resource to the executive management team

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within a fast-paced, complex, dynamic, multicultural business environment

• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) or Human Capital Institute (HCI) certification and membership

• Experience with airlines, finance, healthcare, or technology organizations

• Experience with Workday

Skills/Talents

• Exemplifies Breeze’s safety culture, values, and mission

• Operates with the highest integrity, tackles problems with ingenuity, constantly pursues excellence, and exercises kindness in all interactions

• The ability to read, write, and speak the English language fluently

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Exceptional interpersonal and critical thinking skills

• Ability to think critically and analyze situations effectively as they relate to regulatory compliance

• Ability to build solid relationships and partner with leaders and team members

• Seriously Nice

Perks of the Job

• Health, Vision and Dental

• Health Savings Account with Breeze Employee Match

• 401K with Breeze Employee Match

• PTO

• Travel on Breeze and other Airlines too!

Breeze Airways provides equal employment opportunities to all Team Members and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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