Manager, Total Rewards - Must have led Benefits and LOA experience

Manager, Total Rewards - Must have led Benefits and LOA experience

Location of Work Remote, US

Employment Type Full Time Employee

Job Description

Our mission

At Corza Medical, our mission is to champion surgical providers with remarkable service and exceptional products that save time, money, and effort. We are a passionate team guided by our core belief that you should never have to choose between performance, value, and a quality customer experience. We are here to support you every step of the way.

Our brand promise

We deliver a collaborative experience by working directly with the surgical community to ensure you get the exact surgical tools you need at the right time and the right price.

• Remarkable service: A seamless, personal process designed around you and your needs.

• Trusted performance: Our product family is the result of years of experience championing surgeons and listening to their expertise.

• Outstanding value: No matter the surgical specialty, we deliver quality products for all markets.

Our people promise

Excellence is our Specialty and what makes us successful is our people. We are committed to fostering a positive, empowering and growth-oriented environment where all team members are encouraged to share their opinions and ideas. That means you will work alongside an accomplished and highly collaborative team that inspires commitment to our goal in attaining excellence in everything they do.

Job Purpose Summary

The Manager, Total Rewards is responsible for the design, administration, and continuous improvement of the company’s total rewards programs, including health and welfare benefits, retirement plans, leave of absence programs, and compensation initiatives for the US and Canada. This role ensures programs are competitive, cost-effective, compliant, and aligned with the organization’s business strategy and culture. The manager will serve as a subject matter expert, advisor to leadership, and point of escalation for employees, while leading vendor relationships and ensuring an exceptional employee experience.

What you will do

• Develop, implement, and manage benefits and total rewards strategies to attract, retain, and engage talent.

• Administer health, welfare, and retirement plans, ensuring compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws (e.g., ERISA, ACA, FMLA, COBRA).

• Manage to optimization all systems supporting total rewards program, including key systems integration points, importing and exporting data, reporting and auditing.

• Effectively use the benefits administration system to monitor and troubleshoot benefit transactions. Coordinate/maintain updates to online benefits materials and documents.

• Oversee annual benefits renewals, open enrollment, and communication campaigns.

• Partner with Finance, HR, and external vendors to monitor program costs, analyze data, and recommend plan design enhancements.

• Develop and deliver clear, engaging employee communications and training related to benefits and rewards programs.

• Lead leave of absence programs (FMLA, disability, parental leave, etc.), ensuring consistent application of policy and compliance.

• Ensure proper coordination and filing with other paid time off programs, including workers compensation, disability and state provided benefits.

• Coordinate with payroll to ensure accurate payment of leave and other paid time off benefits

• Lead compliance with respect to total rewards, wage and hour, and employee relations.

• Stay current on legislation, market trends, and best practices with regard to general employee policies, benefits and total rewards.

• Manage global policies and US and Canadian employee handbooks, programs and policies, ensuring policy and program updates, compliance and effective communication and utilization.

• Manage global time off programs.

• Leads global compensation program planning and execution, as well as Recognition program.

• Support other HR and compliance projects (reconciliations, integrations, data collection, I9 audits, etc.) as needed.

• Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and service-level agreements to ensure high-quality service delivery.

• Serve as an escalation point for complex employee inquiries and provide guidance to HR business partners and managers.

• Other tasks as needed.

What you will need

• Bachelor’s degree. (Master’s degree or HR certifications a plus).

• 5+ years of progressive experience in benefits, compensation, or total rewards.

• Strong knowledge of U.S. benefits regulations, compliance requirements, and industry practices. Experience with Canadian benefits a plus.

• Experience managing vendor relationships and benefits renewals.

• Analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and present insights to leadership. Effective decision- making skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and deliver employee-friendly messaging.

• Proven project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Commitment to continuous improvement and process improvement, automation

• Customer service and strong collaboration orientation a must

• Demonstrated process, efficiency improvement.

• Action orientated and active ownership. Self-starter. Willingness to learn

• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

What we value

• Customer First - We deliver extraordinary experiences.

• Accountability - We do what we say.

• Integrity - We do what is right.

• Inspired - We love what we do.

• One Global Team -We before me, always.

Join us today and Excel@Corza !

Corza Medical offers a competitive benefits package including medical, 401K, vacation and sick time, paternal leave and other benefits.

A reasonable estimate of the current pay range for this role is $125,000 - $150,000/annual. Further, pay is offered based on geographic location, internal equity, market data, applicant’s job-related skills, commensurate experience, required licensures, certifications, and certain degrees.

Corza Medical is an equal opportunity employer. Corza Medical evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status or other protected characteristics.

Notice To Third Party Agencies:

Corza does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of Corza Medical and Corza Medical will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.