Rewards Lead

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Help shape the way we reward, support, and engage the people who make Landscape Forms great.

The Total Rewards Lead is a strategic partner responsible for designing, aligning, and managing the organization’s comprehensive compensation and benefits programs to support business objectives and talent acquisition and retention. This role involves developing innovative reward strategies, analyzing market trends, and leading initiatives to ensure competitive, compliant, and cost-effective offerings.

Additionally, the Lead manages day-to-day benefits administration, ensuring smooth operations, employee engagement, and adherence to regulatory standards, while continuously seeking improvements to optimize the total rewards landscape. This position requires a person with a flexible, self‑motivated work style, a positive, empathetic approach to people, and a desire to solve problems. The nature of the work often requires sensitivity and confidentiality as well as compliance with employment/labor laws and standards.

How You Contribute:

• Develop and execute strategic total rewards initiatives aligned with organizational goals and market trends.
• Oversee the management and delivery of employee benefits programs, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, retirement plans, and wellness benefits.
• Lead the administration of benefits, including enrollments, changes, claims processing, COBRA, and compliance activities, ensuring efficient day‑to‑day operations.
• Create and communicate compelling benefits communication, orientations, and training to enhance employee understanding and engagement.
• Conduct analysis of market data and internal metrics to evaluate program competitiveness, coverage, and costs; recommend strategic improvements.
• Partner with vendors, third‑party administrators, and internal teams to ensure seamless delivery of programs and regulatory compliance.
• Monitor regulatory changes and lead compliance efforts across all benefits and compensation programs.
• Drive process improvements and automation to increase operational efficiency and reduce costs.
• Provide strategic counsel to leadership on total rewards design, market positioning, and future‑oriented initiatives.
• Develop, implement, and promote wellness programs that support employee health, wellbeing, and work‑life balance.
• Use technology platforms and HRIS systems effectively to streamline benefits administration and data management.
• Leverage automation tools to enhance efficiency in benefits enrollment, claims processing, and reporting functions.

Criteria for Success:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• 5–10 years of experience in benefits administration or a similar role.
• Strong understanding of HR and employment regulations, with specific knowledge of Michigan employment laws.
• Excellent communication, problem‑solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships with vendors and cross‑functional teams.
• Empathy, professionalism, and discretion when handling sensitive matters.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment: While performing these duties, the individual is regularly required to stand, sit, walk, use hands to finger tools, and reach with hands and arms. Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds. Must be able to sit at a computer for long periods of time. Work environment noise is moderate, may include multiple facilities and shifts.

Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the principal accountabilities.

Who We Are: Landscape Forms is a modern craft manufacturer, blending expert craftsmanship with innovative technology to shape the outdoors. For over 55 years, we’ve crafted inspiring solutions to artfully connect people to the outdoors and to one another. Our work is driven by a deep commitment to design, culture, and craft—and by the belief that outdoor environments should be as inspiring and inclusive as the people who use them.

As set forth in Landscape Forms’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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