Director Rewards

Overview

Gate Gourmet, a gategroup company, is the world's largest independent provider of catering and provisioning services for the airline industry. For the past 70 years, we have served over 250 carriers in more than 30 countries. Gate Gourmet combines culinary expertise with the highest standards of food safety and production to deliver delicious, healthy, and affordable meals to over 270 million travelers around the globe.

Functions as a key member of the HR leadership team with all responsibilities for the Compensation and Benefits functions for the US and Canada for union and non-union employee populations. Leads and manages the ongoing administration and development of new compensation and benefits programs, ensuring dependencies and integration with current and future HRIS and Payroll systems. Collaborates with peers, Regional and Global leadership to understand business and strategic objectives in order to identify corresponding HR staffing needs, projects and programs to support achievement.

• $-$ per year.
• Paid time off
• 401k, with company match
• Company sponsored life insurance
• Voluntary short-term/long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary life, accident, and hospital plans
• Employee Assistance Program

• Leads and manages a professional team in the strategy, design, implementation and delivery of Compensation and health and welfare Benefit programs in the US and Canada in support of both union and non-union professional, management and executive populations.
• Ensures compliance of these programs with existing legislative requirements at the federal, state, province, city and/or port authority regulations, as well as the local (CAN) and national (US) union contracts.
• Monitors legislative developments in all locations through a professional staff responsible for implementing, administering, and maintaining compliance.
• Leads the Compensation and Benefits functions and develops business plans to reduce or contain the Company's costs.
• Creates and implements strategies that leverage technology to automate and streamline HR business processes, with the objective of improving services, value and strategic impact in all areas of the business.
• Builds and maintains effective working relationships between HR and Regional and Global Business Leaders in support of transforming and demonstrating the value proposition of HR as a strategic business partner.
• Leads the annual benefit plan design process to ensure plans are competitive and cost effective. Evaluates, compares and recommends improvements/changes to existing company benefits by utilizing market data from various consultants, surveys, and other sources of information. Plans, develops, and/or participates in area and industry surveys.
• Develops specifications for new plans or modifies existing plans to:
  Maintain company's competitive position in labor market, Ensure consistency across all regions while complying with union agreements and federal, state, province, city and port authority regulations.
• Responsible for effective vendor management including ensuring, establishing, communicating and adhering to policies and procedures. Identifies needs for vendor service offerings and changes, leads the case development and justification for changes within gategroup, then leads efforts to develop RFPs, response evaluation, selection and implementation of approved product and/or service changes.
• Works effectively with external benefits and compensation consultants, and internally with compensation, benefits, HRIS & payroll leaders in development of financial strategies to align with business goals while providing competitive offerings which support recruitment and retention efforts.
• Develops overall benefits communication strategy including new hire orientation materials, ongoing employee communications, exit materials, and annual enrollment communications.
• Evaluates and monitors the effectiveness of compensation and benefits plans, programs and incentives, with an emphasis on aligning total rewards to business drivers.
• Manages the company wage and salary structure, pay policies, and variable pay…