CORP HR LEAD COMPENSATION INCENTIVE MGR at The Kroger Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio

Job Description:

Convert incentive strategies into incentive plans for eligible associate groups across the enterprise. Partner with VP of Total Rewards, Senior Compensation Manager, Finance, and the business to develop incentive plan strategies. Partner with Associate & Labor Relations Center of Excellence (COE) and HR business partners (HRBPs) to implement incentive strategies. Ensure incentive programs are administered in compliance with company policies and federal/state regulations or legislation, including applicable wage and hour regulations, and data privacy and protection guidelines. Serve as the subject matter expert (SME), providing consultative business solutions for assigned lines of business. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.Minimum

• 3+ years TR or compensation administration experience
• Any experience in a TR role within a division
• Any experience in compensation administration in a complex, multi-site organization
• Excellent oral/written communication skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, especially with Excel
• Ability to obtain large amounts of data and turn it into actionable insights
• Ability to act with confidence as SME with division leadership in guiding strategies and administration
• Ability to protect highly confidential and sensitive information

• Bachelor's Degree
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP)
• Knowledge of Oracle (or highly similar) HCM

• Support development and implementation of incentive plans to ensure market competitiveness for non-executive and executive roles within the organization
• Work with cross-functional teams and leadership to understand business goals and recommend/implement innovative approaches, policies and processes to effect continual improvements in incentive programs
• Direct the work of the Total Rewards (TR) managers responsible for executing incentive plans across assigned lines of business; partner with HR colleagues across the enterprise to understand business pain points and develop plans to address
• Translate business priorities into implementable actions to achieve strategic goals
• Partner with KTD and HR Governance to administer annual incentive plan payout within the MyInfo/Oracle HCM system; partner with internal stakeholders to develop incentive plans for unique groups
• Partner with Finance team to ensure appropriate incentive accruals
• Collaborate with Labor Relations COE to support incentive related contract negotiations
• Act as a consultant with client groups on compensation issues such as job evaluation, FLSA exemption reviews, compensation analyses, total compensation review, etc.
• Evaluate trends, market data, and benchmark surveys to ensure market competitiveness of incentive programs and salary bands
• Partner with HRBPs to influence business leaders in incentive strategy, programs and issues
• Partner with HRBPs, Division HR teams, and HR Data to assure pay related data is accurately reflected in MyInfo
• Travel up to 25% to work with assigned LOB
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation