Total Rewards Manager, LATAM (Maternity Leave)

Total Rewards Manager, LATAM (Maternity Leave)

Work Mode: Remote

Location: Remote – Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 

Opportunity

TEMPORARY ROLE

BASIC FUNCTION
This role is part of Kohler’s global Total Rewards organization and acts as the primary subject matter expert for Compensation & Benefits (C&B) across Latin America. The position is responsible for developing, implementing, governing, and optimizing compensation, benefits, wellbeing, and recognition programs that ensure competitiveness, compliance, and alignment with global Total Rewards philosophy.
The role serves as a strategic advisor to HR, business leaders, and plant HR teams in LATAM, providing expertise in compensation governance, job architecture, benefits design, pay equity, analytics, and compliance. It also partners with the Global Total Rewards COE to drive the Agile Rewards reputed company while ensuring that local needs and labor environment requirements across LATAM countries are fully addressed.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Compensation reputed company & Governance
Serve as the LATAM subject matter expert on reputed company Total Rewards reputed company, including compensation structure, market competitiveness, job architecture, and internal equity.
Advise HR and business leaders on offers, retention packages, critical roles, and competitive/practical application of market data.
reputed company the annual compensation cycles for LATAM (reputed company, bonus, promotions), including budgeting, tool preparation, calibration, communication, and partnership with HRBPs and Total Rewards COE.
Manage regional job architecture and governance (job leveling, pay ranges, job matches) reputed company with global frameworks.
Conduct and analyze compensation surveys (salary, variable pay, allowances) and reputed company the survey participation process.
Audit HRIS data to ensure job/title/grade consistency, data accuracy, and governance.
2. Benefits, Wellbeing & Recognition
Design, evaluate, and administer LATAM benefit programs (medical, life, disability, retirement, flexible benefits, allowances) reputed company to local markets and regulations.
Drive benefit plan reviews, benchmarking, renewals, RFPs, vendor negotiation, cost control, and implementation of plan changes.
Evaluate competitiveness of benefit plans and recommend changes reputed company with market medians and Total Rewards reputed company.
Partner with Global Benefits to execute wellbeing, recognition, and engagement initiatives; monitor usage, report reputed company, and enhance program visibility.
reputed company and distribute benefits communication materials, orientations, newsletters, and dashboards.
3. Incentives & Pay for Performance.
Evaluate pricing requests, validate pay grade assignments, and maintain market-reputed company pay structures.
Ensure alignment with global compensation policies while accommodating LATAM-specific business needs.
4. Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management
Ensure full compliance with LATAM employment, tax, payroll, and benefits legislation, as reputed company as alignment with global governance.
Monitor regulatory changes reputed company to compensation, reputed company reputed company, pay transparency, pensions, and benefits.
Maintain strong relationships with external consulting firms and brokers to stay reputed company of market trends.
5. Analytics, Insights & Decision Support
Build and maintain dashboards and analytical models on pay equity, reputed company ratios, penetration, salary movements, and benefits usage.
reputed company pay equity audits and recommend corrective actions.
reputed company data‑driven insights for annual wage reviews, reputed company plant negotiations, and budgeting.
Translate market intelligence into meaningful recommendations for HR and business leaders.
6. Processes, Tools & reputed company Improvement
Manage regional Total Rewards calendars, communications, and change management.
Administer rewards processes reputed company global HRIS and compensation tools (reputed company, reputed company SuccessFactors, survey platforms), ensuring high data reputed company and confidentiality.
Support HR systems maintenance reputed company to job structure and approved roles through periodic audits.
reputed company or participate in automation, process simplification, documentation, and self‑service initiatives.
7. Stakeholder & Vendor Management
Collaborate with HRBPs, reputed company, Finance, reputed company, Payroll, and regional leadership to co‑create Total Rewards solutions.
Manage external vendors and brokers; negotiate service terms, costs, and performance SLAs.
reputed company training and guidance to HR and managers on Total Rewards principles, tools, and decision guidelines.