Cerence Inc.

Compensation

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Job Description: • Develops, implements, communicates, and administers compensation programs globally. • Oversees competitive pay in 16+ countries globally including North America, APAC, and EMEA. • Analyzes and provides recommendations related to new hires / merit / promotions / and other increases. • Works with HRIS vendor to ensure Workday can support all compensation programs. • Stays attuned to innovative new practices in global compensation and presents to HR Leadership team. • Creates materials to effectively communicate compensation plans. • Ensures pay practices are compliant in each country in which we operate. • Works closely with Director, Global Compensation in reviewing program recommendations, associated costs, analysis/impacts, and implementation of plans. • Trains the organization on compensation programs and practices. • Leads year-end merit, bonus and stock planning. Partners with T&OD on performance management connection to compensation. • Supports Sales Operations and may be responsible for sales commission processing. • Creates, implements, and manages Strategic Workforce Planning initiatives and monitoring across the company. • Supports and helps manage intermediate tasks within Workday including but are not limited to reporting, organizational management, job profile configuration, EIB upload, system testing, and development of configuration requirements. • Other projects as assigned which could be in other areas of the Total Rewards or Talent Management teams. Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred. • Minimum 8 years of related experience. • Global compensation experience required; executive compensation and/or equity/stock experience preferred. • Proven experience in designing and implementing compensation programs and processes tied to business objectives in global organizations. • Business acumen. • Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Self-motivated and ability to work well within a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines while maintaining impeccable attention to detail. • Progressive thinker with a flexible, can-do, team-oriented approach. • Strong analytic and consulting skills. • Workday experience preferred. Benefits: • Competitive salary • Flexible working hours • Professional development budget • Home office setup allowance • Global team events