Manager Total Rewards

For more than 90 years, PALFINGER has set benchmarks with innovative crane and lifting solutions worldwide. As a leading technology and mechanical engineering company, we transform customer needs into seamlessly integrated solutions while providing opportunities for our people to grow, collaborate, and push beyond limits. We foster an environment where we reach up, reach out, and reach beyond. Become part of our team and let’s lift each other to create what’s next.

Join PALFINGER as our Manager Total Rewards based in Schaumbur, IL. This role will strengthen the accuracy, compliance, efficiency, and effectiveness of U.S. and Canadian payroll, benefits, compensation, and incentive programs. You will oversee audits and reconciliations, support 401(k) and payroll audits, develop reporting and dashboards, administer commission and incentive programs, and resolve complex data and process issues. Working closely with HR, Payroll, Finance, Global teams, vendors, and business leaders, the Manager Total Rewards translates data into actionable insights, strengthens controls, improves employee service, and drives process improvements and automation to build reliable and scalable Total Rewards operations.

Your Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate, compliant, and timely payroll and benefits administration across the U.S. and Canada.
• Lead payroll, benefits, and 401(k) reconciliations, audits, controls, reporting, and issue resolution.
• Manage compensation benchmarking, commissions, bonuses, and short- and long-term incentive programs.
• Develop dashboards and analytics that identify trends, manage costs, and support leadership decisions.
• Drive process improvement and automation in partnership with HR, Payroll, Finance, Global teams, and vendors.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in payroll, benefits, compensation, HR operations, or HRIS, including hands-on reconciliation and audit responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of payroll controls, benefits and 401(k) administration, compensation benchmarking, and incentive programs.
• Advanced proficiency with payroll and HRIS platforms, Excel, dashboards, reporting, and large-data analysis.
• Proven ability to improve and automate processes, lead cross-functional projects, analyze complex data, and communicate actionable insights.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation: $130,000 - $145,000 plus bonus eligible
• 401(k) with Company match.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and short- and long-term disability (depending upon state). Wellness program offered. 
• Paid Company holidays and paid Personal Time Off (PTO).
• Opportunity for continuous learning and career growth.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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