Senior Manager, Total Rewards

Remote - US

At Evolve, we’re on a mission to make vacation rental easy for everyone. Our high-performing, customer-obsessed team runs on curiosity, communication, and accountability—working together to create exceptional experiences for our owners and guests. Whether solving big challenges, delivering outstanding results, or celebrating wins, we approach every day with purpose and passion. If you’re ready to join a mission-driven company where every teammate has the opportunity to thrive, Evolve might just be the place for you.

Job Description

The Senior Manager, Total Rewards is strategically focused, yet a hands-on leader, responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the comprehensive total rewards strategy to attract, motivate, and retain employees at Evolve. This position will manage the Compensation and Benefits functions to design programs that align with business results and support the organizational goals and culture.

Essential Functions:

• Manage a team responsible for compensation, benefits, and leaves of absence management.
• Establish and implement performance metrics to measure the effectiveness of total rewards programs.
• Analyze data to make informed decisions and adjust strategies as needed.
• Manage the administration of our benefits programs, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, 401k, and wellness initiatives; analyze plans to provide recommendations and lead annual open enrollment.
• Work with insurance brokers and vendors to evaluate and recommend platforms for benefit program administration.
• Manage leaves of absence programs, seeking opportunities to simplify existing processes while ensuring compliance with state-specific leave laws.
• Develop and maintain the job architecture framework by conducting job analysis, creating role descriptions, and establishing job classifications based on level, function, and complexity to support career paths and development.
• Maintain pay grades and salary ranges for all job classifications, ensuring internal equity and external competitiveness through market benchmarking.
• Responsible for ensuring accurate compensation structure configuration and governance within the HRIS.
• Partner with the PBP team and leaders to apply our compensation principles to evolving business needs, ensuring alignment with our total rewards strategy.
• Collaborate with the talent acquisition team and people leaders on day-to-day compensation approvals and pay recommendations for new hires, promotions, transfers, etc., with full autonomy.
• Own the compensation aspects of the performance management process, merit cycle, and recognition programs to recognize and incentivize strong performers and demonstration of our core values.
• Review ad-hoc pay increases and promotions and provide recommendations to management regarding compensation decisions.
• Support the ongoing plan design and administration of incentive plans (annual bonus plans, commission plans), distribute incentive plan documents, and facilitate payout processes in partnership with Finance, Sales Operations, and Payroll.
• Monitor and interpret state-specific pay transparency laws, working with key stakeholders to develop and maintain policies and processes that ensure compliance.
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• Ensure compliance through audits of benefits and compensation practices, including ACA reporting, 401k non-discrimination testing, and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) classification.
• Create communication strategies and materials to educate employees about the organization's total rewards programs, fostering transparency and highlighting the value and impact of offerings to enhance engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Human Resources, Psychology, Communications, or related field
• Minimum 10 years of relevant job experience, including experience in roles supporting compensation, benefits, HR operations functions
• 5+ years of experience leading a Total Rewards team in a highly dynamic, fast-moving organization, preferably with experience in private-equity backed organizations 
• Substantial knowledge and expertise in all facets of benefits and compensation
• Hands-on leader who can lead in both a highly strategic, vision forward capacity, but also roll-up their sleeves and execute the work at a tactical level
• Experience creating and managing compensation plans
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Suite – Excel
• Proficiency with Google Suite–Sheets, Slides, Docs
• Preferred ERP or HRIS Implementation Experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Comprehensive HR knowledge of Benefit design and administration, compensation practices, HR technology and analytics
• Knowledge of employment legislation and regulations such as FMLA, ADA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, ERISA
• Operational knowledge of federal and state pay transparency laws and regulations
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to provide HR metrics and data to make decisions, with an eye for detail and accuracy
• Ability to balance both velocity of work and detailed accuracy
• Ability to work well across the organization at various levels and build solid relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated ability to create and implement organization-wide HR programs and initiatives from the ground up successfully
• Demonstrates resiliency; ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with strong attention to detail
• Ability to handle ambiguity in a dynamic environment
• Demonstrated success as a senior-level human resources professional with an emphasis on moving human resources to be a strategic, proactive business partner
• Confident, energetic relationship builder who builds rapport and earns respect at every level of the organization.

Compensation - 

For this role our salary range is 155,000 - 180,000, depending on relevant experience. This role will also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on both company and individual performance.

Location 

All Evolve team members must live in one of our approved locations by their first day. We can hire from anywhere in the U.S. except D.C. and Hawaii. Some positions may also have restrictions based on compensation in the following states: California, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Washington. If you live in Colorado, you can work remotely anywhere in the state, at our downtown Denver office, or a hybrid of both! If you're planning to move soon, please let us know, and we'll be happy to review your application again.

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How we reward Evolvers

We’re intentional about offering benefits that empower every Evolver to thrive both professionally and personally because they’re more than perks—they’re investments in our customer-obsessed, high-performing team.

We believe in treating others as they want to be treated, providing benefits that deliver real value, and challenging the status quo to meet the diverse needs of our team. Whether it’s helping you take care of your health, plan for the future, or celebrate life’s milestones, our offerings are designed to support you every step of the way.

• Financial Wellness: Industry-competitive pay, equity in the company, and a 401(k) with a 4% immediate vesting match.
• Family Support: 16-18 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 10 weeks for non-birthing parents, plus infertility coverage.
• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans (100% employer-paid for individual enrollment), 10 free mental health visits, and pet insurance.
• Time to Recharge: Generous PTO, RTO (for full-time exempt employees), sick leave, holidays, and a personal holiday to celebrate what matters most to you.
• Travel Perks: Annual Evolve travel credit after one year and discounts on stays at all Evolve properties.
• Growth Opportunities: World-class onboarding programs, learning, and development resources to help you grow your impact.
• Connection: Employee Resource Groups celebrating our diverse communities at Evolve.

How we work together

With our core values as our guide, every Evolver helps shape the company we want to work for and the people we want to be. We’ve cultivated a culture of collaboration, care, and responsibility that we can all be proud of, and we’re excited to see what you’ll bring as your authentic self.

Still curious about who we are and what we do? Read more about our business and our culture at evolve.com.

EEO 

At Evolve, we are committed to diversity and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified candidates will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military service or veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other legally protected characteristic. Evolve participates in e-Verify for all positions.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation at any point in the hiring process, please let your recruiter know.