Rewards Manager (Americas)

WHERE YOU CONTRIBUTE

The Reward Manager is responsible for leading the delivery of core reward processes within the Americas Market, supporting people and organisational priorities through fair, competitive and scalable reward practices. Working as a trusted partner to People Partners, Talent Acquisition and business leaders, you provide expert guidance and practical solutions that support attraction, internal equity and a positive employee experience.

You are the compensation and benefits expert for the Americas Market, with a deep understanding of local labor markets, regulations and compensation practices. You bring grounded market insight to inform global reward frameworks, while also acting as a clear advocate for global reward policy and governance, ensuring global approaches are understood, adopted and applied consistently within your markets.

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES

Compensation advisory and business partnership

You are a trusted partner to the People team and business stakeholders. This includes:

• Providing expert advice on compensation, benefits and total reward matters
• Translating complex reward concepts into clear, practical guidance
• Supporting the People team and business leaders to ensure reward policies and practices are understood and applied consistently in the Americas
• Influencing decision-making through insight and expertise

Delivery of core reward and global mobility activities

You lead the delivery of total reward and global mobility processes across the Americas market, including:

• Leading Americas annual base pay review and annual bonus processes ensuring data accuracy, system readiness, manager guidance, coordination with Payroll and HR Operations
• Supporting non‑retail pay reviews in partnership with People Partners and the wider global Reward team
• Leading Americas benefits strategy, reviews, renewals, regulatory reporting requirements, broker management and open enrolment ensuring alignment with global principles and local market needs.
• Support design, governance and execution of incentive and bonus plans. Partner with Finance, Payroll and Global Reward on modelling and payout processes
• Supporting the implementation, communication and operation of global reward programmes and initiatives in your markets, including bonus plans, ESPP, wellbeing and recognition, etc.
• Acting as the local advocate for reward programmes in the Americas market, ensuring managers, People Partners and employees understand how programmes work and how to access them
• Acting as the global mobility partner for the Americas, ensuring alignment with reward frameworks, mobility policies and local regulatory requirements

Reward architecture and governance

You are accountable for maintaining strong reward foundations within the Americas Market. This includes:

• Owning and maintaining the job catalogue for the Americas market as part of the global job architecture
• Leading job evaluation and levelling activity to ensure roles are assessed and applied consistently
• Supporting the development, implementation and ongoing effectiveness of pay structures within global guardrails
• Leading benchmarking activity, including participation in local and global salary surveys, and interpreting market data to inform pay positioning and recommendations
• Providing feedback and insight to contribute to the evolution of global reward frameworks and policies
• Supporting People Partners and Hiring Managers with market aligned recommendations to ensure the right governance is in place for pay decisions on hiring, for promotion and role changes.

Leadership and capability building

You support the strength, development and consistency of the reward team by:

• Coaching, mentoring and developing the reward team in the Americas
• Ensuring high-quality, consistent delivery of reward processes
• Helping to build reward capability and knowledge across the team

KEY SKILLS & CAPABILITIES

Reward and technical expertise

• Strong knowledge of reward principles, including job evaluation, benchmarking, salary structure design and pay administration
• Experience across total reward, including benefits, recognition and regulatory reporting
• Demonstrated experience delivering core reward processes in a complex, multinational environment

Analytical and problem-solving capability

• Strong analytical mindset with confidence working with reward data and insights
• Advanced Excel skills and strong PowerPoint capability, with the ability to interpret and present data clearly to different audiences
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and applying judgement where data or precedent is incomplete

Stakeholder partnership and influence

• Proven ability to build trusted relationships and influence at all levels
• Able to explain technical reward concepts clearly to non‑specialists
• Balances pragmatism with governance, holding the line where needed

Mindset and ways of working

• Proactive, organised and able to work independently with strong ownership
• Acts with integrity and fairness in all reward decisions
• Confident making decisions within authority, with good judgement on when to escalate
• Committed to developing others and raising capability across the team

Decision Remit

You are empowered to:

• Lead and deliver reward processes for the Americas market within global frameworks and governance
• Apply job evaluation outcomes, pay structures and salary decisions within agreed guardrails
• Shape local implementation of global reward policies, programmes and communications
• Prioritise and manage reward activity, insights and capability building within the Americas Market
• Make day‑to‑day reward decisions with appropriate judgement and escalation.

You contribute to decisions on:

• Development and evolution of global reward frameworks and policies.
• Pay review principles and guidance.
• Benefits, wellbeing and recognition strategy.
• Reward implications of organisation design and workforce planning.

At DM your technical capability will go hand in hand with the below:

• Great relationship management that delivers results through effective teamwork
• You’ll be a proud custodian to our DM’s culture, embodying what we stand for and encouraging others to do the same
• You’ll help build a highly engaged team – ensuring a collaborative culture and providing guidance & support to other team members
• You will take ownership for your own development, proactively seeking out feedback to build self-awareness
• You will bring the outside-in; you’ll share best practice across the team/business and encourage ideas sharing as well as collaborative problem solving
• You’ll lead the way and role model on all things DE&I & wellbeing

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Welcome to the brand pair of Docs
• Employee discount of 65% off footwear and 50% on accessories
• Early Friday finish in the summertime
• Amazing Portland based office & rooftop
• Hybrid work schedule
• Affordable & comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision packages
• Our Employee Assistance Program – for when times might get tough
• 401(k) Pre-Tax and Roth Retirement savings plans
• DM Foundation, supporting and empowering our communities around the world
• Paid volunteer hours

We strive to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at jobs@drmartens.com and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

At Dr. Martens, we are committed to creating an environment in which we can all be our best and bring our authentic selves to work. We encourage applications, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, veteran status, or disability. Diverse and inclusive teams have a positive impact on our brand; helping us to authentically speak to our consumers.