Senior Compensation And Benefits Specialist

Shape Reward Programs That Drive Success

Join a leading IC design and engineering company where your expertise in Compensation & Benefits directly impacts employee experience, retention, and business growth. This is a highly visible role where you'll own payroll inputs, benefits administration, compensation analytics, and HR operations while partnering closely with business leaders to drive fair, competitive, and data-driven people practices.

If you are a proactive HR professional who thrives in an environment that values ownership, accuracy, continuous improvement, and strategic thinking, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Do

Payroll & Compensation Operations

• Own the end-to-end payroll input process, ensuring accurate and timely submission of:
• New hires and salary adjustments
• Allowances, deductions, and per diems
• PTO overutilization adjustments
• Authority to Deduct (ATD) documentation
• Event-driven and special payouts
• Partner with Finance & Accounting to maintain payroll schedules and deadlines.
• Review payroll inputs for accuracy and identify discrepancies before processing.
• Communicate payroll adjustments and deductions clearly to employees.
• Coordinate complex or high-value transactions with Finance to ensure proper treatment and compliance.

• Manage government-mandated and company-sponsored benefits programs.
• Administer HMO enrollment, dependent management, and annual renewals.
• Monitor HMO utilization, billing accuracy, and vendor performance.
• Recommend enhancements that improve employee value and program effectiveness.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on statutory and company benefits for employees and managers.
  
  

• Manage HR tickets through Jira and ensure service-level agreements (SLAs) are consistently met.
• Prepare and release employment documents such as:
• Certificate of Employment (COE)
• Compensation Certificates (COEC)
• Employment verification requests
• Deliver responsive and professional HR support to employees across the organization.

• Maintain salary structures, job grading frameworks, and compensation databases.
• Conduct market benchmarking, including niche engineering and semiconductor positions.
• Perform internal equity reviews and support annual merit increase and bonus planning.
• Maintain Total Rewards dashboards and present insights to HR leadership.
• Manage rewards and recognition budgets, guidelines, and reporting.
  
  

• Develop and enhance HR processes, SOPs, templates, and tracking tools.
• Improve operational efficiency through automation and process standardization.
• Coach junior HR team members on compensation and benefits processes.
• Document meeting minutes, manage action items, and ensure follow-through.
  
  

• Anticipates deadlines and delivers without reminders.
• Maintains organized, audit-ready records and documentation.
• Escalates issues early and provides solution-oriented recommendations.
• Has a deep understanding of payroll, benefits, and compensation processes.
• Uses data confidently to support decisions and influence stakeholders.
• Balances operational excellence with continuous improvement.
  
  

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in Compensation & Benefits or HR Operations.
• Experience serving as the primary or sole owner of compensation and benefits functions.
• Strong understanding of Philippine Labor Law and statutory benefits administration.
• Proven experience managing payroll inputs and recurring compensation cycles.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and HR analytics.
• Experience using HRIS platforms (Sprout experience is an advantage).
• Experience with ticketing systems such as Jira is a plus.
  
  

• Experience supporting engineering, technology, semiconductor, or technical organizations.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Demonstrated process improvement and documentation experience.