The Senior Total Rewards Manager will act as a strategic partner to senior leadership at Social Discovery Group, driving data-informed decisions on compensation, incentives, and organizational design. This role plays a central part in shaping reward strategies for a globally distributed team of professionals and digital nomads.
What You'll Do
- Act as a senior partner to top management (C-level, HR Director, Head of C&B) on all Total Rewards topics, driving data-backed decisions on compensation, incentives, and org design.
- Own end-to-end budgeting and forecasting for personnel costs (FTE, OPEX, bonus pools), including scenario modeling and variance analysis.
- Lead grading and job architecture initiatives: evaluate roles, build and maintain compensation structures, ensure internal equity and external competitiveness.
- Drive advanced people analytics: HR ROI, cost efficiency, productivity metrics, and impact of reward decisions on business outcomes.
- Design, improve, and scale performance management frameworks (goal setting, calibration, performance review cycles, bonus logic).
- Partner closely with Finance, HRBPs, and business leaders on complex compensation cases (offers, promotions, reorganizations, retention cases).
- Own LTI programs end-to-end (phantom/virtual stock or similar): design support, administration, modeling, reporting, and stakeholder communication.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of experience in Compensation & Benefits / Total Rewards, with strong exposure to analytics and strategic initiatives.
- Proven experience working with senior stakeholders (C-level, HRD, Finance) and influencing decision-making through data.
- Hands-on experience with budgeting, forecasting, compensation analytics, and performance/reward cycles.
- Strong expertise in grading/job architecture and understanding of market benchmarking practices.
- Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills: complex formulas, scenario modelling, large datasets.
Nice to Have
- Experience with automation (ERP/HRIS, scripts, workflows) is a strong advantage.
- Experience owning or actively contributing to LTI / equity / long-term incentive programs.
Technical Stack
- Excel
- Google Sheets
- ERP/HRIS systems
- automation scripts
- workflows
Team & Environment
- Team size: 1000+ professionals and digital nomads
- Structure: International, remote-first team
- Reports to: HR Director, Head of C&B, and C-level executives
Benefits & Compensation
- REMOTE OPPORTUNITY to work full time
- Vacation: 28 calendar days per year
- 7 wellness days per year (time off) that can be used to deal with household issues, to lie down and recover without taking sick leave
- Bonuses up to $5000 for recommending successful applicants for positions in the company
- 50% payment for professional training, international conferences and meetings
- Corporate discount for English lessons
- Health benefits: if not eligible for corporate medical insurance, the company compensates up to $1,000 gross per year per employee for self-purchase of health insurance or doctor’s fees for self and close relatives
- Workplace organization: the company provides all employees with an equipped workplace and all necessary equipment (table, armchair, wifi, etc.) in offices or co-working locations
- Workplace cost reimbursement up to $1000 gross once every 3 years for home office setup or co-working space rental
- Internal gamified gratitude system: receive bonuses from colleagues and exchange them for merchandise, team building activities, massage certificates, etc.
- Equity: LTI programs (phantom/virtual stock or similar)
- Other: Bonuses up to $5000 for employee referrals
Work Mode
- Type: global
- Locations: Cyprus, Malta, USA, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Poland, Latvia, Serbia, Spain, Portugal, UAE, Israel, Turkey, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia
- Flexibility: Work-from-anywhere model; fully remote with global team distribution
Social Discovery Group is proud to be a two-time 'Great Place to Work' winner (USA & Japan, 2024–2025) and ranked among the Top-5 Companies for Work-From-Anywhere Jobs by FlexJobs in 2025. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, international, remote-first environment where diverse perspectives thrive.
