Compensation & Benefits Specialist, International

Job Description

Toast is driven by building the restaurant platform that helps restaurants adapt, take control, and get back to what they do best: building the businesses they love.

Bready* to make a change? At Toast, we go above and beyond to understand and meet the diverse needs of our employees. Join our team and help us build and manage world-class compensation and benefits programs! This role will work cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders to ensure Toast’s compensation & benefits programs outside the US operate effectively, compliantly, and support our Toasters around the globe.

About this roll * (Responsibilities)

• Collaborate with the Compensation & Benefits Teams and cross-functionally on a variety of projects involving market research, program design, analysis, budgeting, program implementation, and communication.
• Collaborate with local People team staff in countries outside the US to develop compensation and benefit programs that support Toast’s total rewards philosophy and culture but may include differences to meet local market norms and regulatory requirements.
• Serve as the liaison between local People team staff and our Compensation and Benefits centers of excellence to determine how local compensation and benefits programs will be administered and managed going forward (locally or globally).
• Evaluate competitive practices and positioning relative to the market and make recommendations to ensure our compensation and benefits plans are attractive and support Toast’s talent strategy.
• Partner with the international expansion team to research and establish compensation and benefits practices in new regions as Toast expands its international footprint.
• Develop and manage sources of market information, including surveys, professional associations, and networking opportunities. Stay abreast of trends and identify opportunities for program changes.
• Identify and manage working relationships with benefit plan providers, vendors, auditors, and consultants, ensuring quality delivery.
• Provide support to managers and HR business partners on compensation and benefits matters. In response to business needs, provide guidance on Toast’s programs, perform analyses and research, and help develop solutions.
• Ensure employees understand our compensation and benefits programs and how those programs contribute to Toast’s employee value proposition. Work cross-functionally to ensure employees have access to information about their compensation and benefits.
• Collaborate with local People team staff, HR Systems, Payroll and the People Operations teams to ensure benefit plan administration is managed appropriately, including updates for benefit plan changes that require changes to our Workday or other benefits application systems and payroll deductions.
• Provide guidance to users on job profile selection and establish new job profiles, as needed.
• Manage compensation data organization, maintenance, and use, including oversight for market data aggregation applications. Collaborate to ensure compensation data interfaces and cross-system processes operate effectively.
• Work with local People team staff, the Compensation Team, and Legal to ensure compliance with all compensation and benefits regulatory requirements.
• Participate in special projects, which may include due diligence and integration support for acquisitions involving countries outside the US.
• Partner with leadership to ensure all compensation and benefits programs operate in alignment with Toast’s culture and business strategy.

Do you have the right ingredients* ? (Requirements)

• BA required, with a focus in HR, Business Administration, or Finance preferred.
• 3+ years of directly related experience supporting compensation and benefits program development and maintenance for countries outside the US.
• Ability to manage and analyze large volumes of data using a variety of systems and applications.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively within teams.

Special Sauce* (Nonessential Skills/Nice to Haves)

• CCP, GRP, CSCP certification a plus.
• Experience working in a technology or high-growth industry, a plus.
• Experience using Radford surveys and MarketPay, a plus.

*Bread puns encouraged but not required

Our Spread* of Total Rewards:

• Unlimited Vacation
• Sabbatical opportunity after five years
• Professional Development Reimbursement Program
• Commitment to Employee Wellness through resources such as a quarterly Wellness Stipend
• Various peer and company recognition programs
• 401(k) and matching
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage
• Mental Health Benefits
• Subsidized backup childcare

#LI-REMOTE

We are Toasters

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success.

At Toast our employees are our secret ingredient. When they are powered to succeed, Toast succeeds.

The restaurant industry is one of the most diverse industries. We embrace and are excited by this diversity, believing that only through authenticity, inclusivity, high standards of respect and trust, and leading with humility will we be able to achieve our goals.

Baking inclusive principles into our company and diversity into our design provides equitable opportunities for all and enhances our ability to be first in class in all aspects of our industry.

Bready* to make a change? Apply today!

As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees and their families, all individuals entering our US workspaces are required to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 unless they have an approved medical or religious accommodation.