Total Rewards Lead Greater Asia

This a Full Remote job, the offer is available from: Asia The Opportunity QuidelOrtho unites the strengths of Quidel Corporation and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, creating a world-leading in vitro diagnostics company with award-winning expertise in immunoassay and molecular testing, clinical chemistry and transfusion medicine. We are more than 6,000 strong and do business in over 130 countries, providing answers with fast, accurate and consistent testing where and when they are needed most – home to hospital, lab to clinic. Our culture puts our team members first and prioritizes actions that support happiness, inspiration and engagement. We strive to build meaningful connections with each other as we believe that employee happiness and business success are linked. Join us in our mission to transform the power of diagnostics into a healthier future for all. SUMMARY OF POSITION: The Total Rewards Lead has a key role within the HR and Total Rewards function with accountability for a wide range of compensation and benefits activities across the ASPAC region including China, Japan, India, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines. This role supports the ongoing evaluation and administration of the company’s regional compensation and benefit programs. The position brings in-depth understanding of external best-practices and innovative trends applies them to the Total Rewards programs and technologies. The primary functions of the position are to operationalize the Total Rewards strategy to support the region and manage all aspects of the employee benefits program. The benefits program includes health and welfare plans, retirement plans, life insurance, time off, wellness programs and any other employee benefit plans offered. This role is also responsible for evaluating and making recommendations on compensation strategies to attract and retain talent. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: • Manages, supports and enhances the design and administration of the ASPAC region’s compensation, incentive, equity, and benefit programs including health and welfare plans and retirement plans that reflect the organization’s total rewards philosophy. • Evaluates the company’s competitive practices, position to market, and makes recommendations to ensure that compensation and benefit plans are cost competitive and support the company’s mission, values, and achievement of business objectives. • Working collaboratively with both the business and local HR across the region, this role understands specific business needs and has responsibility for the delivery of comprehensive compensation and benefit solutions and processes. • Supports the annual open enrollment process, annual merit increase and bonus planning activities to ensure compliance with local and government legislation, the Company’s policy and budget for the ASPAC region. • Researches or coordinates with appropriate resources to research alternatives for health, wellness, and retirement plans and benefit providers in order to recommend changes or updates to the company’s existing benefits or policies. • Based on metrics and analysis, makes recommendations for policies and activities to improve existing metrics including changes to benefits, leave, and compensation offerings. • Conducts and participates in formal and informal ASPAC salary surveys. Identifies data needs and designs and conducts independent surveys. • Maintains salary structures based on market data analysis within the company’s job structure. Evaluates positions to determine placement to ensure internal and external equity. • Develops, maintains, and interprets policies and procedures related to compensation and benefit programs. Assists ASPAC personnel in interpreting these policies. • Partners with HR staff across the region to ensure an understanding of salary administration, incentive and equity programs, various benefit plans, and performance management through training programs and regular communications. Develops specific communications plans that supplement those provided from the corporate team. • Supports wider HR projects within Global Total Rewards, particularly in the area of process improvements.