Bird is a last-mile electric vehicle sharing company dedicated to bringing safe, low-cost, environmentally-friendly transportation solutions to communities across the world. We provide a fleet of electric, shared scooters that can be accessed via smartphone. Bird is headquartered in Venice, California and is rapidly expanding across the country and the world.

The Sr. Manager, Total Rewards will be charged with establishing Compensation & Benefits as a new center of excellence within the Talent team. This role will be responsible for the design, development, and execution of a global Total Rewards strategy that aligns to the Bird’s strategic business goals. This role will be a critical contributor to a rapidly growing company and will have responsibility for managing the strategic direction of the Compensation & Benefits function. This role will act as a partner and subject matter expert to business clients, as well as improve the lives for every person in the Bird family.

What You'll Do

• Lead the design of the Bird’s compensation and benefits programs, providing thought leadership for all of Bird’s total rewards value proposition
• Build Bird’s compensation philosophy and framework, including position leveling, salary structure management, market intelligence, competitive pay positioning, and incentive programs
• Stay on top of best practices and industry trends
• Monitor the effectiveness of existing compensation policies, competitiveness, and fairness
• Build compensation-related training for managers and provide support during salary reviews
• Establish effective communication strategies for all compensation and benefits programs to ensure employees are able to maximize the available offerings
• Design and maintain effective compensation governance company-wide
• Support the Talent and Recruiting teams on offer packages, benchmarking data, compensation philosophy, and position leveling
• Lead global benefits, such as health insurance, long-term incentive plans, and visa sponsorships
• Monitor and analyze ROI of current benefit offerings to ensure organizational relevance, fiscal responsibility, and high utilization
• Ensure the company’s compliance with local benefit laws and regulations including the timely and accurate completion of required financial or government filings
• Partner with HRIS to manage all set-up and structures to support compensation & benefits 

What You'll Have

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s’ degree a plus
• 8+ years in compensation management or consulting
• 5+ years in administering employee benefits 
• 3+ years in a managing a team

What You'll Need

• Proven ability to lead Total Rewards in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving company
• Experience in building compensation functions and programs from the ground up
• Ability to influence and develop strong cross-functional working relationships, including with senior management
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects at once
• Able to maintain an extremely high level of confidentiality, professionalism and objectivity
• Functional knowledge of employment law, compliance, and performance management
• Global benefits experience or visa administration a plus
• Strong written, presentation, and verbal communication skills
• Excel mastery

Bird Rides Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer, and we welcome everyone regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or genetics. We are dedicated to providing an inclusive, open, and diverse work environment.