Description

MarinHealth Medical Center

San Rafael, CA

Total Rewards Manager

Pay: $137,342.00 - $206,003.00 per year

Job description:

Design and lead enterprise compensation and benefits strategy for a top California healthcare system. Own Total Rewards programs, salary structures, incentives, and benefits governance at MarinHealth. High-impact leadership opportunity.

About the Role

MarinHealth is seeking a strategic Total Rewards Manager to design, lead, and evolve enterprise-wide compensation and benefits programs across our healthcare system.

This role is ideal for an experienced Total Rewards professional who wants ownership, influence, and visibility — not just administration. You will partner closely with HR leadership, Finance, and operational leaders to ensure MarinHealth remains competitive, equitable, compliant, and financially sustainable.

You will own salary structures, job architecture, incentive programs, benefits strategy, vendor relationships, and executive-level reporting while helping shape the future of our workforce experience.

About MarinHealth

Are you looking for a place where you are empowered to bring innovation to reality? Join MarinHealth, an integrated, independent healthcare system with deep roots throughout the North Bay. With a world-class physician and clinical team, an affiliation with UCSF Health, an ever-expanding network of clinics, and a new state-of-the-art hospital, MarinHealth is growing quickly. MarinHealth comprises MarinHealth Medical Center, a 327-bed hospital in Greenbrae, and 55 primary care and specialty clinics in Marin, Sonoma, and Napa Counties. We attract healthcare’s most talented trailblazers who appreciate having the best of both worlds: the pioneering medicine of an academic medical center combined with an independent hospital's personalized, caring touch.

MarinHealth is already realizing the benefits of impressive growth and has consistently earned high praise and accolades, including being Named One of the Top 250 Hospitals Nationwide by Healthgrades, receiving a 5-star Ranking for Overall Hospital Quality from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and being named the Best Hospital in San Francisco/Marin by Bay Area Parent, among others.

What You’ll Do

•   Lead enterprise Total Rewards strategy, including compensation and benefits programs
•   Design and manage salary structures, pay ranges, and job architecture
•   Own and execute annual merit and incentive planning cycles
•   Conduct market pricing, salary benchmarking, and compensation analysis
•   Partner with Finance and Talent Acquisition on compensation modeling and offer strategy
•   Oversee enterprise benefits programs including medical, retirement, pension, leaves of absence, and workers’ compensation
•   Manage vendor relationships, renewals, negotiations, and RFP processes
•   Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements including ERISA, ACA, FMLA, ADA, and workers’ compensation
•   Develop executive dashboards, workforce analytics, and reporting insights
•   Improve communication strategies to increase employee engagement with total rewards programs

Minimum Qualifications (Required)

•   Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or related field
•   5+ years of direct Total Rewards experience with ownership of compensation and benefits programs
•   Demonstrated experience designing and managing salary structures, pay ranges, and incentive programs
•   Proven leadership of annual merit cycles and market pricing initiatives
•   Experience overseeing enterprise benefits programs and vendor partnerships
•   Strong data analysis, modeling, and executive-level reporting capabilities

Preferred Qualifications

•   Healthcare Total Rewards experience
•   Workday Compensation and Benefits module experience
•   Benefits renewals, vendor negotiations, and RFP process involvement
•   Experience supporting union and non-union compensation structures
•   Proficiency with compensation platforms such as MarketPay, PayScale, or similar tools

Core Skills & Expertise

•   Compensation strategy
•   Benefits administration
•   Salary benchmarking
•   Workforce analytics
•   HRIS systems (Workday preferred)
•   Regulatory compliance (ERISA, ACA, FMLA, ADA)
•   Vendor management
•   Financial modeling
•   Executive reporting

Ready to Lead Total Rewards Strategy?

If you’re ready to take ownership of compensation and benefits strategy within a respected healthcare system and make a measurable organizational impact, we encourage you to apply today.

Keywords: Total Rewards Manager, Compensation Manager, Benefits Manager, Compensation and Benefits Strategy, Salary Benchmarking, Pay Equity, Job Architecture, Incentive Compensation, ERISA, ACA Compliance, Healthcare Human Resources, Hospital Benefits, Workday HRIS

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

•   AD&D insurance
•   Commuter assistance
•   Dental insurance
•   Disability insurance
•   Employee assistance program
•   Employee discount
•   Flexible spending account
•   Health insurance
•   Health savings account
•   Life insurance
•   Paid time off
•   Parental leave
•   Professional development assistance
•   Referral program
•   Relocation assistance
•   Retirement plan
•   Tuition reimbursement
•   Vision insurance

Work Location: In person