Badger Meter - Where Every Drop Counts and So Do You

At Badger Meter, we're more than a leading global water technology company - we're innovators with a mission: to preserve and protect the world's most precious resource. For over 120 years, our trusted solutions have enabled our customers to optimize the delivery and use of water, maximize revenue and reduce waste.

Every employee at Badger Meter is an important part of our success. Here, your work doesn't just move a business forward - it shapes a more sustainable future. We are committed to building a workplace where we celebrate differences, empower voices, and encourage fresh ideas that drive innovation.

When you join us, you'll find:

• Purpose-driven work that makes a real difference in communities around the globe.

• Career growth and development opportunities designed to help you achieve your potential.

• A supportive, inclusive culture where collaboration and creativity thrive.

Be part of something bigger. At Badger Meter, your contributions will ripple far beyond the workplace - creating lasting change for people and the planet.

What You Will Contribute:

The Manager, Total Rewards works collaboratively within the Total Rewards and the broader HR team to drive the execution and administration of Badger Meter’s Total Rewards programs. The Manager, Total Rewards works across all areas of total rewards to develop and oversee critical total rewards programs and projects designed to maintain or improve market competitiveness, process integrity and the overall employee experience. The Manager, Total Rewards partners with HR team members and vendor partners to ensure deliverables are aligned with the HR and Total Rewards strategy and support overall business objectives.

Job Duties:

• Lead the administration of annual, recurring and ad hoc global total rewards programs and projects that support the organizations pay philosophy and total rewards strategy. This includes salary survey participation, pay market reviews, salary structure maintenance, pay program compliance, annual benefit open enrollment, annual merit increase and promotion cycles, total rewards communication and education, executive compensation and variable pay plans.

• Develop and maintain global total rewards policies, guidelines and procedures to ensure consistent and fair practices. Continuously evaluate and recommend improvements to global compensation and benefit processes and workflows to drive efficiency and consistency.

• Collaborate with HR partners and key stakeholders across the organization to understand challenges and pain points related to compensation, benefits and other related issues in attracting, motivating and retaining high quality, diverse talent. Combine these insights with an in-depth analysis of data, including external market reviews, internal equity, and pay and benefit trends, to recommend and develop competitive total reward strategies and innovative solutions.

• Lead special total rewards projects such as total rewards integration for mergers and acquisitions, global compensation and benefit harmonization, or Workday optimization.

• Serve as compensation and benefit subject matter expert, providing expertise and guidance to projects and to internal partners. Act as mentor for the Total Rewards team sharing knowledge and providing technical support. Partner with HRBPs and internal stakeholders to understand business needs, talent requirements and organization design to provide guidance, recommendations and creative solutions to total rewards challenges.

• Provide advice, ad hoc analysis, guidance and support to HR business partners, managers, and leadership on compensation-related issues, inquiries or requests. Review compensation packages for new hires, promotions, and internal transfers, ensuring equity and alignment with company policies.

• Ensure compliance with local, state, federal and international compensation regulations including pay equity and labor laws in the diverse global markets where the company operates. Establish and execute appropriate audits for data integrity, internal compliance, and governance ensuring adherence to company policies and applicable regulations.

• Develop total rewards metrics to provide key stakeholders with timely and relevant information. Prepare and deliver reports and presentations for a variety of audiences that provide insights on total rewards trends, costs and recommendations.

• Deliver total rewards related communications and training material including creative and engaging promotional and educational material designed to communicate program and plan information clearly and effectively across a variety of channels.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Accounting or Finance strongly preferred.

• 5+ years of progressive experience in a lead Compensation or Total Rewards role, preferably with responsibility for global compensation and benefits.

• Experience in a growth company with exposure to merger and acquisition activities strongly preferred.

• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), HRCI or SHRM certification is preferred, but not required.

Qualifications:

• Deep knowledge of total rewards principles, design and implementation, including compliance with local, state, federal and international pay requirements.

• Current knowledge of compensation and benefits best practices, pay equity analysis, and legal compliance (e.g., FLSA, ERISA, ACA, ADA, FMLA, Equal Pay Act, General Data Protection Regulation).

• Experience in compensation and benefit planning, including plan design and program modeling.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and generate actionable insights and recommendations for adjustments to align with market trends, company strategy, and internal equity.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to convey information to internal and external customers in a clear, focused, and concise manner.

• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks (planned and unplanned), meet deadlines and manage large projects.

• Ability to think critically in order to identify and solve problems through creativity and sound HR principles.

• Superior customer service and verbal and written communication skills and strong interpersonal communication are especially important to handle sensitive and confidential situations with poise, tact, and diplomacy.

• Strong problem solving, communication and presentation skills

Competencies:

• Execution: Ensuring others contribute to organization strategies by focusing them on the most critical priorities; measuring progress and ensuring accountability against those metrics.

• Aligning Performance for Success: Focusing and managing individual performance by helping others set performance goals, and then tracking results and evaluating performance effectiveness.

• Decision Making: Identify and understand problems and opportunities by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choose the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating, and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions; take action that is consistent with available facts and constraints and optimizes probable consequences.

• Coaching: Engaging an individual in developing and committing to an action plan that targets specific behaviors, skills or knowledge needed to ensure performance improvement or prepare for success in new responsibilities.

• Delegation and Empowerment: Identifying and leveraging opportunities to accelerate results and build capability by assigning tasks and decision-making responsibilities to individuals or teams with clear boundaries, expectations, support, and follow-up.

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment.

• Requires prolonged periods of talking/listening.

• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time.

Competitive Total Rewards at Badger Meter:

• Competitive Pay

• Annual Bonus

• Eligible for Annual Pay Increases

• Comprehensive Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage

• 15 days Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays

• Two Ways to Save for Retirement: Badger Meter contributes 25 cents for every dollar you contribute to the plan, up to 7% of your eligible compensation. In addition to the match, the company will also contribute 5% of your eligible compensation to your Defined Contribution account on an annual basis. Additional access to a certified financial planner to help ensure your money is working for you, at no cost!

• Employer Paid benefits including: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Basic Group Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, and more

• Educational Assistance – Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250

• Voluntary benefits including: Additional Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Accident and Critical Illness coverage

• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Applicants can learn more about their rights regarding equal opportunity in employment by viewing the federal "EEO is the Law" poster and the “EEO is the Law” poster supplement at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

Badger Meter complies with all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local disability laws. This means that we will reasonably accommodate qualified employees with a disability if accommodation would allow them to perform the essential functions of their job, unless doing so would create an undue hardship.

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