Senior Total Rewards Specialist Jobs in California
Senior Total Rewards Specialist jobs in California are among the most active in the country, concentrated in technology, healthcare, entertainment, and financial services across the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Large employers such as Apple, Kaiser Permanente, and Wells Fargo maintain dedicated total rewards teams and hire at the senior level for roles focused on executive compensation, equity plan administration, and benefits benchmarking. Demand is strongest for specialists with deep equity compensation expertise and experience navigating California's complex benefits compliance environment. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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SI-BONE is a fast-growing, publicly traded medical device company that is an industry pioneer in minimally invasive sacropelvic solutions. Our mission is to help patients rise up and reach for the stars, and our vision is to work together as the global leader to make sacropelvic conditions universally recognized and effectively treated through innovation, evidence, education, and advocacy.
SI-BONE® is a fast-growing, publicly traded medical device company that is an industry pioneer in minimally invasive sacropelvic solutions. Our mission is to help patients rise up and reach for the stars, and our vision is to work together as the global leader to make sacropelvic conditions universally recognized and effectively treated through innovation, evidence, education, and advocacy.
As we grow, we are seeking an experienced and strategically minded Senior Manager, Total Rewards & People Operations to join our team. Reporting to the Sr. Director of People & Culture this role will be pivotal role in shaping and executing compensation and benefits strategies while ensuring compliance.
General Responsibilities:
As a driving force behind critical compensation and benefits initiatives, you will wield considerable influence in shaping SI-BONE's talent landscape. Your strategic prowess will drive the attraction and retention of top-tier talent, aligning compensation with overarching business objectives. You'll craft competitive plans informed by data and market insights, in close collaboration with our Finance team for impactful, company-wide decisions.
This position will also take a leadership role in designing and managing our benefits strategy. This requires strategic thinking and hands-on management to ensure the well-being and satisfaction of our employees. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in benefits management, with a focus on leveraging benefits brokers and insurance consultants to enhance our offerings.
Finally, this role will also be responsible for other critical operation aspects including strategic management and application of our HRIS, oversight and meticulous execution of key compliance activities, ensuring adherence to local, state, and federal regulations, and process optimization.
Specific Responsibilities and Skills:
Compensation:
- Preparation and execution of annual compensation planning and continuously evaluate effectiveness of compensation programs, innovating and recommending changes to maximize the effectiveness of our investment in total rewards.
- Be a subject matter expert and provide consultation, utilizing Radford and other data sources, on all compensation matters for new hires, promotions, and terminations.
- Partner with the SI-BONE Finance team to design and administer competitive compensation programs, including stock options, bonuses, and sales incentive programs, that align with business goals.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local compensation laws and regulations which includes pay equity analyses.
Benefits:
- Develop and execute a comprehensive total rewards strategy aligned with the company's goals and employee needs, collaborating with external partners to design competitive and attractive benefits packages.
- Oversee the day-to-day administration of all employee benefits programs, working closely with benefits brokers to ensure accurate and efficient benefits enrollment processes.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for external partners, fostering strong relationships and evaluating vendor performance to recommend adjustments as needed.
- Develop and implement communication strategies to educate employees on benefits offerings.
- Stay updated on relevant laws and regulations related to benefits administration and collaborate with legal and compliance to ensure adherence to all applicable regulations.
- Utilize data analytics to assess the effectiveness of benefits programs and generate regular reports for leadership on the performance and utilization of benefits offerings.
People & Culture Operations/Reporting:
- Strategic application and management of our HRIS (ADP)
- Utilize HRIS data to generate insights that inform strategic decision-making and deliver comprehensive reports on key people metrics, trends, and insights to leadership, facilitating data-driven business decisions.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement within the People & Culture function, streamlining workflows and enhancing overall operational effectiveness. Drive initiatives to standardize and automate routine tasks, freeing up resources for more strategic endeavors.
- Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices
- EEOC reporting (as applicable)
- Research and Conduct Market Surveys (Radford, Sequoia, etc)
- Support 401k and accounting audits
- Payroll review for each cycle (ensure ADP is updated from vendors)
Knowledge, Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 8 years' experience in Compensation and Benefits, including incentive plan design.
- Proven strategic thinking and experience in designing and executing compensation and benefits strategies aligned with organizational goals.
- Exceptional analytical skills and the ability to translate data insights and create meaningful, understandable models, reports, metrics and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Advanced Excel skills (e.g., vlookups, macros, scripts) and experience with analytics visualization (PowerBI, Tableau, etc)
- Proven experience in HRIS management (ADP preferred)
- A proactive approach to partnering with business leaders, deeply understanding the business challenges, and providing education and support.
- Hands-on operational skills with strategic thinking – proven ability to toggle between strategic planning, customer focused and hands-on operational excellence.
- Sound knowledge of regulations governing benefit plans and compensation administration, including ERISA, HIPAA, Section 125, and other applicable IRS codes.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Executive compensation design, implementation, measurement.
- Strong communication and influencing skills evidenced through experience partnering with senior level executives.
- Experience and a depth of knowledge of the medical device industry.
- Experience leading teams.
Salary range: $155,000 - $180,000. The compensation range for this position is specific to the location and is in good faith what SI-BONE expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; and other relevant business and organizational factors.
Supplemental pay: bonus and stock
There are potential risks associated with the iFuse Implant System. It may not be appropriate for all patients and all patients may not benefit. For additional information on the company or the products including risks and benefits, please visit www.si-bone.com/risks.
We are aware of active recruitment scams using the SI-BONE name, in which individuals pose as our recruiters and post fake remote job openings and make fake job offers on the Internet. Please note, we will never make an offer of employment without conducting multiple rounds of interviews face-to-face using secure video-conferencing technology. We will never ask candidates to cash checks or make a payment in order to be considered for a position. SI-BONE only uses company email addresses, which contain "@si-bone.com" to communicate with candidates.
If you believe you've been a victim of a phishing scam, please visit the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency at https://www.cisa.gov/be-cyber-smart/report-incident learn how to report it.
SI-BONE is a fast-growing, publicly traded medical device company that is an industry pioneer in minimally invasive sacropelvic solutions. Our mission is to help patients rise up and reach for the stars, and our vision is to work together as the global leader to make sacropelvic conditions universally recognized and effectively treated through innovation, evidence, education, and advocacy.
SI-BONE® is a fast-growing, publicly traded medical device company that is an industry pioneer in minimally invasive sacropelvic solutions. Our mission is to help patients rise up and reach for the stars, and our vision is to work together as the global leader to make sacropelvic conditions universally recognized and effectively treated through innovation, evidence, education, and advocacy.
As we grow, we are seeking an experienced and strategically minded Senior Manager, Total Rewards & People Operations to join our team. Reporting to the Sr. Director of People & Culture this role will be pivotal role in shaping and executing compensation and benefits strategies while ensuring compliance.
General Responsibilities:
As a driving force behind critical compensation and benefits initiatives, you will wield considerable influence in shaping SI-BONE's talent landscape. Your strategic prowess will drive the attraction and retention of top-tier talent, aligning compensation with overarching business objectives. You'll craft competitive plans informed by data and market insights, in close collaboration with our Finance team for impactful, company-wide decisions.
This position will also take a leadership role in designing and managing our benefits strategy. This requires strategic thinking and hands-on management to ensure the well-being and satisfaction of our employees. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in benefits management, with a focus on leveraging benefits brokers and insurance consultants to enhance our offerings.
Finally, this role will also be responsible for other critical operation aspects including strategic management and application of our HRIS, oversight and meticulous execution of key compliance activities, ensuring adherence to local, state, and federal regulations, and process optimization.
Specific Responsibilities and Skills:
Compensation:
- Preparation and execution of annual compensation planning and continuously evaluate effectiveness of compensation programs, innovating and recommending changes to maximize the effectiveness of our investment in total rewards.
- Be a subject matter expert and provide consultation, utilizing Radford and other data sources, on all compensation matters for new hires, promotions, and terminations.
- Partner with the SI-BONE Finance team to design and administer competitive compensation programs, including stock options, bonuses, and sales incentive programs, that align with business goals.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local compensation laws and regulations which includes pay equity analyses.
Benefits:
- Develop and execute a comprehensive total rewards strategy aligned with the company's goals and employee needs, collaborating with external partners to design competitive and attractive benefits packages.
- Oversee the day-to-day administration of all employee benefits programs, working closely with benefits brokers to ensure accurate and efficient benefits enrollment processes.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for external partners, fostering strong relationships and evaluating vendor performance to recommend adjustments as needed.
- Develop and implement communication strategies to educate employees on benefits offerings.
- Stay updated on relevant laws and regulations related to benefits administration and collaborate with legal and compliance to ensure adherence to all applicable regulations.
- Utilize data analytics to assess the effectiveness of benefits programs and generate regular reports for leadership on the performance and utilization of benefits offerings.
People & Culture Operations/Reporting:
- Strategic application and management of our HRIS (ADP)
- Utilize HRIS data to generate insights that inform strategic decision-making and deliver comprehensive reports on key people metrics, trends, and insights to leadership, facilitating data-driven business decisions.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement within the People & Culture function, streamlining workflows and enhancing overall operational effectiveness. Drive initiatives to standardize and automate routine tasks, freeing up resources for more strategic endeavors.
- Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices
- EEOC reporting (as applicable)
- Research and Conduct Market Surveys (Radford, Sequoia, etc)
- Support 401k and accounting audits
- Payroll review for each cycle (ensure ADP is updated from vendors)
Knowledge, Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 8 years' experience in Compensation and Benefits, including incentive plan design.
- Proven strategic thinking and experience in designing and executing compensation and benefits strategies aligned with organizational goals.
- Exceptional analytical skills and the ability to translate data insights and create meaningful, understandable models, reports, metrics and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Advanced Excel skills (e.g., vlookups, macros, scripts) and experience with analytics visualization (PowerBI, Tableau, etc)
- Proven experience in HRIS management (ADP preferred)
- A proactive approach to partnering with business leaders, deeply understanding the business challenges, and providing education and support.
- Hands-on operational skills with strategic thinking – proven ability to toggle between strategic planning, customer focused and hands-on operational excellence.
- Sound knowledge of regulations governing benefit plans and compensation administration, including ERISA, HIPAA, Section 125, and other applicable IRS codes.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Executive compensation design, implementation, measurement.
- Strong communication and influencing skills evidenced through experience partnering with senior level executives.
- Experience and a depth of knowledge of the medical device industry.
- Experience leading teams.
Salary range: $155,000 - $180,000. The compensation range for this position is specific to the location and is in good faith what SI-BONE expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; and other relevant business and organizational factors.
Supplemental pay: bonus and stock
There are potential risks associated with the iFuse Implant System. It may not be appropriate for all patients and all patients may not benefit. For additional information on the company or the products including risks and benefits, please visit www.si-bone.com/risks.
We are aware of active recruitment scams using the SI-BONE name, in which individuals pose as our recruiters and post fake remote job openings and make fake job offers on the Internet. Please note, we will never make an offer of employment without conducting multiple rounds of interviews face-to-face using secure video-conferencing technology. We will never ask candidates to cash checks or make a payment in order to be considered for a position. SI-BONE only uses company email addresses, which contain "@si-bone.com" to communicate with candidates.
If you believe you've been a victim of a phishing scam, please visit the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency at https://www.cisa.gov/be-cyber-smart/report-incident learn how to report it.
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- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field required
- Five or more years of total rewards experience including equity and executive compensation
- Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) or CEBS designation strongly preferred by California employers
- Proficiency with compensation planning platforms such as Workday, SAP, or Oracle HCM
- Demonstrated experience with California-specific benefits compliance and leave law requirements
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to build compensation models and conduct market benchmarking
Senior Total Rewards Specialist Jobs in California: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a senior total rewards specialist in California?
Most California employers require a bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or finance plus several years of progressive compensation and benefits experience. California does not issue a state license for this role, but the Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) credential from WorldatWork and the Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) designation are widely recognized benchmarks. Gaining experience with equity compensation and California-specific leave and pay transparency regulations accelerates advancement into senior-level roles.
Which companies hire senior total rewards specialists in California?
California senior total rewards specialist roles are posted by Adobe, Jobot, and XiFin and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. California's concentration of technology headquarters, major health systems, and entertainment studios creates consistent senior-level demand across industries throughout the state.
Which California cities have the most senior total rewards specialist jobs?
San Jose, San Diego, and California have the most senior total rewards specialist openings in California. The Bay Area leads because of its dense cluster of technology and biotech headquarters, while Los Angeles draws demand from entertainment, healthcare, and financial services employers, and San Diego reflects growth from its large life sciences and defense sector.
Are there remote senior total rewards specialist jobs in California?
Yes, and more than most fields, since total rewards work is largely analytical and systems-based rather than tied to a physical location. About 43% of senior total rewards specialist openings tied to California are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the desk-based nature of the role. Compensation benchmarking, equity plan modeling, and benefits strategy work are the functions most commonly performed fully remotely.
How can I get hired as a senior total rewards specialist in California with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is starting in an HR generalist, benefits coordinator, or compensation analyst role at a large California employer such as a major health system, technology company, or university, then building specialized skills over time. California's large employers frequently post associate and analyst-level compensation roles that serve as direct pipelines to senior positions. Completing the WorldatWork CCP coursework early and gaining hands-on experience with equity plan administration strengthens a candidate's profile significantly.
Where can I find and apply to senior total rewards specialist jobs in California?
You can find and apply to senior total rewards specialist jobs in California on Migrate Mate, which lists current California openings across industries and experience levels. Find roles that fit your background and apply directly to the employers posting them.
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