Manager, Total Rewards

Who We Are

The world's top sports betting and lottery brands choose OpenBet as their partner for world class content, leading tech and tailored service. We have their back, so they’re ready with exciting, memorable and safe sports betting experiences to entertain billions of players worldwide.

Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation through entertainment agency WME; sports operations and advisory, event management, media production and distribution, and brand licensing through IMG; live event experiences and hospitality through On Location; full-service marketing through global cultural marketing agency 160over90; and sports data and technology through IMG ARENA and OpenBet. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE.

Job Description

Provide professional Total Reward support and guidance to local business partners and/or functional department heads in a matrix environment. Responsible for administering, designing, analysing, and implementing compensation, benefits and recognition programs that align with the company's overall business strategy and objectives across all countries in which we have operations.

Compensation Analysis

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Conduct comprehensive salary benchmarking and market research to ensure our compensation packages are competitive and aligned with industry standards.
• Complete salary survey data submissions in support of benchmarking.
• Analyse salary data and trends to provide insights and recommendations for salary adjustments, promotions, and incentive plans.
• Collaborate with HR business partners and line managers to evaluate job roles and ensure appropriate job levelling and pay structures.
• Supporting the Head of Total Rewards in the annual update of internal salary ranges and job family architecture.
  
  

Benefits Administration

• Administer and manage employee benefits programs, including health, retirement, and wellness initiatives.
• Support the evaluation of benefits plans, vendors, and providers to optimize offerings and provide cost-effective solutions making recommendations for improvements that are cost effective.
• Support the development and implementation of communication strategies to educate employees about their benefits options and enhance overall benefits awareness.
• Support the Total Rewards Director in ensuring benefits budget represents best value for money.
  
  

Incentive Programs

• Support the design and implementation of variable pay programs, such as bonus plans and sales incentives, to drive employee performance and align with organizational goals.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of incentive programs, making data-driven adjustments as needed to improve their impact.
  
  

Compliance and Governance

• With internal and external guidance ensure all compensation and benefits programs comply with relevant laws, regulations, and internal policies.
• Support audits and reporting requirements related to total rewards programs.
• Support annual regulatory reporting requirements such as Gender Pay Gap.
  
  

Data Analysis and Reporting

• Utilize HR analytics tools to gather and analyse data on compensation, benefits, and rewards to support informed decisions and identify trends.
• Generate regular reports and presentations to HR leadership and senior management to communicate key insights and recommendations.
  
  

Communication and Training

• Collaborate with HR and Talent Development teams to develop training materials on total rewards programs for employees and managers.
• Conduct workshops and training sessions to ensure effective understanding and utilization of total reward offerings.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Expert in Microsoft Office (Work, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Ability to manage time and projects effectively
• Business acumen, being able to understand company finances, resourcing and the ultimate aims of the business is important
• Intercultural awareness
• Team player adaptable and proactive
  
  

Education And Experience

Typically requires an undergraduate degree and broad experience or equivalent.

Mandatory

• University degree, majoring in human resources and/or reward management, business studies, social science or economy or relevant equivalent experience.
• Proven Total Reward experience in a similar industry/ environment
• Influence and resilience within a matrix organisation structure
• Professional expertise in employment law issues as they pertain to Total Rewards, e.g. equal pay and Gender Pay Gap
• Fluent in the English language, written and spoken.
  
  

Desirable

• MBA
• Certificate or diploma in business analysis
• Experience of HR operational aspects (Talent availability, Salary and Benefit, Legal/ Labour Compliance, Income Tax, Social Context)
• Experience in the industrial industry
  
  

Working Environment

Standard Office Environment. May be required to travel and/or have overnight trips. Hours worked may exceed regular schedule.

Physical Effort

Little chance of injury. Duties may involve sitting, standing, keyboarding with frequent flexible breaks.

The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. Job descriptions should be regularly reviewed to ensure they are an accurate representation of the post.

Global Level Descriptions

Impact & Level Description

• Seasoned professional individual contributor.
• Works independently with limited supervision.
• Works to achieve operational targets with significant impact on results of job area.
• May be responsible for entire projects or processes within job area.
  
  

Knowledge & Experience

• Advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
• May have practical knowledge of project management.
  
  

Leadership & Autonomy

• Works independently with limited supervision.
• May seek guidance on non-routine issues.
• Provides guidance, coaching and training to junior level individual contributors and is able to peer review work of others.
• Typically, does not have people management responsibilities but may deputize for a Team Leader or Manager.
  
  

Communication & Influence

• Communicates within own job area but may also communicate with others in the specialty or function.
• Explains information to others within job area to accept view/ practices and agree/ accept new concepts, practices and approaches.
• Will typically have some contact with some external parties, such as customers, suppliers or providers.
  
  

Innovation & Complexity

• Responsible for making improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of job area.
• Problems and issues faced are difficult and may require understanding of broader set of issues.
• Is able to problem solve/bug fix issues of medium to high complexity.
  
  

About OpenBet

OpenBet is sport. The world's top sports betting brands choose OpenBet as their partner for world class content, leading tech and tailored services. We have their back. So they’re ready with exciting, memorable and safe sports betting experiences, to entertain millions of players worldwide.

OpenBet’s mission is to power growth and player engagement for operators through a global betting ecosystem that delivers at scale, at speed, at every great sports event. Our 1000+ talented colleagues are the market's top team. We achieve billions of bets in a season; 60,000+ per second (more transactions than Amazon on Prime Day); 100% uptime (zero Superbowl crashes!) and we're built on 25 years of imaginative technology that is iterated daily.

OpenBet has established a premium client base of more than 75 operators worldwide and has 34 licenses across the fastest growing regulated sports betting markets in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The team is growing at scale driven by accelerated demand for our products and significant investment. We offer the speed, dynamism, and growth opportunities of a start-up, underpinned by the stability and strength of a global employer.

Working at OpenBet every day is an opportunity for you to create exciting betting entertainment for millions of sports fans across the globe.

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world’s diverse voices.  

Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.