Analyst, Total Rewards

Ingredion is a Fortune 500 provider of ingredient solutions that helps nourish, comfort, sustain, and delight people around the world. Ingredion’s wide range of ingredient solutions is strategically designed to address changing consumer trends and preferences. Our specialty portfolio includes starch-based texturizers, clean and simple ingredients, plant-based proteins, sugar reduction and specialty sweeteners, and food systems. Our innovative ingredient solutions are used by consumers in everyday products, from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals. And we do it all in a planet-friendly sustainable manner.

The Analyst Total Rewards is responsible for providing operational and analytical support to the Compensation team within the Shared Service Center. This role focuses on executing standard compensation processes, maintaining data accuracy, handling routine requests, and supporting Supervisor and team members in delivering high quality compensation services to the organization.

 

Core Responsibilities:

• Process standard compensation transactions such as job changes, salary updates, and basic adjustments in alignment with established guidelines (from grade local to grade F)
• Execute different allowances and one.time payments by location  (e.g., BYOD for US, Canada, and Mexico).
• Maintain and update compensation databases, templates, and tracking files.
• Support the preparation and distribution of compensation documentation and reports.
• Analyze job evaluations, administer equity reviews, job reclassifications, compensation adjustments, off-cycle salary increases, and market pricing.
• Research, analyze, and resolve benefit issues or inquiries.
• Administer benefits including eligibility audits, new hire and new enrollment audits, terminations, and life event changes.
• Manage benefits reimbursements when applicable (primarily for the US/Canada)
• Collaborate with vendors to plan, administer, and resolve benefits and retirement-related requests when applicable.
• Oversee retirement plan administration, quality‑control audits, and the implementation of plan design changes
• Partner with Business HR and Centers of Expertise (CoE) to continuously improve compensation and benefits procedures, processes, and supporting technologies.
• Manage invoice processing for assigned programs and services, ensuring accurate handling and timely follow‑up until payment is completed.
• Collaborate with Business HR and other stakeholders to perform audits as needed by the operation.
• Identify when process or data adjustments are required and initiate the necessary changes.
• If applies Responsible for coordinating and administering the end-to-end Leave of Absence process, ensuring compliance, accurate documentation, and timely communication across employees, managers, HR, and Payroll, to end Leave of Absence process, ‑to‑end Leave of Absence process, ensuring compliance, accurate documentation, and timely communication across employees, managers, HR, and Payroll.
• If applies this role will be responsible for coordination and administering the end-to-end Global Mobility process ensuring compliance, accurate documentation, and timely communication across employees, managers, vendors, and COE´s.  Support employees throughout transitions and ensure all transactions are completed on time for relocations, international transfers, etc

 

 

Qualified candidates will have:

Mandatory requirements:

• University Degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 2 to 4 years’ service center experience with direct customer interaction.
• Familiar with total rewards tools and processes
• Proven time management skills, and a strong sense of urgency.
• Ability to quickly comprehend requirements and carry out transactions in accordance with set standards.
• Ability to establish effective professional working relationships.
• Problem-solving skills and a customer service orientation.
• Able to run reports and interpret data to conduct analysis.
• Consistent exercise of judgment and escalation as necessary to resolve problems.
• Strong work ethic, integrity, and personal accountability.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and a collaborative team spirit.
• Proficient use of applicable technology and MS Office.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Multi-lingual fluency: English (Required) plus one or more of the following: Spanish, Portuguese.
• May require non-standard work hours.

Required behaviors and skills:

• Experience in compensation & benefits administration.
• Demonstrates knowledge of employee compensation & benefits.
• Exhibits knowledge of HR operations.
• Possesses working knowledge of HR policies, practices, and procedures.
• Knowledge of general HR transactions.
• Prior experience with data management processes.
• Ability to handle multiple requests in a timely manner.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong customer service focus.
• Strong communication skills.
• Effectively manages ambiguity.
• Ability to maintain objectivity under pressure.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.

Relocation available: No

Grade: E

Ingredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process, including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying, you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.

Relocation Available:

No