alicia ward

* Support Retail and FDF groups on all compensation needs: * o Pricing all levels of jobs on the basis of external market competitiveness as well as internal hierarchy and equity * o Oversee and administer base pay increase process * o Oversee and administer all incentive pay program * Leads the collection and submission of salary survey data * Assist in the development and updating of pay and salary structures * Evaluates effectiveness of incentive plans, provides analytics and research which enables recommendations to be brought forth to enhance programs to better align with business

* Administer the 401(K) retirement savings plan: * o Day-to-day plan administration * o Coordinate compliance filings including Form 5500, SAR, QDIA and SPD * o Lead internal investment committee * Administer the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) * o Day-to-day plan administration

* Coordinate and execute all ongoing Human Resources measures and reports * Analyze and interpret statistical data to uncover important business trends and relationships to drive strategic planning for the firm * Analyze external data that may impact the business

* Retail Operations lead on all compensation needs: * o Directed the planning and administration of the annual merit process for 35,000+ associates * o Oversee updating of pay and salary structures and merit matrixes * o Oversee all incentive pay programs * o Oversees the collection and submission of salary survey data * Advise and partner with the HR Generalist team on all matters related to employee compensation packages including new hire offers, promotions, and salary adjustments * Partner with the corporate finance team to evaluate the effectiveness of incentive plans, providing analytics and research to enable recommendations on various compensation strategy issues and impact to organization from a financial standpoint

* Lead the development and execution of global rewards and recognition strategy and programs: * o Direct the planning and administration of the annual merit and bonus processes for 5,500+ * associates * o Completed a benchmarking study that resulted in global alignment of salaried pay structures and short term incentive framework * o Oversee the creation, implementation, and evaluation of company-wide commercial sales compensation program * o Oversee and participate in the collection and submission of salary survey data * Manage the design and execution of the global equity program * o Annual participation in equity survey * o Administered the annual grant and vest cycles including market analysis to recommend competitive long term incentive reference points * Advise and partner with the HR Business Partners to develop compensation related strategy and solutions relevant to regional and local business needs * Performed necessary compensation analytics to help ROI on reward dollars and leveraged the analytics to help the business make performance-driven decisions