Manages the total rewards functions and assigned staff responsible for compensation, benefits and compliance. Responsible for overseeing all company leave of absence programs.Oversees total rewards' design and administration, through full utilization of our technology systems capabilities, UT System benefits programs to ensure employee satisfaction; manages UT Austin plans costs; negotiates with vendors as needed, to obtain cost-effective rates and quality service.Develops and supports a culture of employee outreach and service, with development of proactive communication and education programs, to promote the various features of UT Austins competitive total rewards program. Establishes and maintains dashboards to measure key compensation, benefits, and engagement data and identify trends and prepare reports as necessary for leadership.Develops and maintains compensation and benefits policies and procedures; recommends new policies and/or policy changes; accountable for compliance related testing, reporting and deliverables, including preparation of internal and external required analysis and submissions. Advises leadership on applicable federal, state, and local employment regulations that impact benefits, leave, compensation policies, and ensures all plans remain compliant.Participates in continuous improvement initiatives and optimization of Workday and Service Now, including recommendations for process improvements to meet business needs. Interacts with external and internal technology experts to monitor systems effectiveness and implement upgrades as required. Benchmarks and assesses our competitiveness through salary and benefits survey participation, job evaluation, and salary structure development.Provides leadership and guidance on all company compensation programs including annual salary planning, merit increases, salary structures, variable pay and other incentive-type programs to ensure alignment to university and college/school/unit goals and budget.Effectively partners with other members of the human resources team who are front facing to internal leaders for attracting, promoting, and retaining talent.Partners with other members of the human resources team to develop a skills-based job architecture, and ensure correlation between compensation and performance management to ensure talent is competitively compensated in line with compensation strategy and philosophy.Other related duties as assigned.