Senior Compensation and Benefits Specialist
Drive payroll, benefits, and compensation programs that impact every employee. Lead data-driven rewards initiatives, ensure compliance, and help shape a high-performance engineering culture.
Shape Reward Programs That Drive Success
Join a leading IC design and engineering company where your expertise in Compensation & Benefits directly impacts employee experience, retention, and business growth. This is a highly visible role where you'll own payroll inputs, benefits administration, compensation analytics, and HR operations while partnering closely with business leaders to drive fair, competitive, and data-driven people practices.
If you are a proactive HR professional who thrives in an environment that values ownership, accuracy, continuous improvement, and strategic thinking, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Do
Payroll & Compensation Operations
Own the end-to-end payroll input process, ensuring accurate and timely submission of:
New hires and salary adjustments
Allowances, deductions, and per diems
PTO overutilization adjustments
Authority to Deduct (ATD) documentation
Event-driven and special payouts
Partner with Finance & Accounting to maintain payroll schedules and deadlines.
Review payroll inputs for accuracy and identify discrepancies before processing.
Communicate payroll adjustments and deductions clearly to employees.
Coordinate complex or high-value transactions with Finance to ensure proper treatment and compliance.
Benefits Administration
Manage government-mandated and company-sponsored benefits programs.
Administer HMO enrollment, dependent management, and annual renewals.
Monitor HMO utilization, billing accuracy, and vendor performance.
Recommend enhancements that improve employee value and program effectiveness.
Serve as a trusted advisor on statutory and company benefits for employees and managers.
HR Service Delivery
Manage HR tickets through Jira and ensure service-level agreements (SLAs) are consistently met.
Prepare and release employment documents such as:
Certificate of Employment (COE)
Compensation Certificates (COEC)
Employment verification requests
Deliver responsive and professional HR support to employees across the organization.
Compensation & Rewards Analytics
Maintain salary structures, job grading frameworks, and compensation databases.
Conduct market benchmarking, including niche engineering and semiconductor positions.
Perform internal equity reviews and support annual merit increase and bonus planning.
Maintain Total Rewards dashboards and present insights to HR leadership.
Manage rewards and recognition budgets, guidelines, and reporting.
Process Improvement & Team Support
Develop and enhance HR processes, SOPs, templates, and tracking tools.
Improve operational efficiency through automation and process standardization.
Coach junior HR team members on compensation and benefits processes.
Document meeting minutes, manage action items, and ensure follow-through.
What Success Looks Like
You are someone who:
Anticipates deadlines and delivers without reminders.
Maintains organized, audit-ready records and documentation.
Escalates issues early and provides solution-oriented recommendations.
Has a deep understanding of payroll, benefits, and compensation processes.
Uses data confidently to support decisions and influence stakeholders.
Balances operational excellence with continuous improvement.
Key Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
Minimum of 5 years' experience in Compensation & Benefits or HR Operations.
Experience serving as the primary or sole owner of compensation and benefits functions.
Strong understanding of Philippine Labor Law and statutory benefits administration.
Proven experience managing payroll inputs and recurring compensation cycles.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and HR analytics.
Experience using HRIS platforms (Sprout experience is an advantage).
Experience with ticketing systems such as Jira is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting engineering, technology, semiconductor, or technical organizations.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
Demonstrated process improvement and documentation experience.
- Department
- HR
- Location
- Alabang, Muntinlupa
- Employment type
- Full-time
About Xinyx Design Consultancy & Services Inc.
Founded in 2009 after Intel’s exit from the Philippines, Xinyx pioneered the local IC design industry. From a small startup partner, we’ve grown into a global provider of turnkey IC design solutions.