Senior Total Rewards Manager

TL;DR

Senior Total Rewards Manager: Shape how onX rewards, supports, and invests in employees by modernizing compensation, benefits, wellness, recognition, and employee support programs with an accent on scalable total rewards strategy, compensation benchmarking and job architecture, and AI-enabled analysis. Focus on building practical, equitable programs and operational foundations that improve attraction, retention, and employee experience while balancing employee needs, business requirements, and market competitiveness.

Location: Bozeman, Montana, United States; Missoula, Montana, United States

Salary: $115,000–$142,000 upon hire

Company

onX builds technology products that help people confidently explore the outdoors.

What you will do

• Evolve onX’s total rewards strategy across compensation, benefits, wellness, recognition, and employee support programs.
• Lead compensation benchmarking, job architecture, leveling, pay bands, and compensation review cycles to ensure equitable market-aligned pay.
• Evaluate and evolve benefits and wellness programs, manage vendor relationships, and build business cases balancing employee needs and cost effectiveness.
• Provide guidance on complex employee support matters (leave administration, benefits escalations, sensitive situations) with strong judgment and compliance expertise.
• Operate as a player-coach: design programs and drive hands-on execution, partnering with People Operations for benefits administration and employee support.
• Build scalable operations by improving systems, processes, documentation, and automation/AI-enabled workflows to increase scale and decision quality.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive HR experience, including 5+ years focused on Total Rewards, Compensation, Benefits, or closely related disciplines.
• Proven experience designing, evolving, and operating total rewards programs, including compensation benchmarking (e.g., Radford, Mercer), job architecture, leveling, and market analysis.
• Experience scaling total rewards in growing organizations, including how employee needs, processes, and systems change over time.
• Experience partnering with leaders, recruiters, and hiring managers on compensation decisions (offers, leveling, market positioning, retention, workforce planning).
• Permanent U.S. work authorization is a condition of employment.
• Ability to travel quarterly for multiple days to a corporate office or other onX strategic location.

Culture & Benefits

• Distributed workforce with regular in-person connection through regional basecamps.
• Comprehensive health benefits, including a no-monthly-cost medical plan.
• Paid parental leave: 13 weeks for birthing parents and 5 weeks for non-birthing parents.
• 401k matching at 100% for the first 3% saved and 50% from 3–5%.
• Flexible time away package including PTO, STO, VTO, and paid holidays.
• Annual “Get Out, Get Active” funds and company-wide outdoor adventures and perks.

Hiring process

• Interviews to evaluate total rewards strategy, compensation/benefits expertise, and ability to operate in a player-coach environment.
• Final selection based on fit with senior leadership expectations and execution capability.