Total Rewards & HRIS Specialist

Job Title: Total Rewards & HRIS Specialist

Location(s): Irvine / Tustin, CA – Onsite

Compensation: $75,000 - $83,000

About this position:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative Total Rewards & HRIS Specialist to support the execution and administration of our compensation, benefits, and HR systems. This role will partner closely with the Manager, Total Rewards & HRIS and Sr. Benefits Analyst to ensure efficient operations, data integrity, and a positive employee experience.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys working behind the scenes to keep total rewards programs running smoothly while leveraging data and systems to drive accuracy and insights.

Responsibilities:

Support the administration and execution of total rewards programs, including compensation and benefits initiatives
Assist with compensation processes, including salary data maintenance, market benchmarking support, and annual cycle preparation
Administer employee benefits programs, including enrollments, qualifying life events, and employee inquiries with a strong customer-service focus
Perform benefits invoice reconciliation, auditing vendor invoices, identifying discrepancies, and partnering with vendors, employees, and Finance to ensure accuracy and resolution
Support leave of absence (LOA) administration, including tracking, documentation, and coordination with employees, managers, and third-party administrators
Maintain and update HRIS data integrity, ensuring accurate employee records and timely processing of changes
Generate and analyze recurring and ad hoc reports related to compensation, benefits, and workforce data
Partner on open enrollment planning and execution, including system setup, employee communications, and post-enrollment audits
Support employee education and wellness, engagement initiatives related to total rewards programs (e.g., benefits awareness, resources, and communications)
Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, supporting audits and reporting (e.g., ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA)
Assist with vendor management, including invoice tracking, issue resolution, and maintaining documentation
Contribute to process improvements and documentation across total rewards and HRIS workflows
Support HRIS enhancements, integrations, and testing, ensuring system functionality and efficiency
Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, Payroll, and Finance to ensure alignment, accuracy, and a seamless employee experience

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
3–5+ years of experience in HR, total rewards, HRIS, or benefits administration
Strong Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, data analysis)
Experience working with HRIS systems (Paycor or similar)
Working knowledge of benefits administration and/or compensation processes
High attention to detail with strong organizational skills
Strong communication skills and ability to handle sensitive information with discretion

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience supporting both compensation and benefits functions
Exposure to HRIS implementations, integrations, or system upgrades
Familiarity with benefits regulations (ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA)
Experience supporting LOA processes and vendor coordination
Progress toward or interest in certifications such as CCP or CEBS
Process improvement mindset with ability to identify efficiencies

Benefits:

Competitive salary dependent on experience (DOE)
Winning culture with a friendly, team-oriented environment!
Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
401(k) with company match
Education & personal development reimbursement program
Generous vacation and paid holidays package
Company events, and lunches
Work from home program – once eligible
Referral Bonus

About Advantech

Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted innovative embedded and automation products and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, and global logistics support; all backed by industry-leading front and back office e-business solutions. Advantech has always been an innovator in the development and manufacture of high-quality, high-performance computing platforms.

We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. To realize our corporate vision of Enabling an Intelligent Planet, Advantech will continue collaborating and partnering for Smart city & IoT Solutions.

World-class Recognition

Advantech is an authorized alliance partner of both Intel® and Microsoft®. Our customers will find the technologies we use inside our products to be widely compatible with other products in the global marketplace. In 2018 and 2019, Interbrand, the world renowned brand consulting firm, once again recognized Advantech efforts to build a trusted, global brand; it also symbolizes a promise we gave to our business partners, which was to do our best to keep building a trustworthy brand that is recognized everywhere in the world. Advantech was selected as Interbrand’s #5 best Taiwan Global Brand in 2018.

Work Authorization:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8. U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. More information can be found at https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/itar.html

Advantech is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We accept applications directly from candidates only and will not be responsible for any recruiting agency fees absent a formal agreement.

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