Overview: Designed and implemented a global Total Rewards strategy aligned with the company’s mission and business goals, ensuring competitive compensation, benefits, and wellness offerings across North America, APAC, and Europe.
Role: Led the design of compensation structures, market benchmarking, and pay equity analysis. Collaborated closely with the People Leadership Team to ensure all elements supported business objectives.
Outcome/Results: Successfully implemented a strategy that reduced compensation disparities, improved employee satisfaction scores, and enhanced market competitiveness.
Overview: Managed global compensation structure and market benchmarking for a rapidly growing tech company in 10 countries.
Role: Developed and executed strategies for job levelling, pay bands, and equity programs. Led the process of market compensation analysis using tools like Mercer and Radford.
Outcome/Results: Increased global compensation equity, aligned salaries with market trends, and successfully rolled out pre-IPO equity programs to drive employee engagement.
Overview: Negotiated a comprehensive benefits program to support employee well-being while minimizing costs.
Role: Led the negotiations with third-party vendors, assessing program offerings and evaluating ROI. Focused on optimizing benefits while maintaining high employee satisfaction.
Outcome/Results: Successfully reduced benefits costs while maintaining a 97% employee satisfaction rate, resulting in increased program participation.
Overview: Implemented a wellness platform to promote employee health and engagement across multiple regions.
Role: Led the planning and launch of the wellness platform, providing ongoing communication and support to ensure engagement.
Outcome/Results: Increased participation by 78%, which contributed to overall employee well-being and engagement across the organization.
Overview: Worked on enhancing the parental leave program to align with best practices and better support employees through major life events.
Role: Led the review of existing policies and designed an enhanced, more comprehensive program. Worked with HR teams and external consultants to ensure compliance with applicable laws.
Outcome/Results: Successfully rolled out a new parental leave policy, improving employee satisfaction and retention, and aligning with global best practices.
Overview: Spearheaded the redesign and optimization of the equity program to ensure it supported the company's growth and strategy through its pre-IPO and post-IPO phases. Focused on aligning the program with market best practices to ensure competitiveness and attractiveness to both existing and prospective employees.
Role: Led the comprehensive overhaul of equity compensation structures, including stock options, RSUs, and performance-based equity. Worked closely with C-suite executives, compensation consultants, and legal advisors to ensure compliance with securities laws and market regulations. Implemented clear communication strategies to educate employees on equity’s value, particularly during the transition from pre-IPO to post-IPO.
Outcome/Results: Successfully optimized the equity program, resulting in a 30% increase in employee participation during the pre-IPO phase. After the IPO, equity program participation remained high, with a 20% increase in long-term retention of key talent. The program played a pivotal role in aligning employees’ interests with the company’s long-term success and growth.
Laura Lyons
laura@lauralyons.ca
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