Brenda Izel González
Maitland,Florida
Summary
Results-driven Senior Compensation Partner known for delivering high-quality work in fast-paced environments. Excel at analyzing market data, developing equitable compensation structures, and implementing reward programs that attract and retain top talent. Specialize in job evaluation methodologies, pay equity analysis, and performance-based incentive strategies. Possess strong negotiation skills, keen analytical abilities, and effective communication to ensure alignment with organizational goals and compliance with regulatory standards.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr Compensation Consultant
CSG
Orlando, FL
01.2023 - Current
- Design and execute compensation programs that align with the company's business objectives and goals
- Evaluate and update compensation structures to remain competitive within the industry and attract top talent
- Conduct regular market analysis to understand industry compensation trends and ensure the company's pay structure is competitive
- Benchmark compensation data, ensuring internal equity and external competitiveness for various job functions
- Develop compensation budgets, forecasts, and financial modeling for salary increases and bonuses by working with the Finance team to ensure compensation strategies align with the organization's financial health and overall budget
- Design and manage compensation packages for executives and senior leadership, including base salary, bonuses, stock options, and other incentives
- Advise on executive compensation trends, regulations, and governance best practices
- Ensure that compensation programs comply with local, state, and federal laws, including regulations such as the Equal Pay Act and FLSA
- Monitor evolving compensation-related legislation and adjust programs as needed to maintain compliance
- Serve as a subject matter expert to communicate compensation programs to employees and leadership, ensuring clarity on compensation components
- Analyze compensation data to identify trends, disparities, and areas of improvement
- Create and present regular reports on compensation metrics, benchmarking, and overall compensation program effectiveness to senior leadership
- Develop and manage annual bonus and variable pay programs
- Collaborate with HR business partners to align compensation with performance management systems, ensuring that top performers are rewarded appropriately
- Provide guidance to recruitment teams on competitive salary offers, benefits, and negotiation strategies
- Partner with HR business partners, talent management, and organizational development teams to align compensation programs with other employee engagement and retention initiatives
- Work closely with leadership to understand organizational changes and adjust compensation strategies accordingly
People Operations Consultant
B.I.G Consulting
Orlando, FL
06.2018 - Current
- Act as a consultant in human resources programs by providing human resources services, including talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, compensation, health, and welfare benefits, training and development, records management, safety and health, succession planning, employee relations and retention, compliance, and labor relations; completing personnel transactions
- Responsible for payroll processing
- Develop human resources solutions by collecting and analyzing information, recommending courses of action
- Prepare executive and management reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends
- Manage client expectations by communicating project status and issues; resolving concerns; analyzing time and cost issues; preparing reports
- Comply with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions
Global Retirement and Compensation Senior Analyst
Signature Flight Support
Orlando, Florida
04.2019 - 12.2022
- Contributes to the administration and monitoring of the USA, Canada, EMEA and Latin America compensation policies, government regulations concerning payment of minimum wages, overtime pay and industry prevailing rates in order to comply with legal requirements and to establish competitive rates designed to attract, retain and motivate employees
- Provide guidance to leaders and HR on compensation programs
- Participates in compensation related wage surveys and the related data analysis
- Partners with units/divisions/department managers in the job matching and documentation efforts to ensure positions are externally competitive and internally equitable
- Maintains compensation related data tables in HRIS and REWARD Navigator platforms and may be required to generate ad-hoc reports and run system audits in efforts to ensure data integrity for compensation related processes
- Develops and distributes communication and training materials, generating reporting and analyzing merit awards vs budgets, compensation equity, etc
- Implements annual salary structure review process (compensation grades, geographic differentials, and minimum wage analyses), including participating in various external salary benchmarking surveys, generating market analyses, and building recommendation for job grade movement, structure adjustments, differential changes, and new minimum wage rates
- May be required to participate in market analysis for executive compensation and serve as liaison with local and overseas consultants for executive position evaluations
Total Rewards Manager and People
Vology
Clearwater, Florida
11.2017 - 05.2018
- Acted as the organization's expert in total rewards, focusing on managing large, company-wide compensation and rewards initiatives
- Led the 401k plan administration and compliance efforts
- Analyze compensation policies, government regulations, and prevailing wage rates to develop competitive compensation plan
- Participated in the implementation, administration, and maintenance of sales commission programs
- Designed and delivered compensation processes, including merit increases, bonuses, commissions, and equity awards
- Owned the benefits function and open enrollment process
- Managed relationships with external vendors, including insurance providers and brokers, and oversee vendor contracts and negotiations
- Responsible to receive, prepare, pay and reconcile benefit vendors' invoices
- Stay up to date with best practices in the areas of compensation and benefits in the technology industry and apply key findings internally
- Owned People Analytics and prepare dashboards to show results in key areas: talent acquisition, headcount, retention, and diversity
- Answered employee questions related to compensation, benefits, and leaves of absences
Senior Benefits Analyst
The Mosaic Company
Tampa, Florida
10.2016 - 11.2017
- Supported the administration of all employee programs; including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability and wellness programs
- Contacted and enrolled employees eligible for coverage under ACA regulations, obtained all required documentation
- Administer the Wellness and Tobacco Cessation Program operations by providing guidelines for administration, configuring Workday and working closely with the vendors on data analysis
- Led the Dependent Eligibility Audit with either working with an external consulting firm or in-house
- Assured that all dependents on the company's benefits are verified and in compliance with the Health and Welfare plan rules
- Managed ERISA appeals for dependent audit non-compliance
- Responsible to maintain metrics for audit completion and effectiveness
- Supported Open Enrollment process and implementing other benefit plan changes impacting the Workday system
- Supported the annual Benefits Fairs and conducted Benefits Orientation meetings to new and current staff
- Kept metrics of benefit fairs effectiveness related to Wellness Program participation
- Led initiatives to streamline all processes related to employee experience with the wellness programs and benefits
- Supported the US Benefits Manager in the preparation and execution, with legal consultation, of benefits documentation, such as original and amended plan texts, benefit agreements and insurance policies
- Responsible for the Health and Welfare plans compliance such as: updating the Summary Plan Descriptions, Benefit Union Grids, Summary of Benefits, Forms 5500, Medicare and CMS Disclosure filing, Attestation Report and Letters to employees, etc
- Supported the US Benefits Manager by providing senior-level support relating to escalated employee benefit issues to Benefits Administrators and HR representatives
- Supported the implementation of the company's HR Shared Services by leading training to HR representatives and providing guidelines for issues management
- Responsible for maintaining accurate benefits data on Workday; which included ongoing data audits/analysis, partnering with HRIS and payroll on system configuration and testing, and providing accurate and timely benefit plan data to Mosaic's benefit vendors
HR Manager - Total Rewards
Universal Insurance Company
Guaynabo
09.2014 - 04.2016
- Led, administered, deployed and reviewed Compensation and Benefits programs
- Analyzed compensation policies, government regulations, and prevailing wage rates to develop competitive compensation plan
- Performed benchmark studies and review job descriptions to provide recommendations to maintain competitiveness in the market
- Partnered with Managers and Supervisors to assess employee compensation needs and/or issues
- Acted as subject matter expert to review, design, and document processes for the company's health & welfare benefit programs and 401k
- Recommended benefits programs to management by studying employee requirements and market trends
- Supports management's decision making by analyzing benefit options and predicting future costs based on health plan experience reports
- Led the 401k plan administration and compliance efforts and managed relationship with retirement plans record-keeper, actuaries and trustees
- Ensured an effective administration of the FMLA, SINOT, Workers Compensation, LTD and other licenses complying with the laws and regulations
- Resolved COBRA issues and manage communication with the provider and carrier
- Responsible to monitors all changes in regulations to ensure compliance
- Member of the Fiduciary Benefits Committee
- Responsible to supervise a team of five direct reports and three indirect reports and to establish team objectives to meet the Department goals
- Led the implementation project of the ADP Workforce Now and eTime system and assure cero errors during the payroll process
- Coordinated and delivered supervisors and employee training for: Time and Attendance Management (pay time off, leave of absence licenses and salary laws for Puerto Rico and US)
- Responsible to calculate, process and pay allowances for executives in a timely manner
- Assured reconciliation of the payroll reports with Accounting and Finance Department
- Assured compliance with filings and payments for: Workers Comp, SINOT, Unemployment and Chauffeur in a timely manner
Compensation and Benefits Lead
Roche Diagnostics
Ponce, PR
03.2010 - 09.2014
Benefits Consultant
Hewitt Associates
San Juan, PR
03.1999 - 11.2009
Education
MBA - Finance
Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico
San Juan05.2010
BBA - Accounting
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Bayamón05.1998
Skills
- Compensation and Benefits Administration
- Job Analysis and Job Descriptions
- Salary Benchmarking
- Job Architecture
- Pay Structures
- MS Office, Workday, SAP, ADP, Oracle, Workforce Now
- CompAnalyst, Payfactors
- Bonus Program
- PR/US Revenue Code
- ERISA
- FSLA, Labor Laws, EEOC
- Project Management
- Vendor Relationship
- People Management
- Teamwork
- Interpersonal Skills
- Retirement Plans Administration
- Payroll Administration
- Health and Welfare Plans, HSA, FSA
- Change Management
- Analytical Skills
- Wellness Plan Administration
Volunteering
- Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico - Recinto de Bayamón, Supporting students with generating their resumes and preparing for internship, interchange and employment interviews. Supporting the University in coordinating the Inter Job Fair. Human Resources consulting for the University staff.
- Universidad de Puerto Rico, Guest speaker for students to provide guidance on how to prepare for the job seeking process; starting with their personal image to the acceptance of a job offer.
Languages
- Spanish, Native/ Bilingual
- English, Full Professional
Timeline
Sr Compensation Consultant
CSG
01.2023 - Current
Global Retirement and Compensation Senior Analyst
Signature Flight Support
04.2019 - 12.2022
People Operations Consultant
B.I.G Consulting
06.2018 - Current
Total Rewards Manager and People
Vology
11.2017 - 05.2018
Senior Benefits Analyst
The Mosaic Company
10.2016 - 11.2017
HR Manager - Total Rewards
Universal Insurance Company
09.2014 - 04.2016
Compensation and Benefits Lead
Roche Diagnostics
03.2010 - 09.2014
Benefits Consultant
Hewitt Associates
03.1999 - 11.2009
MBA - Finance
Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico
BBA - Accounting
Universidad de Puerto Rico