Cheryl Strong, Mba, Ccp Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Drives compensation programs in line with business needs in an effort to maintain the organization's competitive position in the marketplace, internal equity, and overall compliance with state and federal regulations. Provides flexibility and local customization to account for corporate and local market differences.Oversees projects focusing on the key compensation initiatives such as compensation strategy redesign and implementation, market benchmarking, career leveling frame work, career path development and the design of short and long term incentive compensation programsPartners with a high level of influence across functional leadership groups to ensure base pay and sales compensation plans and policies are developed and communicated effectively. Manages and develops a team of compensation professionals accountable for the day-to-day management and administration of compensation programs to ensure consistency and adoption of best practicesManages the overall development and maintenance of the compensation structure including salary grades and ranges, geographic differentials, job classifications, career levels, and job descriptionsOversees the administration of the annual salary planning (bonus/merit) program, job evaluation requests, and maintenance of subsequent data and processes

United States

Responsible for the overall administration, communication, and analysis of base salary and wage programs, incentive programs, bonus and merit plansLeads the development of compensation analyses, financial models, forecasts, reports, presentations and provides recommendations for compensation programs to influence and drive programs that align to corporate and business initiatives. Develops, designs, and implements a competitive compensation program and administrative procedures, guidelines, and policies. Manages company’s compensation tool/system providing assistance and direction to management to ensure timely submission of annual proposals/recommendations. Overall creation, administration, communication, and analysis of incentive programs and bonus plans.Develops strong partnerships with the HR business partners, recruiting and business leaders in the organization in order to identify and solve compensation related issues and provides expertise.Advises HR Business Partners and leaders in making compensation related recommendations for promotions, transfers, job matches, job leveling, and job families. Develops training programs and presentations for educating HR business partners, managers and employees about compensation-related topics and initiatives.Works collaboratively with HRIS and others within Human Resources to build out and implement compensation systems modules. Develops employee compensation communications, presentations and managerial guides for the implementation of related programs.

Greater Atlanta Area

Greater Atlanta Area

Greater Atlanta Area

Contractor

Greater Atlanta Area

Contractor: Project Lead (UAT) - Global implementation of an online salary administration tool (People Fluent Talent Management) which included planning, communications, training, and documentation.Project Lead (FLSA Review) - Review and classification of jobs in North America; Conducted job reviews, provided recommendations, gained Leadership approval, managed process from the reclassification of jobs thru retroactive payments. Organization Design & Consulting – Partnered with HR and Business Leaders on various org design projects, provided consultation/recommendations in support of the organization’s vision/goals – developed career paths, redefined grade structures, performed job levelling, identified pay issues and managed the resolution process. Job Evaluation/Market Pricing – Supported All Regions - Conducted job analyses and evaluations using Hay Methodology and provided recommendations to HR Business Partners, Talent Management, and the Executive Leadership Team.Compensation Support and Administration – Provided overall support and administration – reporting, analysis, presentations, documentation - globally to business partners in the various regions which included: Corporate, North America, South America, Asia and Europe.Long Term Incentive Process and Program – Provided general support & administration which included employee communications, technical support and system administration of the organization’s online stock planning tool (Certent).

Peachtree City, Ga

Contractor:Conducted complex analyses of salary/incentive programs, bonus and merit plans, salary structure, job descriptions and performance evaluations. Developed competitive compensation/totalrewards programs. Monitored competitive trends in cash/bonus compensation. Analyzed current programs and makes recommendations for improved effectiveness.Performed market pricing and internal analysis to determine appropriate compensation components. Conducted salary surveys to analyze salary information to determine the company's competitive position. Utilized survey results for wage proposals, pay ranges and internal equity studies. Created, reviewed, modified and audited new/existing job descriptions; applied and recommended appropriate FLSA classification/exemptions in accordance with DOL guidelines.Conducted internal equity reviews as needed. Advised Human Resources management by recommending appropriate compensation actions. Developed strong partnerships with the HR business partners, recruiting and business leaders in the organization to identify and solve compensation related issues and provides expertise.

Greater Atlanta Area

Provided high level consultation and support to client groups: CNN, International Domestic, Information Technology and Sales. Conducted complex analyses to evaluate sales plan effectiveness and performance. Implementation of new sales compensation plan design impacting over $4.1 Billion dollars in sales revenue. Created job ladders that resulted in standardized job levels and career paths across the organization. Lead project team in the analysis and redesign of various compensation plans partnering with Sales, Finance and HR Executive Leadership Teams. Partnering with HR and Payroll Leads, directed compensation efforts in several merger and acquisition initiatives.

Greater Atlanta Area

Delivered complex pay/performance analyses and recommendations to Sales and HR Executive teams. Developed and managed incentive planning process for Sales and Manufacturing teams. Lead the RFP review, selection and implementation of incentive planning and management system. Partnered with Finance, Sales and Marketing Teams to ensure and deliver real time incentive plans to encourage high performance on new sales programs and promotions. Managed incentive payment process to increase the accuracy and timeliness quarterly incentive payouts. Provided high level consulting to Business Leaders to determine appropriate metrics and rules of Engagemnt for Sales and Manufacturing Teams.

Greater Atlanta Area

Designed sales compensation plans including the development of plan documents, general policies, approved sales plan exceptions, developed and delivered compensation manager training, developed sales total target compensation structure, developed online tools to assist managers with comp planning process, performed job evaluations, job family analysis implementing changes as needed, approved promotional recommendations, approved salary adjustments, acted as consultant to line managers, developed various compensation reports, managed program to ensure alignment with parent company's comp philosophy and adherence to legal requirements and industry best practices.

Greater Atlanta Area

Compensation delivery processes including facilitating the bonus and merit systems/annual process, manage the retention bonus program, complex reporting and data analysis, adhoc reports, partner with IT to facilitate system modifications, participate in salary surveys, job evaluations,

Greater Atlanta Area

Designed salary structure changing from traditional structure to broad band, managed job description and evaluation process to reduce the number of job titles by 40%, completed complex reporting and data analysis, managed the annual merit & bonus planning process, consultant to Line managers and HR Managers, developed and delivered compensation manager training, facilitated focus groups, participated in HR advisory committee, developed new hire onboarding process, managed time & labor, tuition reimbursement, relocation and employment verification processes. Managed team of 3 employees including job review, merit recommendations, training and career development.

Greater Atlanta Area

Project lead on HRIS implementation (ADP to Oracle Application), managed the data accuracy and system upgrades in HRIS systems, designed and facilitated the development of a comp planning application to process merit & bonus recommendations, performed job evaluations and analyses, developed and managed merit budget, created and distributed comp planning reports to support HR managers during the annual process, facilitated EEO/Affirmative Action reporting process and requirements, facilitated the annual benefit enrollment process.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Hr Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Risk Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba