Senior Manager, People Operations and Total Rewards

NETGEAR
Cork
Workplace: HybridFull timeEUR 94,000 - 117,000 annuallyFunction: People, HR & TalentSkills: ["Communication","Analytical skills","Project management","Collaborative leadership","Building capability"]

Lead the AI-enabled transformation of People Operations and own global HR operations, including HRIS (UKG) administration, HR policy evolution, and people analytics reporting. Manage a small international team while acting as a trusted partner to HR, Finance, and Legal. Own total rewards across compensation, equity, bonus plans, and global benefits, including benchmarking (Radford), pay equity/gender pay gap reporting, and end-to-end annual compensation reviews.

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Senior Manager, People Operations and Total Rewards

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Job Summary

Lead the AI-enabled transformation of People Operations and own global HR operations, including HRIS (UKG) administration, HR policy evolution, and people analytics reporting. Manage a small international team while acting as a trusted partner to HR, Finance, and Legal. Own total rewards across compensation, equity, bonus plans, and global benefits, including benchmarking (Radford), pay equity/gender pay gap reporting, and end-to-end annual compensation reviews.
Location: Cork
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: People, HR & Talent
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the AI transformation of People Operations, evaluating, piloting, and embedding AI tools across the employee lifecycle and building team capability to work effectively alongside AI.
  • •Own and continuously improve global HR operations, including HRIS (UKG) administration, data integrity, documentation, and AI-enabled workflow automation for a seamless employee experience.
  • •Manage and evolve HR policies globally to ensure compliance with local employment law across multiple jurisdictions while maintaining consistency in global people practices.
  • •Lead total rewards: design, administer, and communicate global compensation programmes (salary structures, bonus plans, equity) and own the global benefits portfolio with vendors and renewals.
  • •Drive end-to-end annual compensation review cycles (market benchmarking, budget modelling, manager guidance, and employee communications) and conduct pay equity/gender pay gap reporting.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: EUR 94,000 - 117,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Deep expertise in total compensation design and strategy across salary structures, bonus plans, equity (RSUs, stock options), and benefits for a global, multi-jurisdiction environment.
  • •10+ years of progressive HR experience with meaningful depth in people operations and compensation and/or benefits.
  • •Experience applying AI tools to HR processes (workflow automation, predictive analytics, or process redesign) in a hands-on way.
  • •Strong working knowledge of global employment law, including Irish employment legislation, GDPR, and the EU Pay Transparency Directive.
  • •Proficiency with HRIS platforms (UKG, Workday, SAP SuccessFactors or equivalent) with strong analytical skills; comfortable building models and presenting recommendations.
Experience:HRTotal rewardsMulti-jurisdictionTechnologyHardware
Education:
Skills:CommunicationAnalytical skillsProject managementCollaborative leadershipBuilding capability
Certifications:CIPD
Tech Stack:AIUKGWorkdaySAP SuccessFactorsRadfordMercerGDPR

Company Brief

NETGEAR
NETGEAR designs and sells networking hardware and services for consumers, small/medium businesses, and service providers, including routers, switches, Wi‑Fi systems, network storage, and security solutions.
Industry: Networking Equipment
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 1996
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