Senior Manager, People Operations and Total Rewards

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

The Senior Manager, People Operations and Total Rewards leads global HR operations and compensation programs from Netgear's Cork hub. This role blends strategic total‑reward design with AI‑driven process automation and partners with HR, Finance, Legal and IT to deliver a seamless employee experience worldwide.

Role Snapshot

• Global HR operations leadership
• Total rewards strategy and execution
• AI‑enabled HR transformation
• HRIS and data analytics ownership
• Benefits vendor management
• Team leadership across time zones

Must-Have Requirements

• Total compensation design
• Benefits program management
• HRIS platform proficiency
• AI/automation in HR processes
• Global employment law knowledge
• People analytics
• Project management
• Stakeholder communication
• Equity compensation expertise
• progressive HR experience
• total compensation design
• global benefits management

Nice-to-Have Signals

• CIPD or related HR qualification
• Experience in US‑headquartered tech company with EMEA presence
• technology/hardware industry HR experience
• CIPD or equivalent qualification
• Third‑level qualification in Human Resources, Business, Finance or CIPD

Work Setup

• Location: Cork, Ireland
• Work mode: HYBRID
• Employment type: Full-Time

What You'll Likely Work On

• Lead AI‑driven transformation of People Operations, piloting tools across onboarding, policy, compensation modelling and analytics
• Own and continuously improve global HRIS administration, data integrity, process documentation and AI‑enabled workflow automation
• Design, administer and communicate global compensation programs, including salary structures, bonus plans and equity schemes
• Manage the worldwide benefits portfolio, vendor relationships and regional program design across EMEA, Americas and APAC
• Build and maintain people‑analytics reporting to support data‑driven decisions for HR leadership and business partners
• Partner with IT and Data teams to integrate HR technology stack, safeguard data and unlock new capabilities
• Lead a small, distributed team, setting priorities, coaching members and driving performance globally
• Conduct compensation benchmarking (Radford, Mercer) and lead pay‑equity analysis and gender‑pay gap reporting

Good Fit If You Have

• Experience in the technology or hardware industry
• CIPD or equivalent HR qualification (preferred)
• Background in a US‑headquartered company with an EMEA footprint (preferred)
• Collaborative, inclusive style effective across time zones