Senior Manager, Total Rewards

Job Description

Job Description

At Alarm.com, we're looking for a Total Rewards leader who's equal parts strategist and executor — someone who gets energized by building programs that genuinely make a difference in people's lives at work.

As Senior Manager, Total Rewards, you'll own our compensation, benefits, and well-being strategy from the ground up. You'll sit at the intersection of HR, Finance, and business leadership, helping shape how we attract and keep great people. This isn't a role where you'll be maintaining the status quo — you'll be evolving it.

You'll be based at our headquarters in Tysons Corner, VA, and work closely with a collaborative, high-performing HR team that builds things together. Your work will touch every single employee at Alarm.com.

What You'll Do

Set the Strategy

• Own and continuously improve Alarm.com's Total Rewards philosophy — making sure our programs are competitive, equitable, and aligned with where the business is headed
• Be the go-to expert for HR Business Partners, Finance, and senior leadership on all things compensation, benefits, and well-being
• Build multi-year Total Rewards roadmaps with the VP of HR that support company growth and culture
• Represent Total Rewards in big-picture initiatives like M&A, system implementations, and organizational change

Lead on Compensation

• Provide strategic direction for our compensation framework — salary structures, pay bands, and incentive programs — while partnering closely with a Senior Compensation Analyst who handles the detailed execution
• Guide annual compensation cycles (merit, bonus, equity) and ensure strong alignment between HR and Finance
• Use market benchmarking data (tools like Radford) to keep our pay competitive and our approach grounded in data
• Weigh in on high-stakes compensation decisions — senior hires, promotions, equity adjustments — ensuring fairness and consistency
• Keep our programs compliant with regulations like FLSA and pay transparency laws

Drive Benefits & Well-Being

• Oversee all employee benefit programs — medical, dental, vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, disability, and more
• Lead the annual benefits renewal and open enrollment process, including financial modeling, vendor negotiations, and presenting recommendations to leadership
• Build communication strategies that help employees actually understand and use their benefits
• Manage vendor and broker relationships, holding partners accountable to performance standards
• Champion well-being initiatives that support employees physically, mentally, financially, and socially
• Oversee a complex leave of absence program spanning 39 U.S. states and Canada

Use Data to Drive Decisions

• Build out a Total Rewards analytics function that measures what's working, models financial scenarios, and informs strategy
• Stay ahead of market trends and regulatory changes, bringing fresh ideas to the table
• Leverage Workday HCM and AI-powered tools to streamline processes and improve the employee experience

Develop Your Team

• Lead, coach, and grow a team of benefits and compensation professionals
• Set clear goals and create real development opportunities — stretch assignments, career pathing, and ongoing feedback
• Partner with HR leadership on hiring and resource planning to scale the team alongside the business
• Other duties as assigned

What We're Looking For

Must-Haves

• 10+ years of Total Rewards experience with strong expertise in both compensation and benefits
• 6+ years leading or managing teams, with a track record of developing talent
• Hands-on experience managing a self-funded medical/Rx plan, including financial modeling
• Experience building or significantly evolving compensation frameworks — job architecture, salary structures, incentive design
• Solid knowledge of key regulations: ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, ACA, FLSA, and pay equity laws
• Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel proficiency; comfortable turning complex data into clear recommendations for senior audiences
• A bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Finance, or a related field (advanced degree a plus)

Nice to Haves

• Experience with compensation survey platforms like Radford, Mercer, or WTW
• Workday HCM experience, especially Workday Benefits or Advanced Compensation
• Exposure to Total Rewards work in M&A or major organizational transformation
• CEBS, CCP, or CBP certification

Please note that sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time.

WHY WORK FOR ALARM.COM?

• Collaborate with outstanding people: We hire only the best. Our standards are high and our employees enjoy working alongside other high achievers.
• Make an immediate impact: New employees can expect to be given real responsibility for bringing new technologies to the marketplace. You are empowered to perform as soon as you join the Alarm.com team!
• Gain well rounded experience: Alarm.com offers a diverse and dynamic environment where you will get the chance to work directly with executives and develop expertise across multiple areas of the business.
• Community and Camaraderie: One of our core values is to 'Keep It Fun,' which to us means fostering a strong sense of community. Our culture is built on collaboration and connection, where we celebrate our successes and believe that a positive, engaging environment is key to doing our best work.
• Alarm.com values working together and collaborating in person. Our employees work from the office 4 days a week .

COMPANY INFO

Alarm.com is the leading platform for intelligently connected properties. Millions of homeowners and businesses rely on Alarm.com's technology to secure, monitor, and manage their environments from anywhere. Our comprehensive suite of solutions—including security, video surveillance, access control, active shooter detection, intelligent automation, energy management, and wellness—is delivered exclusively through a trusted network of thousands of professional service providers and commercial integrators across North America and worldwide. Alarm.com's common stock is traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ALRM. Alarm.com delivers serious security for serious people.

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COMPANY BENEFITS

Our total rewards package is designed to support you holistically—in your health, your finances, and your life outside of work. The package includes medical plans with company subsidies, a Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution, and a 401(k) with an employer match. We encourage a healthy work-life balance with paid vacation that increases with tenure, paid holidays, wellness time, and paid maternity and bonding leave. To complete the package, we also provide company-paid disability and life insurance, all within a collaborative and casual work environment.

Alarm.com is an Equal Opportunity Employer

In connection with your application, we collect information that identifies, reasonably relates to or describes you ("Personal Information"). The categories of Personal Information that we may collect include your name, government-issued identification number(s), email address, mailing address, other contact information, emergency contact information, employment history, educational history, criminal record, and demographic information. We collect and use those categories of Personal Information about you for human resources and other business management purposes, including identifying and evaluating you as a candidate for potential or future employment or future positions, recordkeeping in relation to recruiting and hiring, conducting criminal background checks as permitted by law, conducting analytics, and ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and Company policies. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that we may retain some of the personal data that you provide in your application for our internal operations such as managing our recruitment system and ensuring that we comply with labor laws and regulations even after we have made our employment decision.

Notice To Third Party Agencies:
Alarm.com understands the value of professional recruiting services. However, we are not accepting resumes from recruiters or employment agencies for this position. In the event we receive a resume or candidate referral for this position from a third-party recruiter or agency without a previously signed agreement, we reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to you. If you are interested in working with Alarm.com, please email your company information and standard agreement to View email address on ziprecruiter.com.

The base salary range of this opportunity is listed below and is determined within a range based on factors including qualifications, location and experience. This allows opportunity for growth and development within the role. The base salary offered is part of a total compensation package.

Base Salary Range

$126,150—$166,972 USD