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Maersk • USA, North Carolina, Charlotte, 28273 | United States of America

Rewards Specialist (Benefits)

Employment type:  Full time
Salary:  $65,000 – $85,000 per annum
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Job Description

We Offer:

We offer you exciting career opportunities with an international reach to further expand your experience through our diversity-focused and award-winning talent development initiatives.

Energizing and pioneering, this is also an environment that keeps you motivated. You’ll be joining a values-led, genuinely diverse, and talented team that is passionate about being there for employees, and for each other. We strive to deliver the right environment for the right people while fostering a culture of fairness, mutual respect, responsibility, and care for our business and our customers.

We have a competitive compensation and benefits package for full-time employees. Our talent policies are recognized world-wide as one of the best in the industry and we continue to look for new ways to invest in our people through ongoing personal and professional development initiatives.

As a Rewards Specialist you'll ensure great employee experience through providing Tier II Support to the benefits processes across functions, brands and geographies.

Key Responsibilities

Benefits Administration for Canada and U.S.

  • Resolve benefit-related issues and respond to queries and requests in a timely manner.

  • Assist with the execution, education, administration and maintenance of the company’s benefits for Canada and U.S. (e.g., health, dental, life insurance, disability, RRSPs, pension plans).

  • Align benefits processes across brands and pick up manual benefits processes, if any, including consistent Knowledge Articles.

  • Ensure benefits programs comply with federal and provincial regulations

  • Provide inputs on program gaps, issues, training needs etc. with regards to global programs.

  • Participate in global People Solutions projects.

  • Participate in adhoc projects within Region as needed

  • Manage benefits platform, if any, and create and store benefits policy documents in relevant systems.

Liaise with other functions in and outside of HR as required

  • Support People Advisors on benefits-related matters / escalations

  • Support Rewards manager in activities where relevant and needed (implementation of new benefits, compliance, benefits analysis, benchmarking and solutioning, as well as the Annual Salary Review cycle and/or other compensation related activities as needed).

  • Support Global benefits program roll outs like : WorkFlex , EAP, Wellness.

Vendor Management

  • Vendor Invoicing

  • Review local vendor performance against service level agreements

  • Act as escalation point (Tier 2) for benefit issues

  • Performs reviews in line with global governance requirements (salary changes, job level changes etc.)

We are looking for:

  • At least 3 years of experience in Rewards.

  • Relevant experience with US and Canada.

  • Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration or related field required.

  • Relevant experience administering benefits including familiarization with benefits compliance in US and Canada.

  • Experience with HRIS platforms (Workday, ADP, Paycom are a plus)

  • Language: Spanish (is a plus)

  • Open to travel as needed.

Job Type: Full Time

This role allows the selected candidate to work from home 2 days per week as part of our flexible work policy.

Salary: $65,000 to $85,000*

Benefits: Full time employees are eligible for Health Insurance, Paid Time Off, and 401k Match.

* The above stated pay range is the anticipated starting salary range for this position. The Company may adjust this range in light of prevailing market conditions and other factors such as location. The Company will work directly with the selected candidate(s) on the final starting salary in accordance with all applicable laws.

Notice to applicants applying to positions in the United States

You must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

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Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. If you need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website, apply for a position, or to perform a job, please contact us by emailing accommodationrequests@maersk.com.

Company benefits

Open to part time work for some roles
Open to compressed hours
In house training
Health insurance
Dental coverage
Mental health platform access
Compassionate leave
Life assurance
Annual bonus
Referral bonus
Employee assistance programme
Employee discounts
Adoption leave
Private GP service
Buy or sell annual leave
Religious celebration leave
401K
Annual pay rises
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Learning platform
Mentoring
Enhanced maternity leave
Shared parental leave
Women’s health leave
L&D budget
Professional subscriptions
Lunch and learns

Working at Maersk

Company employees:

100,000+

Gender diversity (m:f):

65:35

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Awards & Accreditations

3rd - Best Workplace Culture

3rd - Best Workplace Culture

Flexa awards 2026
Best Workplace Benefits

Top 10 - Best Workplace Benefits

Flexa awards 2026

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