Talent Acquisition Total Rewards

Noura Taha

Union, NJ 732-***-**** *****.**********@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/noura-taha/

TOTAL REWARDS EXPERT

Human Resources (HR) Professional specializing in Total Rewards Management with extensive experience across different regions

(EMEA and NA) in Pharmaceutical, Construction, IT, FMCG, and e-commerce industries. Proven success designing and implementing various programs, including annual merit cycle, salary structure design, costing scenarios, and design and administration of incentive plans. While the main area of expertise is “Total Rewards”, facing many HR challenges such as restructuring, optimization, and change management, linking rewards to performance, and ensuring variable pay supports the business to achieve sales targets and company objectives.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Strategic Planning Rewards Management Talent Acquisition Performance Management Project Planning Organizational Design Culture Shaping Employee Relations & Engagement Ethics & Compliance Bilingual (English, Arabic) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

C&S Wholesale Grocers, Edison, NJ 02/2024 – 02/2025 Compensation Business Partner

Designed, analyzed, and implemented various compensation programs across the organization, including the Year-end cycle and quarterly cycles, salary structure design, complex costing scenarios, and design and administration of incentive plans.

• Developed and implemented compensation strategies including policies, procedures, and guidelines, ensuring alignment with the company’s business goals and objectives.

• Conducted job analysis, market analysis, FLSA analysis, and job evaluation process in collaboration with HR Business Partners and managers who created or revised positions to develop job descriptions.

• Educated business leaders, HR Business Partners, and Talent Acquisition Partners on compensation guidelines to support their decision-making, address inequity concerns, and conduct equity reviews when necessary.

• Participated in audits to ensure adherence to compensation programs, policies, guidelines, and regulatory requirements, and ensure compliance with minimum wage and hourly laws and prevailing rates within the organization.

• Conducted market research and economic trends, leveraging analytics to stay on top of internal trends, relevant pay legislation, and competitive market to drive a pay-for-performance culture and enhance employee engagement.

• Conducted the salary survey submission process and benchmark database maintenance. Analyzed salary survey results and provides recommendations on adjusting the Market-Base salary structure. Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ 06/2022 – 01/2024 Senior Total Rewards Analyst – Americas

Provided NA & LATAM compensation recommendations to Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partners, and line managers for internal and external equity. Optimized organizational structures to effectively align with and achieve business objectives.

• Collaborated with the Talent Acquisition team to review hiring, promotion, demotion, and transfer proposals that fell outside standard policy guidelines.

• Proposed buyout packages for executive hires to cover LTI and bonus forfeitures, ensuring alignment with budget constraints and obtaining necessary governance approvals.

• Conducted job leveling for organizational redesigns using the Mercer IPE methodology, aligning job architecture and directory levels in partnership with business leaders and HR Business Partners.

• Educated stakeholders on the new job architecture and communicated its impact on the legacy structure to ensure alignment and understanding.

• Developed compensation packages for international transfers by analyzing country-specific regulations using the Mercer Localizer tool, to ensure employee equity and recommended tailored transition plans as needed.

• Performed internal equity and external market analyses to guide the business in making informed and competitive salary increase decisions retaining our talents.

• Managed Salesforce cases in alignment with standard SLAs to ensure timely resolution and maintain high customer satisfaction. Freelance HR Consultant 10/2020 – 05/2022

Provided strategic and operational HR support to small and medium-sized businesses, helping them design, implement, and optimize policies and procedures across key HR functions, including Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Training & Development, and Performance Management. By aligning HR practices with business goals, I enabled organizations to enhance employee engagement, drive performance, and foster sustainable growth.

Jumia Egypt e-commerce (Supply Chain) 03/2020 – 09/2020 Human Resources Manager

Led strategic and operational HR initiatives by analyzing organizational challenges and market trends during the pandemic and developing agile recruitment tools to meet shifting business demands. Analyzed external organizational challenges and threats as well.

• Developed flexible hiring processes and tools for both mass and individual recruitment to meet shifting business demands during the pandemic.

• Partnered with managers through coaching and training for Talent Management Process and Annual Compensation Planning.

• Developed self-service toolkits that enabled the managers to independently conduct talent reviews, and lead career development initiatives independently.

• Ensured compliance and integrity by leading employee investigations and disciplinary actions in alignment with labor laws and company policy.

• Led a team of analysts in overseeing payroll administration, benefits, and all related personnel functions. PICO Agriculture FMCG 12/2017 – 10/2019

HR Functional Manager, 04/2019 – 10/2019

Total Rewards & Performance Manager, 12/2017 – 03/2019 Partnered with the senior management to establish comprehensive Compensation & Benefits strategies to ensure market competitiveness and drive business performance. Owned organizational restructuring, optimizing workforce projects, and developing Succession planning initiatives to support talent development and long-term business continuity.

• Designed and implemented comprehensive Compensation & Benefits strategies, including job evaluations, pay structures, annual salary increase schemes, and performance-based rewards to ensure market competitiveness.

• Collaborated with system providers to implement and launch the OTMS Performance Management system, then developed tailored training curricula and delivered training across all managerial levels to ensure effective adoption.

• Presented compensation analyses to the Remuneration Committee and the Board of Directors to help and support the business’s strategic decision-making.

• Developed internal training manuals, materials, and curriculum maps based on seniority and functional expertise to help develop internal employees and minimize the external training budget.

• Led the Restructure and Optimization project with the business leaders, to design a standard crew and optimize workforce structures across different business units.

• Identified talents and succession planning initiatives to support talent development and long-term business continuity. BARQ Systems 12/2015 – 11/2017

Total Rewards Head (IT Systems Integrator - EG, KSA, UAE) Developed and implemented the Total Rewards policy and procedures from the ground up, aligning them with business needs and market competitiveness to retain top talent and mitigate the risk of losing employees to competitors.

• Owned the Job Architecture project to design, implement, and maintain a structured job framework that aligns roles, titles, and levels across the organization—ensuring internal equity, market competitiveness, and scalability of compensation programs.

• Developed salary structures and designed a comprehensive compensation and benefits strategy to ensure market competitiveness and support talent retention.

• Redesigned the Variable Pay scheme to drive employee performance and align incentives with company targets.

• Designed employee benefits programs and recommended new benefits to enhance retention of key talents while ensuring effective cost management.

• Prepared and presented statistical HR data, including scorecards and dashboards, to business stakeholders to support informed decision-making.

• Configured the Total Rewards policy and procedures cycle within the ORACLE system. EGIC Construction 07/2013 – 11/2015

Compensations & Benefits Section Head

Developed and implemented a new annual increase strategy to ensure internal and external equity, focusing on retaining high performers. Restructured the variable pay scheme to align with business goals and drive target achievement.

• Launched the Job Architecture project and communicated to stakeholders, ensuring internal equity, market competitiveness, and scalability of compensation programs.

• Developed a new annual increase strategy to maintain internal and external equity while focusing on retaining high performers.

• Redesigned the variable pay scheme to better align incentives with business objectives, driving the achievement of targets.

• Oversaw the management of medical and life insurance operations, annual renewals and ensuring adherence to claims SLAs

• Developed the annual budget, monitored quarterly variances, and presented the analysis to senior management.

• Redesigned the Fringe Benefits Schemes to enhance organizational performance while optimizing costs.

• Developed a new payroll review cycle that significantly reduced payroll errors. ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Eli Lilly & Company SR HR Generalist

AstraZeneca HR Generalist / HR Specialist

Recruit Talents Recruitment Assistant

Superior Products International Project Engineer EDUCATION & TRAINING

Bachelor of Science, BS in Chemical Engineering Cairo University Petrol & Petrochemical Diploma Cairo University

Human Resources Management Diploma Cairo University PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CERTIFICATION

HRM – SHRM Preparation Course, Fordham University, NY Sales Incentive Program (Robert Mosly), Job Master Key Performance Indicator, KPI-Institute Base & Variable Pay, CIPD, UK Train The Trainer, Red Rock Certified C&B Manager, Middle Earth HR Strategic Leadership, American Chamber Coaching for performance, Hemsley Fraser Managing Performance and Development, Hemsley Fraser HR Investment (Gary Dessler), Awareness Selecting Star Performers, Korn Ferry – HAY Huthwait Negotiation Skills, Logic Job Analysis Korn, Ferry – HAY TECHNICAL SKILLS

Salesforce Workday PayFactors MS Office Advanced Excel Word PowerPoint Visio

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