What are the responsibilities and job description for the Total Rewards Business Partner position at Orion Group?
Total Rewards Business Partner (Contract – 1 Year)
Location: North Chicago / Lake County, IL (Hybrid)
Pay Rate: $35/hour
Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours/week | 8:00 AM–5:00 PM CT (M–F)
Onsite Requirement: Tues–Thurs (AbbVie hybrid policy effective Jan 2026)
Contract Length: 12 months (extension based on performance & business need)
Orion Group is partnering with a leading multinational pharmaceutical company in North Chicago to hire a Total Rewards Business Partner (TRBP).
This role sits within the Total Rewards Excellence team and plays a key part in ensuring competitive, equitable, and data-driven compensation practices across the organization.
If you are highly analytical, detail-oriented, and passionate about compensation strategy and HR operations, this is a fantastic opportunity to support global teams and influence reward decisions at scale.
Top Skills & Qualifications
As a Total Rewards Business Partner, you will support compensation strategy, job evaluation, and competitive offer recommendations across the organization.
Key responsibilities include:
Advisory & Support
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Location: North Chicago / Lake County, IL (Hybrid)
Pay Rate: $35/hour
Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours/week | 8:00 AM–5:00 PM CT (M–F)
Onsite Requirement: Tues–Thurs (AbbVie hybrid policy effective Jan 2026)
Contract Length: 12 months (extension based on performance & business need)
Orion Group is partnering with a leading multinational pharmaceutical company in North Chicago to hire a Total Rewards Business Partner (TRBP).
This role sits within the Total Rewards Excellence team and plays a key part in ensuring competitive, equitable, and data-driven compensation practices across the organization.
If you are highly analytical, detail-oriented, and passionate about compensation strategy and HR operations, this is a fantastic opportunity to support global teams and influence reward decisions at scale.
Top Skills & Qualifications
- Advanced Excel expertise (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, troubleshooting formulas); Power BI experience is a plus
- Bachelor’s degree in HR Management, Business, Finance, or related field
- 2–3 years’ experience in Human Resources, Total Rewards, Compensation, Benefits, or Finance
- Proven ability to lead projects from concept to execution
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex datasets, spot trends, and make actionable recommendations
- Ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment
As a Total Rewards Business Partner, you will support compensation strategy, job evaluation, and competitive offer recommendations across the organization.
Key responsibilities include:
Advisory & Support
- Serve as a trusted advisor for routine Total Rewards inquiries from Business HR (BHR) and Talent Acquisition (TA).
- Ensure consistent application of competitive pay practices and reward programs.
- Conduct job evaluations and benchmarking studies to determine appropriate grades, job codes, and market alignment.
- Lead global job evaluation projects spanning multiple regions.
- Maintain key documentation in HRIS, benchmarking platforms, and case management tools.
- Build market-competitive, internally equitable compensation recommendations for new hires and internal moves.
- Recommend base salary, incentives, sign-on bonuses, and other cash-based rewards aligned with company practices.
- Perform audits to ensure data accuracy across HRIS systems.
- Support annual compensation cycles (merit, promotions, bonuses) for assigned client groups.
- Contribute to salary structure development, survey submissions, and compensation reporting.
- Continuously update TRBP tools, dashboards, and reporting frameworks.
- Participate in ad hoc compensation projects and initiatives as requested by the Functional TRBP Team Lead.
- Advanced Excel competency; strong data manipulation and analysis skills
- Understanding of compensation principles and reward program administration
- Excellent written and verbal communication capabilities
- Ability to use previous compensation/HR experience to solve new and complex problems
- Acts with inclusivity and equity—ensuring all voices are heard
- Thrives in ambiguity and adapts quickly to shifting priorities
- Works collaboratively across global teams and partners
- Maintains a unified, “one-team” mindset with enterprise-wide perspective
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
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