WHAT ON EARTH IS DECIEM?
We are a collective of disrupters and doers, of creatives and scientists, with a mission to reimagine the world of beauty.
Since inception, our vertically integrated structure, including our own laboratories, manufacturing, retail stores, and brand infrastructure, have enabled us to rapidly identify opportunities and deliver quality. Home to The Ordinary, NIOD, AVESTAN, and other emerging brands, our goal is to create with purpose. We were founded on the principle of doing everything that others don’t. Because normal gets you nowhere.
We are DECIEM, The Abnormal Beauty Company.
We are growing rapidly and we’re looking for someone who shares this vision and wants to grow with us!
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
The Total Rewards Operations Specialist (M&A) is a hands-on, learning-focused contract role supporting HR-related activities related to M&A, integration, and post-integration projects. This is a contract role ending July 30th, 2027.
This position helps ensure that compensation, benefits, payroll, and HRIS processes are correctly aligned and executed as new teams become part of The Estée Lauder Companies. It’s ideal for someone early in their career who has a foundational understanding of HR operations and is eager to expand their knowledge in Total Rewards, HR technology, and business processes
within a global, dynamic environment.
The analyst will work closely with HR Operations, Total Rewards, IT, Finance, and Estée Lauder teams to troubleshoot issues, maintain data accuracy, and contribute to process improvement initiatives as part of ongoing integration efforts.
This is a three day in office hybrid role, based out of our Liberty Village office.
PAY RANGE
The anticipated base salary for this position is $95,000 - $97,000.
Exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. Salary range may vary based on geographic location.
WHAT YOU’D BE DOING IN THIS ROLE
Integration & Total Rewards Operations
- Support integration and post-merger activities, including employee data validation, job mapping, pay alignment, and benefit updates.
- Partner with Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, and HRIS teams to help ensure data accuracy and consistency across systems (e.g., Ceridian Dayforce).
- Assist in testing and troubleshooting HR systems to confirm proper setup, data flow, and calculations.
- Participate in post-integration audits to confirm the accuracy of payroll and benefits data.
- Contribute to process improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities to simplify workflows and build new, more efficient ways of working with Estée Lauder across HR, Payroll, and Total Rewards operations.
- Support related deployment and training activities
Business Analysis & Process Improvement
- Support data analysis and validation to ensure information accuracy and compliance.
- Help identify process inefficiencies and recommend practical, scalable improvements.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to design and implement enhanced collaboration and reporting processes aligned with global standards.
- Participate in testing and documenting new system functionalities or integrations as required.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED TO GET THE JOB DONE
- Minimum 5 years of experience in HR Operations, HRIS, Payroll, or Total Rewards (open to early-career professionals with strong analytical and systems skills).
- Basic understanding of compensation, benefits, and payroll processes.
- Bachelor in Business / HR or equivalent
- Experience with Ceridian Dayforce (asset)
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and data accuracy.
- Proficiency in Excel and curiosity about reporting and analytics tools (e.g., Power BI) plus AI/Gemini
- Curious, proactive, and eager to learn from experienced team members.
WHAT YOU’LL BE GAINING BY JOINING OUR TEAM
There’s a lot of good stuff that comes along with being a DECIEM team member. Here’s a few of our favourite perks and benefits, in no particular order…
- Generous Vacation & Personal Days, plus additional time off for volunteering in your community, voting, peaceful protesting, celebrating your birthday, and more.
- Work from anywhere 4 weeks per year.
- A hybrid work model (for applicable roles).
- Summer Friday’s - get off at 1pm all summer long! (for applicable roles).
- A dog-friendly office (and lots of cute dogs to play with).
- Unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Program that includes mental health care, mindfulness programs, and more.
- A LinkedIn Learning membership to help you keep growing and learning.
- A generous discount on DECIEM products for you, your family, and your friends.
BUILDING GROWTH TO POWER GOOD
We are a People first company that lives by our core values to…
- ✨ Defy Convention.
- ✨ Make it real.
- ✨ Play in the grey.
- ✨ Build Bridges.
- ✨ Be the rabbit.
These values continue to guide us in all that we do. Along the way, we’ve been honoured to win some pretty incredible awards, including a CEW Achiever Award, Best Skincare Brand at Sunday Times Style Beauty Awards, and Most Popular Sustainable Brand by The Cosmetify Index Global. We’re still blushing!
SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT
DECIEM’s objective is to build growth and do good things while prioritizing people, animals, and the Earth.
Our Sustainability strategy is focused on fighting climate change, improved waste management, responsible packaging, responsible sourcing and product lifecycle, and water conservation.
In 2020, DECIEM established the Good Fund to support both large and grassroots charities in response to global events.
CREATING A HUMAN WORLD OF BEAUTY
DECIEM is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by creating meaningful, measurable change in the lives of our team members and in the communities where we operate. Achieving equality is critical to DECIEM and our future. You can learn more about our DEI commitment in our open letter, "Belonging is the Destination, Change is the Journey".
DECIEM is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on age, colour, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, and any other legally protected class in accordance with applicable federal, provincial and local laws. We are also committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you are contacted to be part of our recruitment process and require accommodation, please let us know.
WANT TO JOIN US?
Thank you for reading the whole thing! If you liked what you heard, kindly send us your resume. We really appreciate your effort in applying for this position. However, only those who have been shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. <3
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