Overview
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STEPHANIE HAWES

Homer Glen

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Compensation & Global Mobility Analyst

Ralph Lauren
New York
02.2022 - Current
  • Advise HR Business Partners and stakeholders on compensation recommendations that balance internal equity with external competitiveness
  • Contribute to the design, modeling, and execution of compensation programs including base pay structures, variable incentives, and job architecture frameworks
  • Lead salary survey participation, analyze results, and synthesize insights to inform compensation planning and benchmarking
  • Drive the annual salary planning process across corporate, retail, and hospitality functions, ensuring alignment with budget and business goals
  • Ensure compliance with pay transparency legislation, minimum wage laws, and internal policy through proactive monitoring and communication strategies
  • Manage benchmarking and market pricing to support talent acquisition, retention, and strategic workforce planning
  • Partner on the design and administration of retail sales incentive plans to support performance-based compensation models
  • Liaise with immigration counsel to prepare and track U.S. visa petitions (e.g., H-1B, L-1), extensions, and green card applications
  • Coordinate data collection across global payroll and HR teams to support accurate tax gross-ups and year-end reporting
  • Administer tax equalization policy processes including collection, reconciliation, and employee communications
  • Maintain compliant immigration and relocation documentation; ensure audit readiness
  • Manage third-party vendor relationships for tax and relocation services supporting global assignments, permanent transfers, and domestic relocations
  • Partner with Finance on budgeting, accruals, intercompany billing, and compensation-related transactions

Supervisor, Global Mobility & Payroll

SIRVA Worldwide
Oakbrook Terrace
03.2018 - 02.2022
  • Led an 8-person team supporting expatriate payroll, tax, and relocation services for a Fortune 100 client
  • Oversaw Assignment Pro configuration and process design to improve workflow and ensure compliance
  • Reviewed tax calculations and allowances; ensured accuracy of shadow payroll and TEQ reconciliations
  • Delivered year-end compensation statements for global tax filing and compliance
  • Defined SOPs and KPIs; implemented process improvements through cross-functional collaboration

Senior Global Mobility & Payroll Specialist

SIRVA Worldwide
Oakbrook Terrace
11.2013 - 03.2018
  • Processed international allowances and payroll through U.S. and foreign systems
  • Audited and reconciled global compensation data, ensuring correct reporting of taxable income and benefits
  • Generated global compensation summaries, W-2s, and shadow payroll documentation for cross-border assignees
  • Partnered with external tax providers on reporting and compliance deliverables

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Minor: Criminal Justice

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

Skills

HR Systems

  • Workday
  • Assignment Pro

Compensation Tools

  • PayFactors
  • Syndio
  • Mercer
  • WTW
  • Korn Ferry
  • Croner

Microsoft Office

  • Excel
  • Word
  • Outlook
  • PowerPoint
  • Teams

Certification

Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), In Progress (6 of 8 courses completed)

Timeline

Compensation & Global Mobility Analyst

Ralph Lauren
02.2022 - Current

Supervisor, Global Mobility & Payroll

SIRVA Worldwide
03.2018 - 02.2022

Senior Global Mobility & Payroll Specialist

SIRVA Worldwide
11.2013 - 03.2018

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Minor: Criminal Justice

Illinois State University
STEPHANIE HAWES