Responsibilities:
- Lead compensation analysis, market benchmarking, and pay recommendations to support competitive and equitable compensation practices.
- Manage and enhance job architecture, job leveling, compensation structures, and related governance processes.
- Support annual merit and compensation planning, including data validation, reporting, stakeholder communication, and process improvement.
- Oversee equity program administration, including grants, vesting, reporting, participant support, and coordination with internal and external partners.
- Collaborate with HR, Finance, Payroll, Legal, HRIS, Tax, business leaders, and external vendors to ensure compensation programs are accurate, compliant, and scalable.
- Support executive compensation activities and related governance and reporting requirements.
- Prepare and validate compensation data and analyses used for required compensation reporting and disclosures.
- Develop compensation reports, dashboards, and analytics that provide actionable insights and support business decision-making.
- Lead, coach, and develop compensation team members while promoting continuous improvement, automation, and operational efficiency.
- Manage compensation-related projects and cross-functional initiatives, adapting processes and priorities to meet evolving business needs.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- 7+ years of progressive experience in compensation, compensation analytics, finance, HR analytics, or a related discipline.
- Experience with market pricing, compensation benchmarking, job architecture, annual compensation planning, and compensation analytics.
- Strong analytical skills, including advanced Excel proficiency and the ability to translate complex data into clear recommendations.
- Strong communication, project management, and stakeholder partnership skills.
- Flexible and adaptable approach with a solutions-oriented mindset and ability to support changing business priorities.
- Previous experience leading people, projects, programs, or cross-functional initiatives.
- Experience with Workday, compensation planning systems, equity administration platforms, or compensation reporting tools. (preferred)
- Experience supporting executive compensation, equity programs, public-company reporting, regulatory disclosures, international compensation, or mergers and acquisitions. (preferred)
- Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) designation or progress toward certification. (preferred)