Compensation Program Manager

Under guidance from Manager, Compensation & Director, Total Rewards, leads the design, implementation, and governance of compensation programs across the organization. Serves as a strategic advisor and subject matter expert to partner with HR, Business Leaders and other stakeholders to ensure programs are competitive, equitable, legally compliant, and aligned with overall Total Rewards philosophy.

• Minimum Education
• Bachelor's Degree Human Resources, Business, Finance, or related field. (Required)
• Master's Degree Related field (Preferred)
• Minimum Work Experience
• 8 years of related experience (HR, Data, Finance), including 5+ yrs of direct Compensation experience and 1+ years of demonstrated Lead/project/program experience (Required)
• Required Skills/Knowledge
• Advanced excel and analytical skills. Experience with compensation platforms and data visualization tools preferred.
• Strong project management and change management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and consulting skills with a customer-focused mindset.
• Required Licenses and Certifications
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) (Preferred)
• Functional Accountabilities
• Consulting & Analysis
• Partner with HR and business leaders to drive pay equity, competitive compensation, and talent strategies.
• Conduct market analyses benchmarking, and competitive pay studies to maintain market-aligned compensation structures. May have accountability for client groups.
• Initial escalation point for complex Compensation requests from team, further review on analyses/assessments and subject matter expertise/insight.

Programs/Projects

• Under guidance from the Manager, Compensation & Director, Total Rewards, lead the design, development, and administration of compensation programs, policies, and processes. Project manage annual compensation processes and ensure effective and timely execution.
• Leads annual compensation survey process which can include, overall project plan development/oversight, delegation of surveys to team, budget/invoicing, timely/accurate submissions, and migrations. This also includes ongoing assessment of surveys for organization.
• Support the development and maintenance of career architecture, frameworks and salary structures.
• Lead and/or support special compensation projects/programs, process improvement, cross functional HR efforts and change initiatives as needed.

Compliance, Resource Administration & Training

• Monitor market trends, best practices, and regulatory developments to ensure compliance and program enhancement recommendations.
• Serves as Team Lead for Compensation tools, systems and vendor support.
• Partner with Manager Compensation to design and deliver compensation-related training, tools, and communications to HR and business audiences.