Overview In this role you partner with senior leadership to shape scalable pay programs and translate business needs into data-driven compensation decisions. You will design core frameworks for salary, bonuses, and long term incentives, and guide annual cycles with a focus on performance-based differentiation. You'll analyze benchmarks and internal data to ensure fair, market-competitive pay and provide clear guidance to cross-functional teams. This is a strategic, impact driven position that supports organizational changes, governance, and education on compensation principles.
Responsibilities- Advise leadership on pay decisions aligned to performance, growth, and market positioning
- Design and manage core compensation frameworks across salary, bonus, and long-term reward structures
- Lead key annual cycles (reviews, increases, incentive planning) with consistent differentiation based on performance
- Evaluate nuanced compensation cases and recommend commercially balanced outcomes
- Support organizational changes, new role creation, and workforce planning with tailored compensation guidance
- Analyze external benchmarks and internal data to maintain competitive and equitable pay practices
- Own job structuring methodologies for clarity and scalability
- Build models to forecast cost impact and support decision-making
- Partner cross-functionally to align stakeholders and drive informed outcomes
- Contribute to reward programs involving equity or longer-term incentives, including planning and communication
- Ensure adherence to pay regulations and internal governance standards
- Equip internal teams with guidance and education on compensation principles
- Continuously refine processes, tools, and frameworks to improve efficiency and impact
Key requirements- Experience in complex, fast-moving environments with senior stakeholders
- Strong foundation in compensation program design and delivery
- Advanced analytical capability with ability to derive insights from raw data
- High proficiency in spreadsheet modeling and data tools
- Familiarity with HR systems and compensation platforms
- Strong communication skills with ability to influence and simplify complex topics
- Detail-oriented with sound judgment and problem-solving ability
- Ability to balance multiple priorities in a dynamic setting
- Solid understanding of compensation-related compliance considerations
- influencing
- clear communication
- analytical mindset
- spreadsheet modeling
- data analysis
- HR systems familiarity
