Compensation Manager

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The Compensation Manager plays a key role within the Total Rewards team, leading the design, administration, and continuous improvement of the company’s compensation programs.

This position provides strategic and analytical support across base pay, incentive compensation, market benchmarking, salary structures, and compensation governance to ensure programs are competitive, equitable, and aligned with business objectives.

In addition to managing day-to-day compensation programs, this role will partner closely with HR, Finance, Payroll, and business leaders to provide data-driven recommendations, support annual compensation cycles, and deliver solutions that help attract, retain, and reward talent.

The Compensation Manager r esponsibilities include but are not limited to: Compensation Strategy & Program Management Lead the administration and ongoing development of broad-based compensation programs, including base pay, short-term incentives, salary structures, and job architecture.

Partner with the Director, Total Rewards to evaluate compensation philosophy, programs, and practices to ensure alignment with business strategy and talent objectives.

Provide compensation guidance and recommendations to HR and business leaders on new hires, promotions, internal moves, retention matters, and other pay decisions.

Develop and maintain compensation policies, guidelines, tools, and communications that support consistent and effective decision-making.

Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to simplify processes, improve employee and leader experience, and enhance compensation program effectiveness.

Market Analysis & Compensation Analytics Lead participation in compensation surveys and conduct market benchmarking to assess the competitiveness of jobs and pay programs.

Analyze internal and external compensation data to identify trends, pay gaps, pay inequities, compression, and other areas requiring action or further review.

Maintain and evaluate salary structures, market reference points, and other compensation frameworks.