Global Compensation Partner

• Tier One Case Support & Service Delivery
• Serve as the primary point of contact for compensation inquiries. Assess cases to determine true exceptions, provide timely and accurate guidance, and ensure consistent application of compensation policies. Deliver high quality service as the “face of the Compensation team” using guidelines as the basis to resolve questions and exercising reasonable flexibility under the direction of management (example: salary range placement, job leveling). Document resolutions to support consistency and future reference.

• Partner with leaders and HRBPs to support new hire offers, internal promotions/transfers, retention requests. Support HR teams and processes where compensation input and confirmation is required to enact such changes. Ensure recommendations align with salary structures, internal equity, and market competitiveness.

• Responds to audit findings and identified discrepancies by recommending corrections and improving day to day compensation processes to ensure alignment with compensation guidelines. Validate that pay changes align with policy (example: minimum increase thresholds), partner with HR Operations or Payroll to correct errors and track recurring issues to recommend process improvements.

• Provide day to day education to leaders and HRBPs on compensation practices, job leveling, salary structures, and pay decisions within the scope of a pay-for-performance philosophy. Translate compensation concepts into clear, practical guidance that can be understood at all levels that builds capability and confidence across the organization.
• Support leaders and HRBPs in applying pay for performance principles during merit, bonus, and other pay cycles. Validate recommendations for alignment with performance outcomes, internal equity, and compensation guidelines. Provide leaders with guidance on how to apply pay for performance philosophy.

• Identify true exceptions requiring higher level review and escalate them to Compensation leadership with clear context and recommendations. Ensure consistent application of compensation policies and alignment with governance standards.
• Trusted Partnership
• Build strong, trusted relationships with leaders and HRBPs by providing accurately reliable, responsive, and knowledgeable compensation support. Serve as a partner they seek out and rely on by offering consistent guidance and reinforcing compensation best practices. Maintain confidentiality and professionalism in all interactions and reinforce that leaders and HRBPs can rely on this role without needing to escalate or circumvent processes.
• Service Excellence
• Delivers high quality, timely support with a customer focused mindset. Ability to manage high volume casework with accuracy and consistency.
• Compensation Knowledge
• Understands compensation fundamentals, salary structures, job leveling, and pay practices.

• Excellent communication and customer service orientation. Translate complex concepts into clear, actionable guidance for leaders and HRBPs.
• Attention to Detail
• Ensures accuracy in compensation actions, audits, and data validation.

• Identifies true exceptions, applies sound judgment, and escalates appropriately.

• Builds trust with HRBPs, leaders, and cross functional partners.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards
• The wage range for this position is $73,660.00-$110,500.00 and may vary based on geography as well as relative knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience.

AIT Worldwide Logistics is a global freight forwarder that helps companies grow by expanding access to markets all over the world where they can sell and/or procure their raw materials, components and finished goods.

For more than 40 years, the Chicago-based supply chain solutions leader has relied on a consultative approach to build a global network and trusted partnerships in nearly every industry, including aerospace, automotive, consumer retail, energy, food, government, high-tech, industrial, life sciences and marine.

Backed by scalable, user-friendly technology, AIT’s flexible business model customizes door-to-door deliveries via sea, air, ground and rail—on time and on budget.

With expert teammates staffing more than 150 worldwide locations in Asia, Europe and North America, AIT’s full-service options also include customs clearance, warehouse management and white glove services.