Senior Manager, Compensation

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to HR and senior leadership on compensation strategy and pay decisions
• Provide guidance on complex compensation scenarios across sales, newsroom, data intelligence, and corporate functions, as well as across other Forbes businesses including commerce and licensing, balancing market competitiveness, internal equity, and budget considerations.
• Lead the design, implementation, and administration of base salary, incentive programs, and compensation processes (merit, bonus, and salary reviews)
• Conduct market pricing, salary surveys, and benchmarking analyses to inform pay decisions and maintain competitive positioning
• Partner with leadership, HR, and Legal to support compensation strategy related to the company’s upcoming Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Ensure compliance with U.S. (and applicable international) compensation laws, including pay transparency
• Manage relationships with external compensation vendors and consultants, including survey providers and technology partners
• Evaluate vendor performance and ensure tools and data sources support business needs and compensation strategy
• Leverage HR systems and compensation technologies to drive efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of compensation programs
• Partner with HR Technology team to enhance tools, reporting, and processes; identify opportunities for automation and continuous improvement
• Partner closely with HR Business Partners, Finance, Recruitment, and leadership to support compensation planning initiatives and organizational changes.
• Partner with the Finance team on annual incentive planning initiatives, collaborating to define appropriate performance measures and components.
• Deliver training and guidance to stakeholders on compensation practices and processes
• Lead preparation and distribution of employee compensation statements (e.g., merit, bonus, total rewards)
• Ensure accuracy, quality control, and alignment with approved compensation decisions
• Maintain documentation and templates to support scalable and repeatable compensation statement processes