Staff Compensation Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of executive (M5+) compensation frameworks, including base, equity, and incentive structures leveraging market insights and robust best practices.
• Provide analysis and recommendations to support senior leadership decisions on complex compensation matters.
• Ensure executive compensation decisions are aligned with company strategy, internal equity, and external competitiveness.
• Lead and support high-impact compensation initiatives such as M&A integration, job architecture evolution, and organizational design changes.
• Develop frameworks that enable consistent and scalable approaches to compensation across the organization.
• Partner cross-functionally to ensure compensation strategies align with broader People and business initiatives.
• Develop and maintain market pricing strategies across roles, functions, and geographies.
• Support expansion into new cities and markets by providing competitive, data-driven compensation recommendations.
• Analyze external market trends and internal data to inform proactive compensation strategies.
• Leverage data to generate insights that inform compensation decisions and highlight risks or opportunities.
• Build and refine models to support workforce planning, retention analysis, and compensation scenarios.
• Provide structured options and tradeoffs to guide senior leadership decision-making.
• Design and implement tools, templates, and frameworks that improve consistency, efficiency, and scalability of compensation processes.
• Partner with Compensation Analysts and HRIS to ensure data integrity and effective system integration.
• Partner with People Partners, Finance, Recruiting, and business leaders to align compensation strategies with business needs.
• Act as a trusted advisor on complex and sensitive compensation topics.
• Support integration of compensation within the broader Total Rewards strategy, including alignment with benefits programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or a related field (Master’s degree or relevant certifications are a plus).
• 8+ years of experience in compensation, with exposure to executive compensation and strategic program work.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in modeling and data-driven decision-making.
• Deep understanding of compensation practices, market benchmarking, and regulatory considerations.
• Ability to operate in ambiguous environments and drive clarity through structured thinking.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, including the ability to engage with senior leaders.
• Proven ability to build scalable tools, frameworks, and processes.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.