Senior Compensation Partner (6 month FTC)

Job Description

Summary:

The Compensation Partner is responsible for leveraging advanced, in-depth professional knowledge and acumen to lead the day-to-day administration and strategic implementation of total rewards programs. This role is a trusted advisor to the business, providing solutions to complex compensation-related issues, guiding the development of new policies, and serving as a key resource for both domestic and international compensation programs.

In addition, the incumbent will partner with senior leaders to ensure that compensation strategies are aligned with company objectives and market best practices.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Partner with COE, Leadership and HRBP team on strategy by providing recommendations based on comprehensive analysis of trends and industry best practices and in alignment with company ambition and strategy.
• Provide strategic Compensation Partner support to varying internal business leaders on complex compensation-related matters.
• Provide compensation consulting and thought leadership on total rewards issues and opportunities for assigned business leaders and functions in close partnership with HR Business Partners and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate to execute and manage annual programs and processes with HR Partners and other internal P&P functions.
• Works in the broader scope of P&P to understand program strategy, design, policies, guidelines, and operationalization in order to tie in total rewards components critical to the foundation of a specific program. Influences and leads alignment with different constituencies and represents a common point of view across multiple stakeholders.
• Independently facilitate annual cycle Compensation Review meetings with senior leaders, sharing key insights and findings from analyses and providing guidance on complex matters.
• Develop and implement comprehensive employee/leader communication, engagement materials, and education strategies regarding compensation programs in collaboration with Total Rewards COE.
• Serve as the lead for projects and programs between total rewards, internal P&P partners and business leaders.
• Conduct job evaluations, analysis, and job pricing as well as review the work of other compensation team members to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Partner with regional compensation (globally) on compensation issues, and work on a variety of special compensation projects as needed.
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners to develop and maintain career architectures for assigned groups, ensuring alignment with business strategy.
• Advise management on applicable country, state, and federal employment regulations, compensation policies, and processes, ensuring compliance and best practices.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 10 years experience in compensation partnering/advising
• Strong understanding of compensation principles and practices
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience supporting a Product and Engineering team within a SaaS environment preferred
• Experience with workday and executing annual rewards cycles strongly preferred

***This is a 6 month fixed term contract***

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