Senior Compensation Specialist

Accountabilities:

• • Manage the day-to-day administration of global compensation programs, policies, and practices across multiple countries and geographic markets.
  • Own and maintain the organization’s job architecture, including job families, sub-families, career levels, job profiles, titles, compensation ranges, and market mappings.
  • Oversee monthly validation and refreshes of employee, job, and compensation data within compensation technology platforms, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
  • Manage two annual compensation cycles from planning and eligibility through budgeting, system administration, communications, audits, and post-cycle reporting.
  • Manage compensation reviews for promotions, market adjustments, reorganizations, retention situations, and other off-cycle changes.
  • Conduct market pricing, benchmarking, internal equity reviews, salary structure analyses, and compensation positioning assessments across global employee populations.
  • Support compensation programs in India and other international markets by analyzing local market practices, salary structures, job leveling, and compensation positioning.
  • Partner with HR, Legal, Finance, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, and business stakeholders to ensure compensation programs are applied consistently and appropriately.
  • Lead and support the development, review, and maintenance of job descriptions, ensuring alignment with job architecture, career levels, compensation frameworks, and global standards.
  • Perform complex analyses related to pay positioning, salary range penetration, pay compression, pay inversion, promotions, internal equity, and workforce trends.
  • Develop recurring and ad hoc compensation reports, dashboards, presentations, and recommendations for HR and business leadership.
  • Support salary structure reviews, market movement analyses, geographic differential assessments, compensation surveys, and international market data submissions.
  • Support pay equity, pay transparency, and compensation compliance initiatives while monitoring emerging global compensation trends and regulatory developments.
  • Serve as a compensation subject matter expert, providing guidance to HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition teams, managers, and senior leaders.
  • Develop compensation-related training, tools, documentation, and resources, and support sales commission or incentive compensation programs as needed.
  • Identify opportunities to improve compensation processes, systems, data quality, and operational efficiency as the organization continues to scale.

  Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
  • At least 5 years of progressive compensation experience, including compensation analysis and administration of compensation programs.
  • Experience supporting compensation programs across multiple countries or geographic markets.
  • Demonstrated expertise in job evaluation, market pricing, salary structures, job architecture, promotions, market adjustments, and compensation benchmarking.
  • Experience managing or supporting annual or semiannual compensation review cycles.
  • Advanced analytical capabilities, with the ability to interpret large and complex datasets and translate findings into practical recommendations.
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel or comparable spreadsheet tools, including lookups, pivot tables, formulas, and data analysis.
  • Strong understanding of compensation principles, methodologies, global compensation practices, and market data.
  • Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, and deadlines.
  • Exceptional attention to detail and a strong commitment to data accuracy and integrity.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex compensation information clearly to different audiences.
  • Ability to handle sensitive and confidential compensation information with discretion and sound judgment.
  • Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively across cultures, geographies, and time zones.
  • Experience supporting compensation programs in India, including familiarity with local market practices, benchmarking, salary structures, and reward programs, is preferred.
  • Experience with compensation platforms and market pricing tools such as Kamsa, Pave, Salary.com, PayScale, or similar technologies is a plus.
  • Direct experience maintaining job architecture, benchmarking, and compensation data within Kamsa or comparable platforms is advantageous.
  • Experience with HRIS platforms, compensation system integrations, global compensation surveys, pay equity analysis, or incentive compensation programs is preferred.
  • A Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) designation or progress toward certification is a plus.
  • Experience working in a growing, evolving, or complex global organization where compensation programs and job architecture are being developed or enhanced is highly valued.

  Benefits:

  • Competitive base salary of $115,000–$138,500, depending on skills, experience, education, and geographic location.
  • Competitive compensation with potential incentive or bonus opportunities.
  • Health and dental insurance.
  • Parental leave.
  • 401(k) retirement benefits.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • Opportunities for career progression and professional growth.
  • Collaborative environment with opportunities to work alongside experienced professionals across multiple functions and geographies.
  • Commitment to an inclusive workplace and equal employment opportunities.
  • Compensation practices designed to support fair and equitable pay across the organization.