Compensation Advisor

About the Role

Enterprise subject matter expert who designs, governs, and evaluates compensation programs to align with strategy. Leads enterprise initiatives, advises executives, and sets standards for equitable, market-competitive pay. This is a hybrid position at our Administrative Campus.

Responsibilities

• Design and govern enterprise compensation programs (structures, premium strategies, incentives).
• Lead enterprise-wide initiatives (job architecture, pay transparency, equity analytics, governance).
• Consult with executives and senior leaders; provide thought leadership and external trend insights.
• Establish methodologies and standards for market pricing, surveys, and salary structure maintenance.
• Oversee communication strategies and change management for compensation programs.
• Job architecture development and implementation.
• Job evaluation and leveling.
• Market pricing and benchmarking.
• Large, complex compensation project planning and implementation.
• Internal advising and consulting on compensation decisions to support the business.
• Influencing leaders without direct authority.
• Translating complex compensation concepts into understandable language.

As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality, and efficiency in performing job duties.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management (Required) or equivalent experience in lieu of degree.
• 8+ years of compensation experience with demonstrated subject matter expert depth.
• Expertise with Workday Compensation and market pricing platforms; advanced modeling skills.
• CCP or equivalent advanced credential strongly preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Enterprise influence and executive presence.
• Program design, governance, and risk management.
• Forecasting, scenario modeling, and financial acumen.
• Policy authorship and communication strategy.

Decision Rights and Scope

• Architect-level decision rights; designs methodologies and sets enterprise standards.
• Consultation scope includes executives and governance bodies.
• Analytical scope spans enterprise forecasting and long-range planning.

Success Metrics and KPIs

• Market competitiveness and equity outcomes across the enterprise.
• Program ROI and budget adherence.
• Leader/associate understanding (communication effectiveness).

Physical Demands and Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Schedule

Day shift, 40 scheduled weekly hours.