Compensation Consultant, Americas

About the role

The Compensation Consultant supports the design, administration, analysis, and communication of compensation programs that help Corning attract, retain, and motivate talent. This role provides compensation expertise and market-informed recommendations to HR and business stakeholders, while helping ensure programs are competitive, consistently applied, and aligned with Corning’s total rewards philosophy and governance standards.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an internal compensation consultant to HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Shared Services, and business leaders on job evaluation, market pricing, promotions, policy interpretation, pay decisions, and compensation-related issue resolution.
• Conduct compensation analyses and develop recommendations to support hiring, retention, internal equity, and other business needs.
• Participate in annual compensation surveys, ensure high-quality data submissions, and use survey results to support salary structure and range development.
• Support annual compensation planning and salary review processes through system testing, training, data validation, reporting, and post-cycle analysis.
• Partner with HR and business stakeholders to communicate compensation programs, guidelines, and decisions effectively.
• Provide analytical support and expertise to uncover deep market and program insights, support data-driven decisions, and enable a comprehensive costing and forecasting capability around the company’s compensation programs.
• Maintain expertise in compensation philosophy, salary benchmarking, job evaluation, variable pay programs, and compensation governance.
• Help ensure compensation programs and practices are administered consistently and in compliance with internal policies and applicable legal requirements.
• Contribute to process improvements, documentation, training materials, and change management for compensation programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of compensation experience, or related experience in HR or finance with significant analytical responsibility.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with advanced Excel capability and comfort working with large datasets.
• Experience working with HRIS systems such as SuccessFactors and compensation-related tools or survey vendors.
• Proven ability to partner effectively with HR, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain compensation and/or complex/technical concepts clearly to non-specialists.

Qualifications

• Desired: Experience supporting U.S. compensation programs, including market pricing, salary structures, compensation policy interpretation, and annual compensation cycles.
• Desired: Experience in a large, complex, or matrixed organization.
• Desired: Experience supporting manufacturing or multi-site employee populations.
• Desired: Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) designation, or progress toward certification.

Skills

• Expertise in compensation philosophy, salary benchmarking, job evaluation, variable pay programs, and compensation governance.

Benefits

• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives.
• 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career.
• Medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions.

Pay

The range for this position is $90,296.00 - $124,157.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

Schedule

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.