Compensation Consultant

About the role

The compensation consultant will serve as a trusted advisor on compensation matters, leading and supporting project-based initiatives while ensuring alignment with enterprise compensation philosophy, governance standards, and global best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultative compensation expertise to business leaders and HR partners across a defined business segment
• Translate business needs into practical, aligned compensation solutions consistent with company philosophy and market positioning
• Support enterprise-wide initiatives such as job architecture, market pricing, pay structures, and incentive design
• Lead or support compensation workstreams for broader HR or business initiatives (e.g., reorganizations, acquisitions, workforce transformations)
• Analyze compensation data to assess internal equity, external competitiveness, and pay outcomes
• Develop recommendations supported by data, cost modeling, and risk considerations
• Apply compensation governance frameworks to ensure consistency, compliance, and risk management
• Support annual compensation processes such as merit reviews, bonus programs, and salary planning cycles
• Partner with Finance and HR to manage budgeting, cost implications, and approval workflows
• Explain compensation programs, decisions, and analytics in clear, business-appropriate terms
• Provide guidance and tools to HR partners and people leaders to support informed pay decisions
• Contribute to documentation, playbooks, and training materials to support global compensation practices
• Utilize available technology and identify enhancements to process, data, or usage which in turn facilitate efficient and scalable practices
• Other related projects as required

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of compensation experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Data Science, Human Resources or a related area
• 5 years of job-related HR experience
• Knowledgeable in reward practices – specifically business partnership, benchmarking, career structures etc.
• Familiar with tax and payroll practices
• Ability to work on site daily in Boston, MA (Commuter benefits, along with breakfast & lunches included !)