Compensation Consultant

About the role

The Opportunity: Here in our Human Resources organization at MassMutual, our mission is to create a workplace of choice where innovative, diverse and exceptional people thrive together. To help us to achieve this mission, we have a current opportunity for a Compensation Consultant in either our Boston Seaport office or in our corporate home office in Springfield, MA.

The Team: Our Compensation & Benefits team is comprised of a tight-knit group of collaborative professionals. The team’s strengths lie with their communication, consulting, and analytical skills with a strong focus on attention to detail. As a Compensation Consultant you will be an integral member of the team and be relied upon to not only support your assigned business areas, but also contribute to cross-enterprise initiatives.

The Impact: As a Compensation Consultant, you will drive our compensation strategy by serving as a trusted advisor to HR partners and business leaders—diagnosing needs, translating market and policy into practical guidance, and driving consistent decisions across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to HR and leaders on pay practices, translating market data, policy, and compliance considerations (pay equity, FLSA) into clear, practical guidance; deliver manager/HR enablement through 1:1 coaching and training.
• Advise client leaders on job architecture decisions by leading job catalog reviews (grade alignment, new role creation, market match validation) and providing recommendations on role leveling, classification, and job/organizational design grounded in market and business context.
• Create tailored total compensation solutions, while aligning to company approach, for offer and pay decisions (typically mid-management and above) by identifying options, tradeoffs, and impact in a way that enables confident, consistent decisions.
• Facilitate annual compensation planning with HR partners and business leaders of assigned client group—identifying opportunities for process improvement and providing data, insights and recommendations for maximizing annual budget and reinforcing a pay-for-performance approach.
• Advisory on how to leverage enterprise recognition programs effectively, aligning recognition moments to desired culture and engagement outcomes and improving adoption through clear guidance.
• Proactively identify opportunities to strengthen compensation programs and policies; develop business cases and recommendations for consideration.
• Provide governance through Workday approvals (promotions, off-cycle adjustments, offers), ensuring decisions are policy-aligned, well-documented, and consistent; elevate themes and recommend guidance when patterns indicate risk or opportunity.
• Apply structured consulting and problem-solving skills to ambiguous compensation/HR challenges—synthesizing inputs, developing options, and delivering clear recommendations as a subject matter expert.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across HR, business areas, subsidiaries, and external partners; represent Compensation as an advisor who brings perspective, alignment, and follow-through to shared work.
• Participate in cross-functional compensation initiatives from concept through implementation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 8+ years of Human Resources experience, with 6+ of compensation experience
• Strong collaborative working style
• Demonstrated experience in providing consultative partnership to HR and business team members
• Effective time management and organization skills
• Creativity and problem-solving skills
• Proven focus on continuous improvement and efficiencies beyond own scope of responsibility
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills; ability to identify, evaluate, interpret, and organize data
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced work environment
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills and strong interpersonal skills. Demonstrated focus on client service and business acumen

Qualifications

• CCP, GRP, CECP, or CSCP certification
• Experience managing compensation programs in large organization across diverse functions and levels
• Experience with HRIS systems, specifically Workday

Skills

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Effective time management and organization skills
• Creativity and problem-solving skills
• Proven focus on continuous improvement and efficiencies beyond own scope of responsibility
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced work environment
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills and strong interpersonal skills
• Focus on client service and business acumen

Benefits

There’s more to your life than your job and there’s more to your aspirations than a paycheck. We take a holistic view of compensation and benefits that provides the flexibility to create a healthy balance in your life for work, family, and community. We offer the benefits you’d expect, like medical, dental, 401(k), and generous vacation time, but we also offer ones you might not expect, like three paid days for volunteering, a $1,250 annual Well-Being Wallet, and up to 320 hours of caregiver leave.

Pay

$128,000 - $168,000

Schedule

Hybrid schedule combining in-person office time three days a week with the flexibility of being able to work from home as well.