Director, Compensation Programs

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive. We work to provide employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. This starts with ensuring every team member enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally.

Benefits

• Award-winning culture with inclusion and diversity as a priority
• Performance-based incentive plans
• Competitive benefits package including:
  • Health, vision, and dental coverage
  • Short- and long-term disability
  • Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer)
  • Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
  • Mental health support
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • Student loan repayment options
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Flexible work environments

All benefits are subject to the terms of their individual plans.

About the Role

The Director of Compensation Programs is responsible for the design, development, and management of our global compensation structure, including base, incentive, and recognition elements. This position will lead the transformation of our global compensation framework to enable career growth for employees, workforce management efficiency, and our strategic business initiatives. The role requires deep subject matter expertise, strong partnership-building skills, advanced analytical capabilities, and creativity to drive successful and effective programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop, design, and administer compensation programs that are internally equitable, market competitive, and compliant while supporting overall business objectives.
• Manage the global career framework, aligning and supporting career enablement for employees and workforce planning for leaders.
• Complete complex analytics and predictive modeling to formulate clear and insightful strategic compensation program recommendations that are market-aligned and position Unum as an employer of choice.
• Partner closely with HR Business Partners and the Senior Leadership Team to develop compensation initiatives that align with, drive, and amplify Unum’s strategic business and workforce goals.
• Design and oversee our annual compensation review process, including annual incentive programs.
• Lead, coach, and develop a collaborative compensation team using a consultative approach.
• Partner with our People Delivery Group to automate processes, dashboards, and digitally enabled compensation processes that help drive decision-making for leaders.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, external consultants, and vendors to improve programs, ensure competitiveness, and optimize our portfolio.
• Partner with internal teams to develop and manage meaningful dashboards that help leaders execute on their workforce management strategies.
• Maintain current knowledge of external compensation practices and trends, including applicable legal regulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 7–10 years’ experience in the development and management of global compensation programs
• Certified Compensation Consultant (CCP) designation desired
• Demonstrated ability to translate global business strategies into actionable compensation work
• Ability to assess business issues and develop effective solutions
• Strong partnership-building and influencing skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Flexibility to work well under pressure while managing multiple priorities and tight deadlines
• Strong math and statistical ability
• Proficiency with technology including HRIS, Excel, PowerPoint, and external vendor compensation solutions

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $89,900–$169,900. Actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location, and experience. Unum also offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards, including healthcare benefits, insurance benefits, performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.