Director, Global Compensation - FP&A
Creative Artists Agency · Los Angeles, CA · 4 wk ago
Human Resources$191k–$229k/yrFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Lead all aspects of the global compensation planning process, including annual operating plans (AOP), reforecasting, long-range planning, and year-end compensation projections
- Serve as the enterprise lead for compensation expense data and analytics, providing critical metrics and strategic insights to senior leadership and business partners
- Develop executive-level dashboards, KPIs, and reporting packages that provide actionable insights into compensation performance and trends
- Partner closely with Agency Operations, Accounting, Member Services, HR, and executive leadership to align compensation strategy with organizational and financial objectives
- Lead scenario modeling and sensitivity analyses related to workforce planning, compensation structures, organizational changes, and business growth initiatives
- Drive global standardization, governance, and process optimization across compensation planning and reporting activities
- Evaluate compensation expense trends, headcount dynamics, and business performance to proactively identify risks and opportunities
- Ensure strict confidentiality and integrity in handling sensitive employee compensation and organizational data
Compensation Analytics & Systems Leadership
- Lead the integration, validation, and analysis of compensation and workforce data across multiple departments, business units, and disparate systems
- Oversee the maintenance and enhancement of reporting infrastructure, dashboards, and analytical tools (including platforms such as Power BI, Workday, SAP, and Adaptive)
- Drive data quality, consistency, and governance across compensation-related reporting and analytics
- Translate complex datasets into clear business insights and executive-ready presentations
- Partner with Technology and HRIS teams to improve data architecture, automation, and reporting capabilities
- Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, enhance reporting accuracy, and improve operational efficiency through technology and process innovation
- Support system implementation efforts related to compensation planning, workforce analytics, and ERP/HRIS integrations, including requirements gathering, testing, and change management
Financial Partnership & Executive Support
- Provide monthly, quarterly, and annual compensation reporting analyses to executive leadership
- Analyze the financial impact of hiring activity, promotions, attrition, compensation changes, and organizational restructuring on current and future fiscal performance
- Partner with Accounting on compensation accruals, reconciliations, and budget-to-actual analyses
- Support executive and board-level compensation reporting and planning activities
- Act as a trusted advisor to leadership on compensation-related business decisions and workforce investment strategies
Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Build strong partnerships across global Agency Operations, Accounting, Member Services, HR, Technology, and business leadership teams
- Manage and prioritize multiple high-impact initiatives in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Lead special projects and enterprise initiatives related to workforce planning, compensation transformation, and operational strategy