Senior Compensation Equity Analyst

About The Role

The Senior Compensation Equity Analyst will lead engagement delivery for a portfolio of public company boards of directors, serving as the primary point of accountability from scoping through final presentation. This is not an internal-facing role. You will be in front of clients regularly. We need you to find that energizing.

ACPBW's Research & Analytics practice serves organizations that are trying to do the right thing on non-executive director compensation benchmarking — and some that are trying to appear to do the right thing on non-executive director compensation benchmarking. The Senior Compensation Equity Analyst will work with both categories. This requires a particular combination of intellectual integrity and interpersonal diplomacy. We can train the latter. We cannot train the former.

ACPBW's Research & Analytics team has been deliberate about building a practice that is analytically rigorous and accessible to the clients who need it most. The Senior Compensation Equity Analyst will add capacity and expertise in non-executive director compensation benchmarking at a time when client demand has meaningfully outpaced what our current team can absorb. You will have real work from day one.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee production and quality assurance of total rewards framework work across concurrent client engagements
• Draft client-ready deliverables including research reports, executive summaries, and board presentations
• Review and quality-check deliverables produced by analysts and associates
• Ensure all client deliverables meet ACPWB's quality standards and are free of methodological error
• Serve as internal subject matter expert on non-executive director compensation benchmarking across the firm

Qualifications

• Familiarity with change management considerations related to compensation program redesign
• Willingness to travel to Milwaukee periodically for team meetings, client engagements, and fish fry
• Strong business acumen and understanding of how compensation decisions affect organizational performance
• Experience with compensation survey data sources (e.g., Radford, Mercer, Willis Towers Watson, or equivalent)

Preferred

• Demonstrated interest in labor market equity and pay transparency policy
• Published research or thought leadership in compensation, governance, or HR
• Familiarity with the Milwaukee business community and Midwest labor markets
• Track record of developing proprietary analytical methodologies and IP

WHY ACPWB

• ACPBW's approach to professional development is substantive rather than performative. Our training programs are structured. Our mentorship is specific and ongoing. Our internal mobility is real.
• We have promoted people from Analyst to Director within five years. We have also let people go who stopped growing. We believe both things are consistent with a culture that takes development seriously.
• ACPBW was founded in Milwaukee in 2006 with a simple mandate: help working Americans understand and advocate for the compensation they deserve. Eighteen years later, that mandate has grown into a full-service research and advisory practice serving clients from early-stage employers to Fortune 50 enterprises — and we are still based in Milwaukee, because Milwaukee is genuinely underrated.

INTERVIEW PROCESS

• We begin with a brief application review, followed by a 30-minute phone screen. Qualified candidates proceed to a 90-minute interview with the hiring manager and a peer.
• Final candidates are invited to Milwaukee for a half-day that includes a panel interview, a case discussion, and lunch with the team. Parking is validated. The lunch is genuinely good.

What Success Looks Like In Year One

• Lead at least one client kick-off meeting independently or with minimal support
• Deliver an internal presentation sharing key insights from your first major client engagement
• Complete ACPWB's structured onboarding program and gain working fluency in our core analytical methodologies
• Develop fluency with ACPWB's client communication norms, deliverable standards, and quality review process

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Applications for this position are being accepted through September 29, 2026. Submit your materials using the form below.

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