Senior Compensations Research Specialist

Connext; Pasig; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Connext is seeking a Senior Compensation Research Specialist to support compensation benchmarking, market pricing, and internal equity practices. The role analyzes market and internal data, evaluates roles and salary structures, and provides recommendations on offers, promotions, and salary adjustments across the organization.

The specialist collaborates with People and Culture, Operations, Finance, and business leaders to ensure compliant compensation practices and standardized job families and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in compensation, total rewards, salary benchmarking, or market pricing.
• Experience in a BPO or outsourcing industry.
• Working knowledge of Philippine labor and compensation regulations.
• Experience analyzing compensation or market data.
• Stable employment history.

Responsibilities

• Conduct compensation market research and benchmarking for client and internal roles.
• Evaluate market data, salary ranges, and pricing information to establish competitive compensation recommendations.
• Analyze compensation based on role scope, complexity, required skills, market positioning, and internal equity.
• Maintain compensation benchmarks, salary structures, and market pricing data.
• Conduct internal equity reviews before recommending offers, promotions, salary adjustments, and retention proposals.

Skills

Compensation analysis

Data analysis

Market research

Stakeholder influence

Excel advanced

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

The Senior Compensation Research Specialist is responsible for supporting Connext's compensation benchmarking, market pricing, job architecture, and internal equity practices. The role analyzes market and internal compensation data, evaluates roles and salary structures, and provides recommendations on hiring offers, promotions, salary adjustments, and retention. The specialist works independently with People and Culture, Operations, Finance, and business leaders while supporting consistent and compliant compensation practices across Connext.

Job Description

• Conduct compensation market research and benchmarking for client and internal roles.
• Evaluate market data, salary ranges, and pricing information to establish competitive compensation recommendations.
• Analyze compensation based on role scope, complexity, required skills, market positioning, and internal equity.
• Maintain compensation benchmarks, salary structures, and market pricing data.
• Conduct scheduled market reviews for high-volume, hard-to-fill, and business-critical roles.
• Maintain accurate records of market sources, approved salary ranges, and pricing assumptions.
• Evaluate job descriptions and map roles to appropriate Connext job families, levels, and salary ranges.
• Standardize job families, titles, and levels across client accounts and internal roles.
• Identify role inflation, mismatched responsibilities, and inconsistent leveling.
• Maintain accurate job and compensation information in relevant systems.
• Conduct internal equity reviews before recommending offers, promotions, salary adjustments, and retention proposals.
• Compare compensation across employees, accounts, locations, and comparable roles.
• Identify potential pay compression, pay disparities, and internal equity risks.
• Recommend corrective actions when compensation differences create equity concerns.
• Track compensation exceptions and determine appropriate account-specific or company-wide actions.
• Provide compensation recommendations and salary range guidance for Talent Acquisition and business leaders.
• Review complex compensation requests and present recommendations, risks, costs, and alternatives.
• Advise HRBPs, Operations, Finance, and client-facing leaders on compensation decisions.
• Support approved salary structures and offer guidelines for recurring positions.
• Recommend salary adjustments based on market conditions, internal equity, and recruitment outcomes.
• Reconcile compensation data across HRIS, payroll, approved offers, and client records.
• Maintain dashboards covering market position, range utilization, internal equity, offer exceptions, hiring outcomes, and turnaround time.
• Analyze compensation and market data to identify trends and support business decisions.
• Ensure compensation practices align with applicable Philippine labor and wage requirements.
• Maintain accurate documentation and audit trails for compensation recommendations and approvals.
• Protect confidential employee, salary, and client pricing information.

Screening Criteria

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or a related field.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in compensation, total rewards, salary benchmarking, or market pricing.
• Experience working in a BPO or outsourcing industry.
• Has working knowledge in Philippine labor and compensation regulations.
• Experience analyzing compensation or market data.
• Must have stable employment history.

Required Qualifications

• Has working knowledge in Philippine labor and compensation laws, including the Labor Code, RA 6727, and regional wage orders.
• Has working knowledge in compensation concepts such as compa-ratio, range penetration, market positioning, and salary benchmarking.
• Experience advising senior leaders and presenting recommendations, with clear written and verbal communication and the ability to influence without authority.
• Proven experience in compensation analysis, with a strong emphasis on market research and data analysis.
• Proven ability to evaluate roles based on scope, complexity, skills, required qualifications, and accountability.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Sound judgment and discretion when handling confidential compensation information.
• Demonstrates strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Demonstrates strong analytical skills, including advanced Excel and financial/data analysis.
• Clear and coherent both written and verbal communication skills in English.