Analyst Compensation Principal

USA Donaldson Company Inc.; Bloomington (IN); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Donaldson Company, Inc. in Bloomington, MN is seeking a Principal Compensation Analyst to lead compensation programs for North America and collaborate with stakeholders across HR, Finance, and senior leadership.

This role requires influencing leadership, building efficient processes, and delivering practical solutions to complex compensation challenges, with hybrid work and a chance to contribute to a global Total Rewards agenda.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, or related field.
• 8+ years of compensation experience.
• 3+ years of professional experience with a large organization/company.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority for North America compensation programs, leading the design and governance of annual compensation processes.
• Partner with HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, Finance, and senior leaders to influence compensation decisions.
• Own job evaluation judgments for North America, ensuring alignment with job architecture and compliance with FLSA, EEO, and pay transparency.
• Create and maintain compensation policies, procedures, and training materials for North American and global Total Rewards teams.

Skills

Compensation experience

Experience with large organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, or related field

Job description

Donaldson is committed to solving the world’s most complex filtration challenges. Together, we make cool things. As an established technology and innovation leader, we are continuously evolving to meet the filtration needs of our changing world. Join a culture of collaboration and innovation that matters and a chance to learn, effect change, and make meaningful contributions at work and in communities. As a Principal Compensation Analyst at Donaldson, you will lead compensation projects and collaborate with a variety of stakeholders mainly supporting North America but may have some global driven initiatives.

This person must be able to influence and advise leadership, build efficient processes, and provide practical solutions to complex compensation challenges. Qualified candidates must be able to work a hybrid schedule at our Bloomington, MN office.

Role Responsibilities:

• Serve as the technical authority for North America compensation programs, leading the design and governance of annual compensation processes including salary structures, rewards cycles, budgeting, and pay transparency initiatives.
• Partner with HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, Finance, and senior leaders to influence compensation decisions and drive consistent, data-driven outcomes.
• Own job evaluation judgments for North America, ensuring accurate alignment with the company’s job architecture and compliance with FLSA, EEO, and pay transparency regulations.
• Create and maintain compensation policies, procedures, and training materials to support both the North American and global Total Rewards teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, or related field.
• 8+ years of compensation experience
• 3+ years of professional experience with a large organization/company.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Compensation experience within the manufacturing sector and expertise in broad-based compensation.
• Strong knowledge of compensation tools as well as North American compliance, including FLSA, EEO, and Pay Transparency.
• Experience working within global job architecture frameworks and influencing cross-functional teams.
• Experience with compensation and market benchmarking tools such as Mercer, Market Pay, and Workday.
• Strong presentation skills, with the ability to influence and communicate complex compensation information effectively to executives and leadership.
• Proven experience supporting compensation structures for sales teams.

Relocation:

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

Annual Salary Range:

$111,840 – $139,800. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors including, but not limited to applicable work experience, training, education, performance.

Employee benefits are part of the competitive total rewards package that Donaldson Company, Inc. provides to you. Our comprehensive benefits program includes health benefits, retirement plan (401k), paid time away, paid leaves (including paid parental leave) and more.

Immigration Sponsorship Not Available:

Applicants for this position must be currently and legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship (e.g., H-1B, J-1, F-1, CPT, OPT, etc.). Donaldson will not offer immigration sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa for this position. International relocation or remote work arrangements outside of the U.S. will not be considered.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability and Veterans Employment opportunities for positions in the United States may require use of information which is subject to the export control regulations of the United States. Hiring decisions for such positions are required by law to be made in compliance with these regulations. Applicants for employment opportunities in other countries must be able to meet the comparable export control requirements of that country and of the United States.

Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law.

Donaldson Company helps solve some of the world's most complex filtration and contamination control challenges, and is one of the largest global providers of unique filtration technologies and high-quality filters and parts. Our filtration technologies and products are used every day, in a variety of industries and environments, including aerospace, agriculture, construction, food and beverage, manufacturing, mining, power generation, transportation and many more. Key to our success, our 14,000 employees support customers at sales, manufacturing and distribution centers from over 140 locations on six continents.

Learn more at www.donaldson.com.