Compensation Director

Bright Horizons Children's Centers; Newton (MA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Compensation Director to lead the development of innovative total reward strategies. This pivotal role involves collaborating with various departments to attract and retain top talent, conducting market assessments, and ensuring compliance with compensation programs. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, possess strong analytical skills, and have a proven track record in building compensation models. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will shape the future of employee rewards and recognition, making a meaningful impact on the organization and its workforce.

Benefits

Health Care

Retirement

Sick Leave

Vacation

Paid Holidays

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of relevant compensation experience required.
• Ability to analyze data and communicate insights effectively.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement total reward strategies for the organization.
• Conduct market assessments to ensure competitive compensation.

Skills

Compensation Strategy Development

Market Assessment

Data Analysis

Project Leadership

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Tableau

MS Excel

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

The Compensation Director works as part of the Total Rewards team to support the development and implementation of total reward strategies. We will consider remote candidates.

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  Partner with HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition and Talent Management in a consultative manner to develop specific recommendations and creative solutions to attract, motivate and retain key talent

  
  


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  Provide strategic compensation advice to multiple departments/functions within Bright Horizons.

  
  


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  Administration of the company equity program including annual grant process, modeling of future enhancements; development of communications/education.

  
  


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  Conduct market assessments and participate in salary surveys to ensure company's competitive market position

  
  


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  Support the annual administration of the compensation program by providing management with advice on setting pay, policy and guideline interpretation, as well as job evaluation

  
  


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  Collaborate with HR Systems team on technology strategy, improvements, and enhancements to data integrity and Total Reward systems and tools

  
  


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  Continuously review and identify processes, programs or tools that could benefit from automation or enhancements and support improvements to enable greater efficiencies and scalability

  
  


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  Support the development of salary structures, job architecture as well as career ladders

  
  


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  Support the development of pay policies that are compliant and support the growing organization through benchmarking and research

  
  


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  Conduct pay equity reporting and analysis

  
  


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  Support audit processes and legal reporting to make certain compensation programs are administered in compliance with company policies and government regulations

  
  


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  Support other HR initiatives as needed

  
  

Job Requirements

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  Bachelor's degree required.

  
  


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  7 years of relevant compensation experience is required.8-10 years of relevant compensation experience is preferred.

  
  

Additional Job Requirements

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  Ability to thrive working in a fast-paced, innovative environment while remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient

  
  


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  A highly metrics-focused orientation that can effectively analyze a variety of data, draw insights, and communicate technically complex information in an understandable manner

  
  


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  Excellent communication skills and presentation skills

  
  


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  Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills including the ability to work with raw data to provide insights to support business decisions

  
  


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  Ability to lead projects and be highly collaborative

  
  


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  Experience building and implementing compensation models and solutions

  
  


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  Experience in Tableau or similar analytic platforms a plus, but not required

  
  


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  Proficiency in MS suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint as well as advanced Excel knowledge (ability to perform sophisticated analysis on large data sets)

  
  

Salary range $120,000 - $140,000 commensurate with experience. This role is eligible for a target 10% annual performance bonus and RSUs.

This role has the following employment benefits:

• Health Care


• Retirement


• Sick Leave


• Vacation


• Paid Holidays


• Disability Insurance


• Life Insurance


• Tuition Reimbursement and other optional benefits!