Compensation & Equity Strategy Lead

PRA Group (Nasdaq: PRAA); Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

PRA Group is seeking a seasoned Total Rewards professional to lead compensation strategy and equity programs. You will shape market pricing, salary structures, and benchmarking while guiding annual compensation cycles and executive compensation work.

The role requires strong analytical and HRIS skills to deliver clear, data-driven insights across HR, Finance, and leadership. You will partner with cross-functional teams to ensure governance and confidentiality, mentor team members, and foster

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent professional experience.
• 5–10 years of experience in compensation including market pricing, job evaluation, salary structures, benchmarking, equity administration, and HR analytics.
• Experience supporting annual compensation cycles such as merit, incentive, and compensation review processes.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel experience (pivot tables, look‑ups, complex formulas, data modeling).
• Hands‑on HRIS experience, with Workday strongly preferred; experience with Equity platforms such as Equity Edge Online preferred.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear insights and presentations for HR, business, executive, and Board audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead market pricing, job evaluation, salary structure reviews, compensation benchmarking, and internal equity analysis.
• Manage annual compensation cycles from planning through post-cycle review.
• Provide compensation guidance for offers, promotions, job changes, and organizational changes.
• Administer and analyze equity compensation, including grants, vesting, and reporting.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Payroll, HRIS, Legal, and leadership to deliver insights and decision support.
• Support executive compensation work, including Proxy data and Board-level reporting.
• Translate complex compensation data into clear recommendations for varied audiences.
• Maintain governance, documentation, confidentiality, and quality across compensation and equity processes.
• Coach and develop team members and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Market pricing

Job evaluation

Salary structures

HR analytics

Excel advanced

Workday

Equity administration

Power BI

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

Equity Edge Online

Power BI

Job description

PRA Group is seeking a seasoned Total Rewards professional to lead compensation strategy and equity programs. You will shape market pricing, salary structures, and benchmarking while guiding annual compensation cycles and executive compensation work.

The role requires strong analytical and HRIS skills to deliver clear, data-driven insights across HR, Finance, and leadership. You will partner with cross-functional teams to ensure governance and confidentiality, mentor team members, and foster