Compensation Manager

Oakleaf Partnership; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Oakleaf Partnership is partnered with a leading global financial services firm to appoint a Compensation Manager for its global Total Rewards function. This broad role combines traditional compensation expertise with a strong emphasis on data, financial analysis and business partnering, working with senior stakeholders on planning, forecasting and evolving business needs.

Significant activity across the organization presents opportunities to engage in M&A-related compensation work and due

Qualifications

• Broad-based compensation experience within Financial Services.
• Highly analytical and data-driven approach.
• Experience with FP&A, forecasting, management reporting or financial modeling.
• Advanced Excel capability and confidence with large data sets.
• Experience partnering with senior business and HR stakeholders.
• Understanding of both fixed and variable compensation.
• M&A / due diligence exposure would be highly advantageous.
• Anaplan and/or SuccessFactors experience would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key Compensation Partner to designated areas of the business, working with stakeholders up to ExCo level.
• Own fixed and variable compensation forecasting, including detailed variance analysis against actuals.
• Manage key elements of the annual compensation cycle, including salary increases, bonus pools and individual allocations.
• Provide compensation modeling and market insight to support hiring and organizational decisions.
• Conduct benchmarking, market surveys and job evaluations.
• Deliver detailed compensation analysis using Excel, with exposure to SuccessFactors.
• Support compensation-related M&A activity and due diligence.
• Produce reporting and analysis to help senior leadership make informed compensation decisions.
• Partner as part of a collaborative, international Compensation and Total Rewards function.

Skills

Broad-based compensation

Analytical

Data-driven

Stakeholder management

Financial acumen

Tools

Excel

SuccessFactors

Anaplan

Job description

Location: Denver, CO Compensation: $180,000-$200,000 Total Compensation Industry: Financial Services

Oakleaf Partnership is partnering with a leading global finacial services firm to appoint a Compensation Manager to its global Total Rewards function.

This is a broad-based Compensation role combining traditional compensation expertise with a strong emphasis on data, financial analysis and business partnering. The successful individual will work closely with senior stakeholders and play an important role across compensation planning, forecasting and the firm's evolving business needs.

With significant activity expected across the organization over the coming year, there will also be opportunities to gain exposure to M&A-related compensation work and due diligence.

The Role

Compensation Manager

Location: Denver, CO Compensation: $180,000-$200,000 Total Compensation Industry: Financial Services

Oakleaf Partnership is partnering with a leading global finacial services firm to appoint a Compensation Manager to its global Total Rewards function.

This is a broad-based Compensation role combining traditional compensation expertise with a strong emphasis on data, financial analysis and business partnering. The successful individual will work closely with senior stakeholders and play an important role across compensation planning, forecasting and the firm's evolving business needs.

With significant activity expected across the organization over the coming year, there will also be opportunities to gain exposure to M&A-related compensation work and due diligence.

• Act as a key Compensation Partner to designated areas of the business, working with stakeholders up to ExCo level

• Own fixed and variable compensation forecasting, including detailed variance analysis against actuals

• Manage key elements of the annual compensation cycle, including salary increases, bonus pools and individual allocations

• Provide compensation modeling and market insight to support hiring and organizational decisions

• Conduct benchmarking, market surveys and job evaluations

• Deliver detailed compensation analysis using Excel, with exposure to SuccessFactors

• Support compensation-related M&A activity and due diligence

• Produce reporting and analysis to help senior leadership make informed compensation decisions

• Partner as part of a collaborative, international Compensation and Total Rewards function

The Profile

We are particularly interested in speaking with Compensation professionals who bring:

• Strong broad-based Compensation experience within Financial Services

• A highly analytical and data-driven approach

• Experience with FP&A, forecasting, management reporting or financial modeling

• Advanced Excel capability and confidence working with large data sets

• Experience partnering with senior business and HR stakeholders

• Understanding of both fixed and variable compensation

• M&A / due diligence exposure would be highly advantageous

• Anaplan and/or SuccessFactors experience would be beneficial

• The ability to operate effectively within a global, commercially focused environment

Why Consider It?

This is an opportunity to join a sophisticated global investment business and take on a Compensation role with considerably more depth than traditional cyclical delivery.

You'll gain exposure to senior decision-makers, complex compensation structures, financial forecasting and upcoming M&A activity, while joining an established global team with experienced Financial Services compensation leadership.

For a confidential discussion, please contact AJ at Oakleaf Partnership.