Compensation Manager

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health, one of America’s leading academic medical centers, seeks a Compensation Manager to lead compensation operations, wage implementation for represented workgroups, analytics, and process improvement. You’ll manage a team of compensation professionals and serve as a strategic partner to HR leadership, Labor Relations, HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, and organizational leaders.

You’ll use data, insight, and innovation to create scalable processes, strengthen compensation

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressively responsible compensation experience.
• 3+ years in a leadership or supervisory role.
• Experience supporting represented workforce and interpreting collective bargaining agreements.

Responsibilities

• Lead compensation operations, union wage implementation, analytics, and process improvement across UCLA Health.
• Manage a team of compensation professionals and serve as a strategic partner to HR leadership, Labor Relations, HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, and organizational leaders.

Skills

Compensation experience

Leadership experience

Represented workforce experience

Compensation principles

Managing compensation projects

Advanced analytics

Tools

HRIS systems

Job description

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Onsite or Remote

Flexible Hybrid

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm

Posted Date

09/15/2026

Salary Range: $108900 - 241500 Annually

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

32507

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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At UCLA Health, one of America’s leading academic medical centers, our people are at the heart of everything we do. The Compensation Manager plays a critical role in supporting the workforce behind exceptional patient care, groundbreaking research, and the education of tomorrow’s health care leaders.

In this role, you will lead compensation operations, union wage implementation, analytics, and process improvement across UCLA Health. You’ll lead a team of compensation professionals and serve as a strategic partner to HR leadership, Labor Relations, HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, and organizational leaders.

You’ll use data, insight, and innovation to create scalable processes, strengthen compensation practices, and help leaders make informed workforce decisions—all while ensuring compliance with organizational policies, collective bargaining agreements, and regulatory requirements.

Salary offers are determined based on various factors including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, and equity. The full salary range for this position is $108,900 to $241,500. The budgeted salary that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is approximately $190,000 to $235,000 annually. .

Job Qualifications

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• At least 7 years of progressively responsible Compensation experience
• At least 3 years in a leadership/supervisory role
• Experience supporting a represented workforce and interpreting collective bargaining agreements strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge of compensation principles, job evaluation methodologies, salary administration and market pricing
• Experience managing complex compensation projects and cross-functional initiatives
• Advanced analytical skills with experience using Excel, compensation databases, HRIS systems and reporting tools

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.