Compensation Manager

Hunter+Sage; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter+Sage is seeking a Senior Compensation Manager in Sugar Land, TX to lead global compensation programs and advise HR and executives on pay decisions. This strategic role focuses on broad-based compensation design, incentive structures, and market benchmarking to attract and retain talent across a growing organization.

You will oversee annual merit and incentive planning, maintain job architecture, and partner with payroll and HR teams to ensure accurate implementation and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, business administration, finance, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in compensation or total rewards.
• Strong knowledge of broad-based compensation design, salary structures, and market pricing.
• Experience designing and administering variable pay and incentive programs.
• Experience supporting annual merit, bonus, and compensation planning cycles.
• Advanced analytical and quantitative skills with ability to interpret compensation data.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables and complex formulas.
• Experience with HRIS platforms and compensation management systems.
• Excellent project management, organizational and stakeholder management abilities.
• Strong communication and presentation skills to influence leaders.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain compensation programs that align with business objectives and organizational strategy
• Serve as trusted advisor to HR leaders and business executives on compensation-related matters
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure compensation programs remain competitive, consistent, and aligned with company objectives
• Recommend enhancements to compensation policies and practices based on market trends and business needs
• Maintain job architecture, job evaluations, and compensation structures
• Participate in salary surveys and benchmark positions against market data
• Analyze compensation trends and provide recommendations to support talent attraction and retention
• Conduct pay equity and market competitiveness analyses
• Lead the annual merit and compensation planning process from preparation through execution
• Partner with payroll and HR teams to ensure accurate implementation of compensation changes
• Prepare compensation reports, communications, and supporting documentation for leadership
• Support ongoing administration of salary structures, incentive programs, and compensation processes
• Advise leaders on salary recommendations, promotions, organizational changes, and other compensation decisions
• Provide analytical support for offers, promotions, and internal equity reviews
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local compensation regulations
• Collaborate with HR partners to develop practical, data-driven compensation solutions

Skills

Broad-based compensation design

Salary structures

Job evaluations

Market pricing

Incentive design

Pay equity analysis

Data analysis

Excel

HRIS experience

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business Administration/Finance

Tools

HRIS platforms

Compensation management systems

Payroll systems

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Compensation Manager to lead and enhance compensation programs that support a growing, global organization. This strategic role partners closely with HR and business leaders to develop competitive compensation strategies, oversee annual compensation programs, and ensure compensation practices remain market competitive, equitable, and compliant.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in broad-based compensation, incentive design, market analysis, and compensation operations, along with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive compensation initiatives across a complex organization.

Key Responsibilitie

• sDevelop, implement, and maintain compensation programs that align with business objectives and organizational strategy
• .Serve as a trusted advisor to HR leaders and business executives on compensation-related matters
• .Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure compensation programs remain competitive, consistent, and aligned with company objectives
• .Recommend enhancements to compensation policies and practices based on market trends and business needs
• .Maintain job architecture, job evaluations, and compensation structures
• .Participate in salary surveys and benchmark positions against market data
• .Analyze compensation trends and provide recommendations to support talent attraction and retention
• .Conduct pay equity and market competitiveness analyses
• .Lead the annual merit and compensation planning process from preparation through execution
• .Partner with payroll and HR teams to ensure accurate implementation of compensation changes
• .Prepare compensation reports, communications, and supporting documentation for leadership
• .Support ongoing administration of salary structures, incentive programs, and compensation processes
• .Advise leaders on salary recommendations, promotions, organizational changes, and other compensation decisions
• .Provide analytical support for offers, promotions, and internal equity reviews
• .Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local compensation regulations
• .Collaborate with HR partners to develop practical, data-driven compensation solutions

.Qualificatio

• nsBachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field preferre
• d.7+ years of progressive experience in compensation, total rewards, or compensation consultin
• g.Strong knowledge of broad-based compensation design, salary structures, job evaluations, and market pricin
• g.Experience designing and administering variable pay and incentive compensation program
• s.Demonstrated experience supporting annual merit, bonus, and compensation planning cycle
• s.Advanced analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to interpret complex compensation dat
• a.Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, complex formulas, and data analysi
• s.Experience working within HRIS platforms and compensation management system
• s.Excellent project management, organizational, and stakeholder management abilitie
• s.Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence leaders at all level

s.Preferred Experien

• ceExperience supporting compensation programs within a large, complex, or global organizatio
• n.Background collaborating with external compensation consultants and salary survey provider
• s.Experience performing compensation benchmarking, pay equity analysis, and financial modelin
• g.Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a fast-paced environmen