Compensation Manager: Analytics, Equity & Governance

Core & Main; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Core & Main, based in St. Louis, seeks a Compensation Manager to lead key compensation programs across the organization.

You will oversee market pricing, job architecture, equity administration, annual merit planning, and governance activities, translating data into actionable business recommendations. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, experience with compensation analytics, and the ability to partner with leaders to drive fair and competitive pay practices in a national

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Finance, Business, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in compensation, analytics, finance, HR analytics, or related field.
• Experience with market pricing, benchmarking, job architecture, annual compensation planning, and compensation analytics.
• Strong analytical skills, including advanced Excel and the ability to translate data into clear recommendations.
• Strong communication, project management, and stakeholder partnership skills.
• Adaptability and a solutions-oriented mindset for changing priorities.
• Prior experience leading people, projects, programs, or cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead compensation analysis, market benchmarking, and pay recommendations supporting competitive and equitable pay practices.
• Manage and improve job architecture, job leveling, compensation structures, and governance processes.
• Support annual merit and compensation planning processes, including data validation and reporting.
• Oversee equity program administration, including grants, vesting, reporting, and partner coordination.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Payroll, Legal, HRIS, Tax, and vendors to ensure programs are accurate and scalable.
• Support executive compensation and public company governance activities, including proxy reporting and disclosures.
• Prepare and validate compensation data for proxy filings, including the Summary Compensation Table and CEO Pay Ratio reporting.
• Develop compensation reporting, dashboards, and analytics for decision-making.
• Coach and develop compensation team while driving automation and continuous improvement.

Skills

Market pricing

Job architecture

Compensation analytics

Excel advanced

Stakeholder partnership

Adaptability

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Finance/Business

Tools

Workday

Equity administration platforms

Reporting tools

Job description

Core & Main, based in St. Louis, seeks a Compensation Manager to lead key compensation programs across the organization.

You will oversee market pricing, job architecture, equity administration, annual merit planning, and governance activities, translating data into actionable business recommendations. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, experience with compensation analytics, and the ability to partner with leaders to drive fair and competitive pay practices in a national