Compensation Manager: Analytics, Equity & Governance

Core & Main; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Core & Main seeks a Compensation Manager to lead key compensation programs, market pricing, and job architecture. You will manage equity grants and governance while partnering with HR, Finance, Payroll, Legal, and Tax to ensure accurate, scalable programs.

The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, advanced Excel, and a track record of data-driven business recommendations. This role supports public company reporting and governance in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, finance, business, or related field.
• 5+ years in compensation or HR analytics.
• Experience with market pricing, benchmarking, job architecture, and annual planning.
• Strong Excel and data-translation skills.
• Effective communication and stakeholder collaboration.
• Experience leading projects or teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead compensation analysis, market benchmarking, and pay recommendations that support competitive and equitable pay practices.
• Manage and improve job architecture, job leveling, compensation structures, and related governance processes.
• Support annual merit and compensation planning processes, including data validation, reporting, stakeholder support, and process improvement.
• Oversee equity program administration, including grants, vesting, reporting, participant support, and coordination with internal and external partners.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Payroll, Legal, HRIS, Tax, business leaders, and vendors to ensure compensation programs are accurate, compliant, and scalable.
• Support executive compensation and public company compensation governance activities, including proxy statement reporting, compensation disclosures, and related analyses.
• Prepare and validate compensation data used in proxy filings, including the Summary Compensation Table, Pay Versus Performance disclosures, and CEO Pay Ratio reporting.
• Develop compensation reporting, dashboards, and analytics that provide actionable insights and support business decision-making.
• Manage, coach, and develop compensation team members while driving continuous improvement, automation, and operational excellence.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Advanced Excel

Communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, finance, business, or related field

CCP certification in progress (preferred)

Tools

Workday

Compensation planning tools

Job description

Core & Main seeks a Compensation Manager to lead key compensation programs, market pricing, and job architecture. You will manage equity grants and governance while partnering with HR, Finance, Payroll, Legal, and Tax to ensure accurate, scalable programs.

The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, advanced Excel, and a track record of data-driven business recommendations. This role supports public company reporting and governance in a fast-paced environment.