Compensation Manager: Analytics, Equity & Strategy

Core & Main; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Core & Main is seeking a Compensation Manager based in St. Louis to lead compensation programs and equity administration. The role partners with leaders to translate data into practical recommendations, supporting merit planning and governance across the organization.

The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, cross-functional collaboration, and experience with market pricing, benchmarking, and annual compensation processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in compensation analytics or a related field.
• Experience with market pricing, benchmarking, job architecture, annual compensation planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead compensation analysis, market benchmarking, and pay recommendations.
• Manage job architecture and related governance processes.
• Support merit and compensation planning with data validation and reporting.
• Oversee equity program administration and grants coordination.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Payroll, Legal, HRIS, Tax and vendors to ensure compliance.
• Support executive compensation and proxy-related activities.

Skills

Compensation analysis

Market pricing

Job architecture

Equity administration

Merit planning

Stakeholder partnership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

Compensation tools

Job description

Core & Main is seeking a Compensation Manager based in St. Louis to lead compensation programs and equity administration. The role partners with leaders to translate data into practical recommendations, supporting merit planning and governance across the organization.

The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, cross-functional collaboration, and experience with market pricing, benchmarking, and annual compensation processes.