Compensation Programs and Initiatives - Senior Associate

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Jersey City is seeking a Senior Associate to support the Annual Planning cycle within Functional Compensation.

You will ensure requirements are documented, embed compensation expertise in system and process decisions, and help deliver a connected planning experience. In this role, you will partner with HR Product, Data stakeholders, and engineering teams to manage timelines, coordinate stakeholders, and present findings to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 4 years of HR and project management experience.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams, meet deadlines, and coordinate across global time zones.
• Demonstrates a methodological approach to problem solving; problem solving first before seeking help.
• Synthesizes critical information for senior leader presentations; records takeaways and decisions from meetings.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner with HR Product and Engineering to support the end-to-end Annual Planning cycle, managing timelines and stakeholders.
• Serve as a compensation subject matter expert for technical partners, translating requirements into actionable guidance and documenting logic and methodology.
• Champion an integrated approach across performance, talent, promotion, and compensation by identifying dependencies and ensuring cohesive processes.
• Track and manage cross-functional dependencies across compensation, Product, and Engineering teams to keep planning workstreams aligned.
• Develop and deliver clear, actionable recommendations and presentations for senior management and key stakeholders.
• Document decisions, business requirements, and process changes to support system enhancements and planning improvements.

Skills

HR experience

Project management

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Data analysis tools

Job description

The Functional Compensation team is a newly formed group dedicated to advancing compensation practices in alignment with the firm's long-term goals. Sitting within the end to end Talent organization, this team partners with business-aligned compensation managers, the Talent organization, HR Product, and Data stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives across performance, talent, promotion, and compensation.

As a Senior Associate within Functional Compensation, you will support the Annual Planning cycle and its tools - ensuring requirements are clearly documented, compensation expertise is embedded in system and process decisions, and that planning outcomes reflect a connected experience.

Job responsibilities:

• Partner with HR Product and Engineering to support the end-to-end Annual Planning cycle, managing timelines, coordinating stakeholders, and ensuring on-time delivery
• Serve as a compensation subject matter expert for technical partners — translating requirements into actionable guidance and maintaining clear documentation of comp logic and methodology
• Champion an integrated approach across performance, talent, promotion, and compensation by identifying dependencies and ensuring planning tools and processes reflect a cohesive employee and manager experience
• Track and manage cross-functional dependencies across the compensation, Product, and Engineering teams to keep planning workstreams aligned
• Develop and deliver clear, actionable recommendations and presentations for senior management and key stakeholders
• Document decisions, business requirements, and process changes to support system enhancements and planning cycle improvements

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• 4 years of HR and project management experience with strong analytical and data management skills
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams, meet strict deadlines, and coordinate across global time zones
• Demonstrates a methodological approach to problem solving; attempts problem solving first before turning to others for a solution
• Synthesizes critical information for key stakeholder and senior leader presentations; records takeaways and decisions from regular meetings with key partners
• Intermediate proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis tools
• Self-starter with a proactive, client-focused, and results-oriented mindset
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Experience supporting or coordinating Annual Planning, budgeting, or compensation cycles
• Familiarity with HR systems or product development workflows (e.g., requirements gathering, UAT, release cycles)
• Prior exposure to compensation program design or execution

To be eligible for this role, you must be authorized to work in the United States. We do not offer any type of employment-based immigration sponsorship for this role. Likewise, JPMorgan Chase & Co. will not provide any assistance or sign any documentation in support of any other form of immigration sponsorship or benefit, including optional practical training (OPT) or curricular practical training (CPT).