Compensation Strategy Lead

CosmoProf Beauty; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, lifeinsurance

Paid vacation & sick days

Tuition reimbursement & 401(k) with公司

Merchandise discount

Job summary

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. in Plano, TX is seeking a Compensation Partner to design and administer compensation programs. The hybrid role partners with HR leadership to assess market competitiveness, support planning cycles, and guide base pay and incentives.

The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, strategic thinking, and experience with compensation policies, job evaluation, and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Seven or more years of progressive compensation experience, preferably in retail.
• Strong project management skills and ability to lead large-scale initiatives.
• Global compensation experience a plus.
• Certified Compensation Professional designation preferred.
• Strong knowledge of compensation practices, market pricing, job evaluation, merit analysis, and incentive design.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Copilot and related database tools.
• Ability to translate data into actionable recommendations and communicate findings clearly and concisely.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Sr. Director Compensation on design of incentive plans and manage their implementation, and administration.
• Collaborate on design and maintenance of salary structures, including job grades, pay ranges, and geographic differentials.
• Lead workstreams for compensation planning cycles and key projects and programs.
• Support the design, testing and maintenance of compensation systems and tools, ensuring data integrity across HRIS and market pricing resources.
• Prepare annual merit budget analysis and assess internal equity and market competitiveness.
• Provide guidance on job classification, compensation policies, and related procedures.
• Evaluate salary survey sources and advise on compensation matters for new hires, promotions, and transfers.
• Oversee updates to job descriptions and compensation titling standards.

Skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Influencing/relationship building

HR/Compensation knowledge

MS Office & data tools

Oracle HCM experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Access

Copilot

Job description

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. in Plano, TX is seeking a Compensation Partner to design and administer compensation programs. The hybrid role partners with HR leadership to assess market competitiveness, support planning cycles, and guide base pay and incentives.

The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, strategic thinking, and experience with compensation policies, job evaluation, and data-driven decision making.