Director Compensation

Strativ Group; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Strativ Group is partnering with a fast-growing defence technology company to lead compensation strategy for an extensive hourly workforce across manufacturing, operations, and supply chain. The senior leader will partner with executives, HR, Finance and Legal to design scalable pay programs that attract, retain and optimize a large non-exempt population.

You’ll set governance, develop wage structures, market pricing, and incentives while ensuring compliance with wage-and-hour laws.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in compensation, with leadership experience supporting manufacturing, production, operations or supply chain.
• Degree in HR, Finance, Business, Economics or similar.
• Proven track record designing pay strategy for large hourly/non-exempt workforces.
• Strong knowledge of wage and hour regulations.
• Excellent analytical, financial modelling and executive presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Set and lead compensation strategy and governance for the division’s manufacturing and operations workforce.
• Design wage structures, location differentials, shift premiums and career progression frameworks for large non-exempt populations.
• Run market pricing using major survey providers and manufacturing-specific data.
• Advise executives on the pay side of new facilities, expansions, acquisitions, org design and workforce planning.
• Lead analysis on market position, pay equity, labour cost modelling and incentive effectiveness, and turn it into clear recommendations.
• Keep programmes compliant with federal, state and local wage and hour law.
• Simplify and scale processes, and build compensation know-how across the HR team.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial modelling

Executive presentation

Influence senior leaders

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Finance/Business/Economics or similar

CCP certification

Tools

Workday

SAP SuccessFactors

Radford

Mercer surveys

WTW surveys

Job description

Strativ Group is partnering with a fast-growing, venture-backed defence technology company building autonomous aircraft and AI-driven systems used by customers worldwide. They’re looking for a senior compensation leader to own pay strategy for their aircraft division as it scales its manufacturing and operations footprint.

THE ROLE

You’ll be the go-to compensation expert for a large, mostly hourly workforce spanning manufacturing, production, operations, supply chain, logistics, customer success and skilled trades. You’ll work alongside senior business leaders, HR business partners, Finance and Legal to build pay programmes that help the business grow, hire and keep great people, and run efficiently.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Set and lead compensation strategy and governance for the division’s manufacturing and operations workforce
• Design wage structures, location differentials, shift premiums and career progression frameworks for large non-exempt populations
• Run market pricing using major survey providers and manufacturing-specific data
• Advise executives on the pay side of new facilities, expansions, acquisitions, org design and workforce planning
• Lead analysis on market position, pay equity, labour cost modelling and incentive effectiveness, and turn it into clear recommendations
• Keep programmes compliant with federal, state and local wage and hour law
• Simplify and scale processes, and build compensation know-how across the HR team

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Degree in HR, Finance, Business, Economics or similar
• 15+ years in compensation, with substantial leadership experience supporting manufacturing, production, operations or supply chain
• Proven track record designing pay strategy for large hourly/non-exempt workforces
• Strong knowledge of wage and hour regulations
• Excellent analytical, financial modelling and executive presentation skills
• The credibility to influence senior leaders and drive organisation-wide decisions

NICE TO HAVE

• CCP certification
• Union and non-union manufacturing experience
• Background in global manufacturing or advanced tech
• Experience with Radford, Mercer or WTW surveys
• Workday or SAP SuccessFactors experience
• Experience managing compensation professionals