Director, Compensation

independencepetgroup; United States; Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Sign-on bonus

Healthcare benefits

Life insurance

Parental leave

Career advancement

Job summary

Doubtless North America seeks a Director, Compensation to lead the Total Rewards function and partner with senior HR and business leaders. You will run day-to-day compensation operations, manage incentives, and deliver market pricing strategies.

Remote or Hybrid Chicago location. You will mentor a small team, design compensation programs for sales, customer service, and other units, and influence decisions with data-driven analysis.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Compensation Design, Job Leveling, or Sales Incentive Compensation Design (CCP is a plus).
• Experience implementing Total Rewards policies and documentation.
• Workday experience in advanced compensation is required.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Strategic mindset with ability to make difficult decisions.
• Can manage both strategic and hands-on day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead compensation operations and incentive plan administration.
• Partner with HR leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Support day-to-day offers and executive offers in a consulting environment.
• Benchmark and design sales and bonus structures for multiple client groups.
• Present ideas effectively to senior decision makers within tight timelines.
• Manage a small team and support compensation growth.
• Support executive compensation and survey submissions.

Skills

Sales compensation

Executive compensation

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Strategic partnerships

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or HR

Masters preferred

Tools

Workday Advanced Compensation

Job description

Established in 2021, Independence Pet Holdings is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America.

We believe pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well‑being of pets. As a leading authority in the pet category, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services to support pet parents. Our multi‑brand and omni‑channel approach include our own insurance carrier, insurance brands and partner brands.

Job Summary:

Doubtless is seeking a Director, Compensation who will report to the Sr. Director, Total Rewards at Doubtless North America. This will be a key role in helping the business grow the compensation practice, working day to day compensation operations, incentive plan administration and deliver best in class market pricing in a compensation consulting environment. This role will manage a small team and with hands on support for the team lead two client groups and day to day operations for compensation and other initiatives out of the Total Rewards function serving as a key business partner to support the growing business units.

The role requires being well‑versed and experienced in all compensation elements with strengths in strategic partnership with cross functional groups, business case development for change, and a holistic approach and strategic alignment to the Total Rewards philosophy with our mission at Doubtless. In addition the preferred candidate will have experience in a global environment.

The Director, Compensation must be an agile strategic thought partner interacting with the HR Leadership team and other internal departments, demonstrating expertise, professionalism, dedication, and empathy. Receptive to growth and change, the candidate thrives in dynamic environments, always remaining positive, professional, and solutions oriented.

Job Location: Remote or Hybrid Chicago

Main Responsibilities:

A highly skilled individual contributor with expertise in Sales Compensation Strategy, executive compensation and strategic compensation practices.

Preferable if having worked with financial, technology or insurance types of benchmarking jobs.

The ideal candidate is curious with strong business acumen, a relationship builder with the ability to influence senior stakeholders, and an analytical thinker that dives deep into problem solving.

The candidate should thrive in a fast‑paced dynamic environment, have excellent written and verbal communication, are detail‑oriented and are comfortable working with numerous stakeholders in an environment with considerable ambiguity.

This strategic role should have 10+ years' experience in Compensation Plan Administration, Job Leveling and Market Pricing including offer design.

Ideal candidate will need to work on day to day offers, executive offers and day to day comp operations in a comp consulting environment with multiple business units.

Assist in benchmarking and determining the best way to set up the sales and bonus structures for the customer service teams, insurance processors and other incentive eligible roles.

Act as a trusted advisor to a client group assigned supporting client group through offers and job leveling as necessary and providing a sounding board for total rewards advice.

Propose and present ideas effectively, in writing and verbally to influence decisions, senior decision makers, and outcomes within tight timelines.

Manage a team and support the team in their compensation growth.

Assist in supporting executive compensation and survey submissions.

Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or Human Resources or related field. Preferred Masters Degree.

10+ years of experience in Compensation Design, Job Leveling, or Sales Incentive Compensation Design (CCP is a plus)

Experience in implementing, documenting, refining Total Rewards policies and documentation

Workday experience in advanced compensation is required.

Excellent communications skills

Strategic mindset, with ability to make difficult decisions

Can manage both strategic and hands on day to day operations.

Compensation :

• Base pay range: $160,000 - $180,000 per year.
• This is the range we reasonably expect to pay at hire. Placement within the range depends on job‑related factors such as experience, skills, and certifications.
• This position is eligible for an annual bonus.
• This position may be eligible for a sign‑on bonus.

Base pay is one part of a total rewards package that includes the benefits listed below.

All of our jobs come with great benefits including healthcare, parental leave and opportunities for career advancements.

Some offerings are dependent upon the location of where you work and can include the following:

• Comprehensive full medical, dental and vision Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance at no