Director, Compensation - North America

onsemi; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

onsemi seeks a Director, Compensation - North America to lead strategy, design, administration, and governance of compensation programs across the US and Canada. This leader will partner with HR, Finance, Legal, Talent Acquisition, and business leadership to ensure programs are market competitive, compliant, and aligned with onsemi’s objectives.

This hands-on role requires expertise in market pricing, job architecture, pay transparency, and governance to attract and retain talent in engineering,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive compensation or total rewards experience, including leadership responsibilities.
• Significant experience managing compensation programs across the United States and Canada.
• Strong analytical, financial, and business acumen with the ability to influence senior leaders through data and insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, administration, and governance of North America compensation programs including base pay, salary structures, annual merit planning, incentives, sign-on and retention programs, job architecture, and market pricing.
• Ensure programs remain competitive across semiconductor, manufacturing, engineering, and corporate talent markets.
• Develop strategies to attract/retain talent, drive engagement, and support fiscal discipline.
• Advise HR, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and leaders on offers, promotions, internal movement, retention, and pay transparency.
• Translate complex compensation concepts into practical recommendations for business decisions.
• Lead annual compensation planning and governance related to compensation administration, leveling, offers, promotions, and incentives.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, provincial, and local regulations including pay transparency and reporting.
• Support pay equity analysis and governance initiatives as needed.
• Use workforce analytics and market data to evaluate competitiveness and costs.
• Partner with Finance on budgeting, workforce planning, and cost forecasting.
• Develop dashboards and metrics to improve decision quality and transparency.
• Lead and develop Compensation team while fostering partnerships across HR, Finance, Legal, Payroll, TA, and leadership.

Skills

Leadership experience

Analytical skills

Financial acumen

Influence senior leaders

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, or related field

CCP certification or Master’s degree in HR/Business/Finance or related field preferred

Job description

onsemi is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end markets, the company is accelerating change across vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and AI data center infrastructure.

onsemi employs approximately 24,000 people worldwide and maintains a significant North American workforce across corporate, engineering, manufacturing, and technical operations.

Position Summary

The Director, Compensation - North America will lead the strategy, design, administration, and continuous improvement of compensation programs across the United States and Canada. This leader will partner with HR, Finance, Legal, Talent Acquisition, and business leadership to ensure programs are market competitive, compliant, operationally efficient, and aligned with onsemi’s business objectives.

This role requires a hands-on compensation leader with deep expertise in market pricing, job architecture, salary administration, incentive design, pay transparency, and governance. The Director will help attract and retain talent across engineering, technical, manufacturing, professional, and leadership populations while supporting growth, performance, and fiscal discipline.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, administration, and governance of North America compensation programs, including base pay, salary structures, annual merit planning, short-term incentives, sign-on and retention programs, job architecture, market pricing, and leadership compensation support.
• Ensure compensation programs remain competitive across semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, engineering, technical, operations, and corporate talent markets.
• Develop strategies that support attraction, retention, employee engagement, business performance, and fiscal discipline.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and business leaders on offers, promotions, internal movement, retention, organizational design, pay transparency, and internal equity.
• Translate complex compensation concepts into practical recommendations that support business objectives and consistent decision-making.
• Lead annual compensation planning and manage governance related to compensation administration, leveling, offers, promotions, and incentive plans.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, provincial, and local regulations, including pay transparency and compensation reporting requirements.
• Support pay equity analysis, compensation governance initiatives, and executive compensation analysis as needed.
• Use workforce analytics, compensation surveys, and market data to evaluate competitiveness, retention risk, compensation costs, program effectiveness, and workforce trends.
• Partner with Finance on budgeting, workforce planning, and compensation cost forecasting.
• Develop dashboards, reporting, and metrics that improve compensation decision quality and transparency.
• Lead, coach, and develop members of the Compensation team while fostering strong partnerships across HR, Finance, Legal, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, and business leadership.
• Promote a culture of excellence, accountability, continuous improvement, and customer service.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive compensation or total rewards experience, including leadership responsibilities.
• Significant experience managing compensation programs across the United States and Canada.
• Deep expertise in compensation design, salary structures, market pricing, incentive compensation, job architecture, pay transparency, and governance.
• Strong analytical, financial, and business acumen, with the ability to influence senior leaders through data and insights.
• Experience supporting engineering, manufacturing, technical, and corporate employee populations within complex organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, industrial technology, or other competitive technical industries.
• Experience supporting publicly traded companies, executive compensation, leadership compensation, equity programs, or long-term incentive plans.
• Experience leading compensation planning processes in large, matrixed organizations.
• CCP certification or master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field preferred.

About Us

onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.

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We are committed to sourcing, attracting, and hiring high-performance innovators, while providing all candidates a positive recruitment experience that builds our brand as a great place to work. onsemiis an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact [e-mail] for assistance.

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