Director of Compensation

Korn Ferry; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Baptist Health in Jacksonville, FL is seeking a Director of Compensation to build and lead its comprehensive compensation function. Reporting to the Vice President of Total Rewards, the role guides strategy, governance and program design for 15,000+ team members.

You will lead a small team, partner with executives, and drive job architecture, market competitiveness and pay equity across a large health system. Hybrid schedule with relocation assistance available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive compensation experience.
• 3+ years of leadership experience.
• Compensation leadership experience in a large, complex acute care or multihospital health system, with enterprise wide scope.
• Experience designing and implementing a compensation philosophy, job architecture, career frameworks, market based pay practices and solutions to pay compression.
• Success leading, developing and, when needed, rebuilding compensation teams and operating models.
• Experience leading organizational change and partnering with executive leadership, Finance and HR.
• Ability to work in Jacksonville on a hybrid schedule, with more time onsite over time.

Responsibilities

• Lead compensation strategy, philosophy and governance for more than 15,000 team members.
• Assess, develop and strengthen the compensation team, including a Manager of Compensation and about 10 analysts.
• Build and maintain job architecture, career frameworks and market based salary structures.
• Find and address pay compression and internal equity issues across clinical and non clinical roles.
• Advise executive leadership on executive compensation and on designing and running leadership incentive plans.
• Lead market pricing, benchmarking and analysis of labor market and workforce trends.
• Ensure compliance with compensation laws and regulations, and support pay equity reviews and audits.
• Improve compensation processes, analytics and reporting, and get full value from Baptist Health's recently implemented Workday platform.
• Partner with HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Benefits, Finance and operational leaders on enterprise priorities.
• Position compensation as a trusted strategic partner to the business.

Skills

Leadership experience

Compensation leadership

Job architecture & career frameworks

Change management

Executive partnering

Workday familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Workday

Job description

Director of Compensation Baptist Health | Jacksonville, FL (Hybrid) | Relocation Assistance Available

About Baptist Health

Baptist Health has served Northeast Florida since 1955 and is the region's largest health system. It is not for profit, faith based, mission driven and locally governed. More than 15,000 team members and 2,900 physicians and advanced practice providers work across six hospitals, ten emergency centers and more than 200 points of care. The system includes Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, Beaches, Clay, Nassau and South, along with Baptist Heart Hospital, Wolfson Children's Hospital and Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center. In 2026, Baptist Health welcomed a new President and CEO and a new EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer. Together they are linking the organization's people strategy more closely to its enterprise goals.

About the Opportunity

Korn Ferry's Healthcare team has been retained by Baptist Health to find its next Director of Compensation. This role suits a compensation leader who wants to build. The Director will set the foundation of Baptist Health's compensation program, create a clear compensation philosophy, finish job architecture and career frameworks, and address pay compression and internal equity across a large acute care system. The work comes with real executive visibility and the chance to leave a lasting mark on how the organization pays and develops its workforce.

The Role

Reporting to the Vice President of Total Rewards, the Director of Compensation is the main architect of compensation programs across Baptist Health. The Director leads a team that includes a Manager of Compensation and about 10 compensation analysts. Part of the team works remotely in several states. This leader partners with senior executives on market competitiveness, pay equity, executive compensation and incentive plan design. A key goal is to strengthen internal compensation expertise and rely less on outside consultants.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead compensation strategy, philosophy and governance for more than 15,000 team members.
• Assess, develop and strengthen the compensation team, including a Manager of Compensation and about 10 analysts.
• Build and maintain job architecture, career frameworks and market based salary structures.
• Find and address pay compression and internal equity issues across clinical and non clinical roles.
• Advise executive leadership on executive compensation and on designing and running leadership incentive plans.
• Lead market pricing, benchmarking and analysis of labor market and workforce trends.
• Ensure compliance with compensation laws and regulations, and support pay equity reviews and  audits.
• Improve compensation processes, analytics and reporting, and get full value from Baptist Health's recently implemented Workday platform.
• Partner with HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Benefits, Finance and operational leaders on enterprise priorities.
• Position compensation as a trusted strategic partner to the business.

What Success Looks Like

In the first year, the Director will earn the trust of leaders across the system and assess and develop the team. The Director will also put core compensation infrastructure in place and improve how compensation processes work within Workday. Over time, the Director will gain buy in on a compensation philosophy, finish the job architecture, and build an internal function that runs with less reliance on outside consultants.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive compensation experience.
• 3+ years of leadership experience.
• Compensation leadership experience in a large, complex acute care or multihospital health system, with enterprise wide scope.
• Experience designing and implementing a compensation philosophy, job architecture, career frameworks, market based pay practices and solutions to pay compression.
• Success leading, developing and, when needed, rebuilding compensation teams and operating models.
• Experience leading organizational change and partnering with executive leadership, Finance and HR.
• Ability to work in Jacksonville on a hybrid schedule, with more time onsite over time.

Preferred

• CCP, SHRM‑SCP, SPHR or PHR certification.
• Workday Compensation experience. Candidates with similar HRIS experience and deep healthcare compensation expertise are encouraged to apply.

Leadership Qualities

• A builder who turns strategy into practical, lasting infrastructure.
• A relationship first leader who listens and learns before acting.
• Humble, credible and collaborative, able to earn trust at every level of the organization.
• A coach who develops talent, including newer analysts and remote team members.
• Analytical and data driven, with the judgment to translate complex data into clear recommendations.
• Aligned with a mission driven, faith based culture.

Why Baptist Health

• Build and modernize a compensation function at Northeast Florida's largest health system.
• Lead with enterprise scope and visibility with a new executive team.
• Shape the structure and capability of a growing team.
• Join a not for profit, locally governed organization that has served its community for more than 70 years.
• Live in Jacksonville, a fast growing coastal metro with year round outdoor recreation and no state income tax.
• Competitive compensation, including Short Term Incentive Plan eligibility, 403(b) and 457(b) retirement plans, comprehensive benefits and relocation assistance.

Korn Ferry is an equal opportunity employer.