Director of Compensation Strategy & Analytics

AccruePartners; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AccruePartners seeks a senior compensation leader to own and evolve our organization’s compensation strategy. You will collaborate with senior HR leadership, Finance, and business leaders to design competitive, equitable pay structures and governance.

In this role you will translate market data into actionable recommendations, lead annual planning, and develop models to project cost and impact. You will operate at the intersection of strategy, analytics, and hands-on execution.

Qualifications

• Deep compensation experience with analytics, strategy, and program design.
• Proven track record owning or influencing compensation programs in complex orgs.
• Advanced Excel and compensation modeling capabilities; familiarity with survey platforms/HRIS.

Responsibilities

• Develop and strengthen overall compensation philosophy, structure, and governance.
• Lead market pricing and benchmarking to translate data into recommendations.
• Evolve salary structures, pay grades, ranges, and job architecture.
• Analyze compression, internal equity, and market competitiveness to identify actions.
• Build financial models and scenarios to assess cost and impact of changes.
• Lead annual compensation planning activities including merit and promotions.
• Establish methodologies for job evaluation and market matching.
• Collaborate with HR/TA on compensation for hires, promotions, and difficult roles.
• Coordinate with Finance to align with budgeting and workforce planning.
• Create dashboards and analytics to provide leadership visibility on trends and risks.
• Monitor market trends, pay transparency, and governance.

Skills

Compensation strategy

Analytics

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Excel modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

CCP or advanced compensation expertise (preferred)

Tools

Compensation survey platforms

HRIS tools

Compensation planning technology

Job description

AccruePartners seeks a senior compensation leader to own and evolve our organization’s compensation strategy. You will collaborate with senior HR leadership, Finance, and business leaders to design competitive, equitable pay structures and governance.

In this role you will translate market data into actionable recommendations, lead annual planning, and develop models to project cost and impact. You will operate at the intersection of strategy, analytics, and hands-on execution.