Global Compensation Leader - Strategy & Pay Equity

Hunt; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Annual discretionary bonus

Free medical insurance

Paid sick and vacation

401(k) with company match

Dental and vision programs

Flexible spending accounts

Employer-paid life insurance

Telemedicine services

Tuition reimbursement

Discounted home and auto insurance

Relocation assistance

Job summary

MAPEI Corporation is seeking a Compensation Manager to design, administer, and scale its broad-based compensation function for the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean. You will lead salary/hourly structures, market pricing, and pay equity while driving governance and automation initiatives.

The role requires 7+ years of experience, strong Excel and analytics skills, and the ability to influence leaders on sensitive compensation matters. Travel and cross-border coordination are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Finance, Business Administration or related field preferred; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Seven or more years of progressive compensation experience, including broad-based, hourly, variable-pay, and sales compensation programs.
• Experience building or advancing a compensation function and supporting a geographically dispersed hourly workforce within manufacturing or a comparable multi-site organization.
• Strong knowledge of salary structures, market pricing, job evaluation, annual compensation planning, pay equity, pay transparency, and wage-and-hour compliance.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience with compensation systems, analytics, and reporting tools; experience with Oracle HCM, ADP Workforce Now, Payfactors, ERI, Power BI, or Tableau preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to advise and influence business leaders while handling sensitive compensation matters with sound judgment and discretion.
• Valid state driver's license with the ability to travel.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and continuously improve a scalable compensation function, including appropriate policies, governance, controls, and decision-making guidelines.
• Administer salary and hourly wage structures, geographic differentials, market pricing, job evaluations, and promotional increases across the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean.
• Provide compensation recommendations for new hires, promotions, transfers, organizational changes, and newly created positions.
• Design and evaluate hourly and variable-pay programs, including productivity incentives, skill-based pay, premium pay, shift differentials, cross-training programs, and sales compensation.
• Lead annual merit, wage, incentive, and compensation-planning cycles, including budgeting, modeling, reporting, and executive recommendations.
• Serve as the compensation business lead for Oracle HCM and related technology initiatives while identifying opportunities to standardize, simplify, and automate compensation processes.
• Conduct compensation and pay-equity audits, ensure compliance with applicable requirements, and advise leaders regarding inequities, inconsistencies, pay compression, and other compensation risks.
• Perform assigned tasks in conformance with procedures and instructions established in the Business Management System (BMS) and in compliance with applicable Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) regulatory requirements.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership influence

Analytical thinking

Discretion in sensitive matters

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Finance/Business Administration

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Oracle HCM

ADP Workforce Now

Payfactors

ERI

Power BI/Tableau

Job description

MAPEI Corporation is seeking a Compensation Manager to design, administer, and scale its broad-based compensation function for the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean. You will lead salary/hourly structures, market pricing, and pay equity while driving governance and automation initiatives.

The role requires 7+ years of experience, strong Excel and analytics skills, and the ability to influence leaders on sensitive compensation matters. Travel and cross-border coordination are expected.