Global Compensation Strategy Director

Grant Thornton (US); Appleton (WI); Hybrid; USD 187,500 - 312,500; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton is seeking a Director, Global Compensation to join the team. Approved office locations can be found below.

As Director, Global Compensation, you will lead the strategy, design, and governance of compensation across our global footprint—harmonizing pay practices across countries while respecting local markets and regulatory requirements. You’ll own our global compensation philosophy, build scalable pay structures, and serve as a key architect of our global job framework.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive compensation experience, including 3+ years leading global compensation strategy, design, and governance.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Finance, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Direct experience supporting M&A compensation integration and harmonization.
• Familiarity with global regulatory environments, including EU Pay Transparency and pay equity.
• Strong command of compensation systems and tools (e.g., Oracle HCM, Payfactors, Syndio) and advanced Excel/analytics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; ability to influence and build consensus across geographies.
• Professional certification (e.g., CCP, GRP) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Global compensation strategy, design, and integration.
• Own and evolve the global compensation strategy and pay philosophy, ensuring alignment to business goals and competitive market positioning.
• Design and maintain scalable, market-based pay structures that flex across geographies while preserving global consistency.
• Lead the development and governance of the global job architecture — job levels, ranks/progression, career paths, and technical specialty alignment that is anchored in a consistent, competency-based taxonomy.
• Oversee job mapping, leveling, and validation as roles are aligned to the global framework and migrated into HRIS systems and define a phased path to the firm’s compensation strategy (base, bonus, equity).
• Assess integration-driven role changes (scope, retention risk, market demand) and recommend base pay and bonus actions with strong change-management discipline.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Finance, or related field

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

Oracle HCM

Payfactors

Syndio

Excel

Job description

Grant Thornton is seeking a Director, Global Compensation to join the team. Approved office locations can be found below.

As Director, Global Compensation, you will lead the strategy, design, and governance of compensation across our global footprint—harmonizing pay practices across countries while respecting local markets and regulatory requirements. You’ll own our global compensation philosophy, build scalable pay structures, and serve as a key architect of our global job framework.