Global Compensation Systems & Operations Leader

Expeditors; Factoria (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Expeditors, a global logistics company based in the United States, seeks a Manager, Compensation Systems & Operations to lead governance, design, and administration of global compensation platforms. You will drive validation, controls, data integrity, and analytics across regions, partnering with payroll, accounting, and IT to ensure accurate, auditable compensation results.

The role requires deep experience in compensation systems, large data sets, and complex processes, with a focus on

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in Compensation Operations, Incentive Compensation, or related fields.
• Experience with complex reconciliations, validation testing, root-cause investigations, and audit-ready workpapers.
• Experience working with enterprise systems, multiple databases, and distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Governance, controls, validation of compensation calculations and outputs.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation, control frameworks, and reconciliation results.
• Support monthly compensation processing and system enhancements, including configuration maintenance.
• Lead payee support, vendor management, and cross-region collaboration for compensation programs.
• Develop dashboards and reports to monitor compensation operations and governance.

Skills

Advanced Excel

SQL

Power BI

Alteryx

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business, Analytics, Computer Science, or a related field

Tools

Power BI

SAP HANA

ETL/Data Integration Tools

SFTP/Data Exchange Platforms

Python

Job description

Expeditors, a global logistics company based in the United States, seeks a Manager, Compensation Systems & Operations to lead governance, design, and administration of global compensation platforms. You will drive validation, controls, data integrity, and analytics across regions, partnering with payroll, accounting, and IT to ensure accurate, auditable compensation results.

The role requires deep experience in compensation systems, large data sets, and complex processes, with a focus on