Global VP, Compensation Architecture & Strategy (Remote)

BuddiesHR; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Circana is seeking a VP, Compensation Strategy, Design, and Architecture to lead enterprise-wide job architecture and market-aligned pay structures. The role focuses on scalable, governance-driven frameworks, partnering with Finance, Legal, and HR to enable strategic growth.

The candidate will drive the design of global salary structures, market pricing methodologies, and geographic pay strategies, ensuring equitable and competitive compensation practices across Circana’s global operations.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive compensation experience, including job architecture, evaluation, and workforce design.
• Deep expertise in job evaluation methodologies and market pricing.
• Experience designing, implementing, and governing enterprise-wide compensation structures.
• Strong governance, change management, and stakeholder alignment skills.
• Experience partnering with Finance, Legal, and HR leaders on large-scale transformations.

Responsibilities

• Own the global job architecture design, including families, streams, levels, and evaluation methods.
• Develop market-informed salary structures and range methodologies with governance standards.
• Lead external advisor collaboration to guide methodology implementation and adoption.
• Establish processes for evolving job architecture and compensation frameworks across geographies.
• Lead change management activities to drive organizational adoption of new frameworks.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Financial modeling

Change management

Tools

Willis Towers Watson

Mercer

Korn Ferry

Job description

Circana is seeking a VP, Compensation Strategy, Design, and Architecture to lead enterprise-wide job architecture and market-aligned pay structures. The role focuses on scalable, governance-driven frameworks, partnering with Finance, Legal, and HR to enable strategic growth.

The candidate will drive the design of global salary structures, market pricing methodologies, and geographic pay strategies, ensuring equitable and competitive compensation practices across Circana’s global operations.