Lead Compensation Consultant

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 108,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

401(k) plan with company match

PTO with tenure increases

Tuition assistance & certification

Employee membership with roadside &旅行

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Lead Compensation Consultant to join a Retail & Consumer Goods leader. This role will shape enterprise compensation governance, strengthen data quality, and support the systems and controls that underpin pay decisions across the organization. Location: Remote - US based candidates only.

Compensation: $107,827 – $155,000 annually. You will partner with HR, finance, and business leaders to ensure compliant, aligned structures and drive job architecture, pay modeling, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in HRM, business, finance, economics, data analytics, or related field.
• Minimum eight years of progressive compensation experience in complex organizations.
• Experience establishing advanced system compensation controls and governance.
• Proven track record in organization-wide compensation modeling and pay‑compression analysis.

Responsibilities

• Establish advanced compensation governance standards and data-quality controls across systems and processes.
• Lead Skills Cloud architecture and job profile integration.
• Review and govern job family classifications and maintain job architecture standards.
• Execute organization-wide compensation modeling and develop structural recommendations.
• Manage compliance for compensation requests in the HR system and update executive dashboards.
• Serve as an authoritative advisor on complex compensation governance and policy matters.
• Lead multi-resource functional projects and resolve complex escalations.

Skills

Compensation governance

Data quality

Pay modeling

Job architecture

Policy escalation

Stakeholder partnership

Education

Bachelor's degree in HRM/Business/Finance/Economics/Data Analytics

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Lead Compensation Consultant to join the team of a leader in the Retail & Consumer Goods space.

This role will shape enterprise compensation governance, strengthen data quality, and support the systems and controls that underpin pay decisions across the organization. The position will partner closely with HR, finance, and business leaders to ensure compensation structures are consistent, compliant, and aligned to organizational goals. It also involves guiding job architecture, pay modeling, and escalation resolution in support of a scalable total rewards framework.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Compensation: $107,827 – $155,000 annually

Responsibilities

• Establish advanced compensation governance standards and data-quality controls across systems and processes
• Lead Skills Cloud architecture and job profile integration
• Review and govern job family classifications and maintain job architecture standards
• Execute organization-wide compensation modeling and develop structural recommendations
• Manage compliance for compensation requests in the HR system and update executive dashboards
• Serve as an authoritative advisor on complex compensation governance and policy matters
• Lead multi-resource functional projects and resolve complex escalations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related field
• Minimum eight years of progressive compensation experience in complex organizations
• Experience establishing advanced system compensation controls and governance
• Proven track record in organization-wide compensation modeling and pay-compression analysis
• Expert knowledge of compensation governance, job architecture, and federal/state compensation laws

Benefits

• Comprehensive health plans with multiple coverage options and HSA eligibility
• 401(k) plan with company match and additional contributions after three years
• Accrual-based Paid Time Off (PTO) that increases with tenure
• Tuition assistance and professional certification support
• Complimentary employee membership with roadside assistance and travel discounts

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.