Lead Compensation Partner

Sturm Foods, Inc.; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

PTO 4 weeks + sick days

Parental leave

Company holidays

Tuition reimbursement & training

Wellness programs

Job summary

TreeHouse Foods seeks a Lead Compensation Partner to shape and manage our broad-based compensation programs from Oak Brook, IL. You will drive analytics, market benchmarking, and incentive design while partnering with HR leaders to ensure equity and compliance across salaried and hourly staff.

You’ll influence annual merit cycles, pricing strategies, policy updates, and governance, leveraging Workday and strong Excel skills to deliver actionable insights in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Finance, Accounting, Business, HR, or related field.
• 4–6 years of compensation experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of market pricing, job evaluation, pay structures, and internal equity.
• Advanced Excel skills and data analysis ability.
• Experience with compensation program administration and annual processes.

Responsibilities

• Perform compensation analytics and provide data-driven recommendations for base pay, incentives, and long-term incentives.
• Partner with HRBPs and leaders to guide pay decisions and policy interpretation.
• Support annual merit and bonus planning, modelling, budgeting, and reporting.
• Lead market pricing, job evaluation, and maintain pay structures.
• Develop tools, reports, and dashboards to support decision making.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

HRIS (Workday)

Project management

Compensation knowledge

Consulting

Domain expertise in rewards

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Business/HR

Tools

Workday

Job description

Employee Type: Full time

Location: IL Oak Brook

Job Type: Human Resources Compensation & Benefits

Lead Compensation Partner

About Us

TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values— Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!
• 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.
• Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).
• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.
• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.
• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

Job Description

About the Role

We are seeking a Lead Compensation Partner, based out of our corporate office in Oak Brook, IL. The Lead Compensation Partner plays a key role in the design, administration, and continuous improvement of the Company’s broad-based compensation programs. This position provides analytical expertise and consultative support to HR Business Partners and business leaders on compensation matters, helping ensure programs are competitive, equitable, compliant, and aligned with business objectives.

Core Responsibilities and Duties

The Lead Compensation Partner will own and support core compensation processes and projects, including annual merit and bonus planning, market pricing and benchmarking, job evaluation, compensation structures, incentive programs, and ad hoc compensation analysis. This role will turn complex data into actionable insights and recommendations and help drive effective execution and continuous improvement of compensation programs.

You will add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:

• Compensation Analytics & Consulting: Conduct compensation analyses and provide data-driven recommendations related to base pay, annual incentives, and long-term incentives. Evaluate market competitiveness, internal equity, pay positioning, and compensation trends to support business and talent decisions.
• Business Partnership: Serve as a compensation subject matter expert and trusted resource to HR Business Partners and business leaders, providing guidance on pay decisions, compensation practices, policies, and guidelines for salaried and hourly employees.
• Annual Compensation Planning: Support the planning and execution of the annual merit and bonus planning processes, including modeling, budgeting, manager guidance, system administration, reporting, and post-cycle analysis.
• Market Pricing & Job Evaluation: Conduct market pricing and job evaluations to support compensation decisions and maintain competitive pay structures.
• Maintain market pricing templates, job documentation, and related compensation data.
• Compensation Surveys: Lead participation in annual and ad hoc compensation surveys, including identifying appropriate survey sources, assessing market data needs and gaps, analyzing results, and making recommendations regarding market positioning.
• Compensation Programs & Tools: Develop, maintain, and enhance compensation tools, models, reports, and resources used by HR, managers, and employees to support effective compensation decisions.
• Program Administration & Communication: Support the administration and communication of broader rewards programs and initiatives, including salary structure updates, job/title alignment, policy development, and other compensation program enhancements.
• Compliance & Governance: Support compensation compliance activities and help ensure compensation programs, processes, and practices align with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
• Project Leadership: Lead or support compensation-related projects from planning through implementation, coordinating stakeholders, managing timelines, identifying risks, and ensuring deliverables meet business objectives.
• Reporting & Insights: Develop recurring and ad hoc compensation reports and dashboards and leverage data to identify trends, opportunities, and potential areas of risk or improvement.

Important Details

• This is a full-time, hybrid role based in our Oak Brook, IL office. support alternate shifts.
• The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $99,200 – 148,800 USD annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus and equity pay.

You’ll Fit Right In If You Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field required.
• 4-6 years of compensation experience, with strong broad-based compensation experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with compensation program administration and annual compensation processes, including merit and incentive planning.
• Strong knowledge of compensation principles, market pricing, job evaluation, pay structures, and internal equity.
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to analyze large and complex data sets, identify trends, and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Strong consulting and communication skills, with the ability to effectively influence and partner with HR professionals, managers, and business leaders.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, formulas, data analysis, and modeling.
• Strong project management and process improvement capabilities, with demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work within established timelines.
• HRIS expertise and demonstrated ability to navigate and leverage HR technology; Workday experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and operate effectively in a fast-paced, changing environment.

At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time”. TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact [e-mail]