North America Compensation Director: Strategy and Design

onsemi; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

onsemi seeks a Director, Compensation - North America to lead strategy, design, administration, and governance of compensation programs across the US and Canada. This leader will partner with HR, Finance, Legal, Talent Acquisition, and business leadership to ensure programs are market competitive, compliant, and aligned with onsemi’s objectives.

This hands-on role requires expertise in market pricing, job architecture, pay transparency, and governance to attract and retain talent in engineering,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive compensation or total rewards experience, including leadership responsibilities.
• Significant experience managing compensation programs across the United States and Canada.
• Strong analytical, financial, and business acumen with the ability to influence senior leaders through data and insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, administration, and governance of North America compensation programs including base pay, salary structures, annual merit planning, incentives, sign-on and retention programs, job architecture, and market pricing.
• Ensure programs remain competitive across semiconductor, manufacturing, engineering, and corporate talent markets.
• Develop strategies to attract/retain talent, drive engagement, and support fiscal discipline.
• Advise HR, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and leaders on offers, promotions, internal movement, retention, and pay transparency.
• Translate complex compensation concepts into practical recommendations for business decisions.
• Lead annual compensation planning and governance related to compensation administration, leveling, offers, promotions, and incentives.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, provincial, and local regulations including pay transparency and reporting.
• Support pay equity analysis and governance initiatives as needed.
• Use workforce analytics and market data to evaluate competitiveness and costs.
• Partner with Finance on budgeting, workforce planning, and cost forecasting.
• Develop dashboards and metrics to improve decision quality and transparency.
• Lead and develop Compensation team while fostering partnerships across HR, Finance, Legal, Payroll, TA, and leadership.

Skills

Leadership experience

Analytical skills

Financial acumen

Influence senior leaders

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, or related field

CCP certification or Master’s degree in HR/Business/Finance or related field preferred

Job description

onsemi seeks a Director, Compensation - North America to lead strategy, design, administration, and governance of compensation programs across the US and Canada. This leader will partner with HR, Finance, Legal, Talent Acquisition, and business leadership to ensure programs are market competitive, compliant, and aligned with onsemi’s objectives.

This hands-on role requires expertise in market pricing, job architecture, pay transparency, and governance to attract and retain talent in engineering,