Senior Compensation & Equity Manager

CORE & MAIN LP; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Core & Main, based in St. Louis, seeks a Compensation Manager to lead key pay programs across the organization.

You will oversee compensation analysis, market pricing, job architecture, equity administration, annual merit planning, and governance reporting to attract, retain, and reward talent. This role partners with HR, Finance, Payroll, Legal, HRIS, Tax, business leaders, and vendors to ensure accurate, compliant, and scalable programs and turn data into practical recommendations in a public

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Finance, Business, Economics, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in compensation, analytics, or related areas.
• Experience with market pricing, benchmarking, and job architecture.
• Strong Excel and data interpretation skills.
• Experience leading projects or cross‑functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead compensation analysis, market benchmarking, and pay recommendations.
• Manage and improve job architecture, leveling, and governance processes.
• Support annual merit and compensation planning, data validation, and reporting.
• Oversee equity program administration, including grants and vesting.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Payroll, Legal, HRIS, Tax, and vendors to ensure compliant programs.
• Support executive compensation governance and proxy reporting activities.
• Prepare and validate compensation data used in proxy filings and disclosures.
• Develop compensation reporting, dashboards, and analytics for decision making.
• Coach and develop compensation team members and drive automation.

Skills

Compensation analytics

Market pricing

Job architecture

Equity administration

Merit planning

Education

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

CCP certification or progress toward CCP (preferred)

Tools

Workday

Excel

HRIS

Job description

Core & Main, based in St. Louis, seeks a Compensation Manager to lead key pay programs across the organization.

You will oversee compensation analysis, market pricing, job architecture, equity administration, annual merit planning, and governance reporting to attract, retain, and reward talent. This role partners with HR, Finance, Payroll, Legal, HRIS, Tax, business leaders, and vendors to ensure accurate, compliant, and scalable programs and turn data into practical recommendations in a public