Senior Compensation Strategist

MFS International Australia Pty Ltd; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% retirement match

Tuition reimbursement

Education assistance: up to $8,000 per

Parental leave

Health & dental plans

Wellness programs

Flexible commuter benefits

Job summary

MFS is hiring a Senior Compensation Partner to provide advanced compensation expertise, analytics, and guidance across complex workstreams in a hybrid environment. The role partners with HR, Finance, and other stakeholders to ensure governance, equity, and market competitiveness in compensation programs.

The ideal candidate has 6–8+ years of experience, strong analytical skills, and advanced Excel capabilities, with experience in Workday and MarketPay.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related area.
• 6–8+ years of experience in compensation, financial analysis or closely related analytical discipline.
• Strong analytical capability with experience using market data and analytics to inform recommendations and decisions.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Strong communication, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Advanced Excel skills, including building and maintaining complex models and analyses.

Responsibilities

• Owns and leads complex compensation programs, processes, or functional capabilities (e.g., market data, governance, annual planning, partnering standards), operating independently within established frameworks.
• Applies deep compensation knowledge to evaluate issues, identify risks, and develop practical, value-added solutions aligned with MFS’s Compensation Philosophy.
• Leverages compensation analytics and external market data to assess competitiveness, internal equity, and program effectiveness.
• Interprets data and trends to develop insights, scenarios, and recommendations that inform compensation decisions and planning.
• Provides senior-level consultation to HR partners, Finance, and business stakeholders on compensation matters, including interpretation of guidelines and application of market data.
• Ensures compensation programs and processes are executed with appropriate controls, documentation, and governance to support consistency, auditability, and risk management.
• Continuously evaluates compensation processes, tools, and workflows to improve efficiency, quality, and scalability.
• Leads mid-to-large compensation projects, managing scope, timelines, dependencies, and stakeholder engagement.
• Works collaboratively across the Compensation team, sharing expertise and contributing to broader functional initiatives; may provide informal guidance to more junior team members.

Skills

Compensation knowledge

Analytics

Market data

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Workday

MarketPay

Job description

MFS is hiring a Senior Compensation Partner to provide advanced compensation expertise, analytics, and guidance across complex workstreams in a hybrid environment. The role partners with HR, Finance, and other stakeholders to ensure governance, equity, and market competitiveness in compensation programs.

The ideal candidate has 6–8+ years of experience, strong analytical skills, and advanced Excel capabilities, with experience in Workday and MarketPay.