Senior Partner Compensation & Evaluation Associate Director

Esquire Recruiting, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Global Law Firm in Chicago, IL seeks an experienced Partner Compensation & Evaluation Associate Director to lead the firm’s compensation and evaluation functions, coordinating with key stakeholders and ensuring confidentiality and governance.

The role emphasizes analytics, reporting, and process leadership for senior partner decisions and compensation cycles in a complex, matrixed environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in accounting, finance, business, economics, HR, data analytics or related field.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in compensation, finance, analytics, HR, or professional services administration.
• Experience handling confidential compensation, performance evaluation, and senior stakeholder interactions.
• Proven ability to develop reports, dashboards, and executive-facing analyses.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing projects in a matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Partner Compensation & Evaluation function and manage the team responsible for compensation processes, evaluation, analytics, reporting, and stakeholder coordination.
• Set priorities, timelines, controls, and service expectations for compensation and evaluation activities.
• Oversee support for the Partner evaluation and compensation review process, including preparation for Management Committee meetings.
• Coordinate timelines, materials, data inputs, stakeholder follow-up, process documentation, and leadership reporting.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative factors to support compensation discussions, leadership decisions, and partner changes.
• Develop compensation analytics, reporting models, and decision-support materials for Firm leadership.
• Track compensation-related decisions, agreements, and related implications.
• Collaborate with Partner Accounting, Partner Relations, Partner Operations, Tax, Finance, Strategic Planning, and Firm leadership to ensure accurate reflection of compensation decisions and payments.
• Maintain strong controls, confidentiality, data quality, and process discipline for compensation work.
• Lead, coach, and develop Compensation & Evaluation team members; identify staffing, process, system, or governance improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical ability

Data analysis

Project management

Communication

Discretion/confidentiality

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/Finance/Business/Economics/Human Resources/Data Analytics

Tools

Excel

Financial systems

Data management tools

Reporting platforms

Job description

Global Law Firm in Chicago, IL seeks an experienced Partner Compensation & Evaluation Associate Director to lead the firm’s compensation and evaluation functions, coordinating with key stakeholders and ensuring confidentiality and governance.

The role emphasizes analytics, reporting, and process leadership for senior partner decisions and compensation cycles in a complex, matrixed environment.