Strategic Compensation Director — Remote, Bonus Eligible

Arkansas Talent Group; Arkansas; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Arkansas Talent Group partners with a publicly traded organization to identify a Director of Compensation. This leadership role directs strategy for executive, sales, and base pay, and shapes the job architecture and market pricing.

The successful candidate will develop and mentor a mid- to large-sized compensation team, partner with executives, and drive enterprise-wide compensation programs, governance, and analytics in a remote/hybrid setup with Arkansas proximity preferred.

Qualifications

• Significant progressive compensation experience with leadership responsibility.
• Experience leading a compensation team in a publicly traded company.
• Strong Excel proficiency and HRIS expertise with governance and data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Lead the compensation function including strategy design, governance, and operations.
• Mentor and develop a mid-sized compensation team and delegate effectively.
• Partner with executives and HR/Finance/Legal to execute compensation strategies.
• Serve as senior advisor on executive pay analysis, benchmarking, and governance.
• Oversee annual merit cycles, budgeting, forecasting, and communications.
• Lead sales compensation design and analytics initiatives.
• Ensure data integrity and HRIS-related processes and controls.
• Develop scalable processes to improve efficiency and consistency.

Skills

Leadership

Executive compensation

Sales compensation design

Excel proficiency

HRIS

Budgeting

Forecasting

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Finance, Analytics

Tools

HRIS systems

Payroll systems

Job description

Arkansas Talent Group partners with a publicly traded organization to identify a Director of Compensation. This leadership role directs strategy for executive, sales, and base pay, and shapes the job architecture and market pricing.

The successful candidate will develop and mentor a mid- to large-sized compensation team, partner with executives, and drive enterprise-wide compensation programs, governance, and analytics in a remote/hybrid setup with Arkansas proximity preferred.