Strategic Compensation Leader: Pay Equity & Analytics

AON PLC; Belleville (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO / paid holidays

401(k) with match

Health & wellness programs

Discount programs

Job summary

Wealthspire Advisors is seeking a strategic Compensation Manager to lead design, governance, and execution of compensation programs nationwide. You will partner with HR leadership to ensure competitive, equitable pay practices aligned with growth strategy.

You’ll own annual merit and bonus cycles, develop market benchmarks, and maintain pay structures in Workday, collaborating with Finance and HR partners to drive data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, Business or related field preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive compensation experience.
• Experience designing and managing salary structures and incentive programs.
• Strong expertise in market benchmarking and salary survey analysis.
• Demonstrated experience conducting pay equity and internal compression analyses.

Responsibilities

• Own compensation strategy & program design with CPO alignment.
• Design, implement, and refine compensation structures including base pay, incentives and bonuses.
• Develop salary structures, pay grades, and job architecture frameworks.
• Conduct market benchmarking and external salary survey analysis.
• Lead end-to-end annual merit, bonus, and promotion cycles with budgeting and system configuration.
• Ensure pay equity & governance with compliance and internal controls.

Skills

Excel

Data analysis

Data modeling

Market benchmarking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Finance/Business

Tools

Workday

HRIS

Job description

Wealthspire Advisors is seeking a strategic Compensation Manager to lead design, governance, and execution of compensation programs nationwide. You will partner with HR leadership to ensure competitive, equitable pay practices aligned with growth strategy.

You’ll own annual merit and bonus cycles, develop market benchmarks, and maintain pay structures in Workday, collaborating with Finance and HR partners to drive data-driven decisions.