Strategic Director of Compensation (Contract, Onsite)

Addison Group; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 78,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strategic leadership

Executive exposure to compensation

Team leadership of analysts

Cross-functional collaboration with HR

Job summary

Addison Group is seeking a Director of Compensation to provide interim leadership for our client’s Total Rewards function during an extended leave. This temporary assignment is expected to last approximately 4–6 months, with potential overlap with the current Director.

The Director will oversee a three-person team, advise senior leadership on compensation strategy, salary programs, market analysis, and compliance, and ensure programs align with organizational objectives and regulations within a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
• At least 8 years of progressively responsible compensation leadership experience.
• Strong expertise across compensation program design, implementation, administration, market pricing, salary structures, and executive compensation.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction for the organization’s compensation function, including team leadership, workload prioritization, and issue escalation.
• Manage and mentor a team of three compensation analysts.
• Advise senior executives, HR leadership, and department heads on compensation decisions, reorganizations, position management, and organizational design.
• Develop, administer, and assess compensation programs designed to support talent attraction, retention, engagement, and business goals.
• Oversee annual compensation activities, including merit planning, salary evaluations, market adjustments, and compensation budgeting.
• Maintain salary structures, job evaluation processes, market pricing practices, compensation policies, and procedures.
• Perform executive compensation benchmarking and higher education market analysis using industry data and compensation surveys.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, IT, and organizational leaders to support compensation programs, processes, and systems.
• Provide compensation guidance related to job architecture, workforce planning, and organizational restructuring.
• Monitor compensation practices for compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment requirements.
• Develop and facilitate compensation training and communications for managers, leaders, and HR business partners.
• Provide compensation analysis and support for employee and labor relations matters, including union-related initiatives when applicable.
• Identify opportunities to streamline compensation processes and improve operational effectiveness.
• Lead or support compensation program design, implementation, administration, market pricing, salary structures, and executive compensation analysis.

Skills

Compensation leadership

Excel skills

Stakeholder management

Executive coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Workday

Payscale/MarketPay

JDXpert

Job description

Addison Group is seeking a Director of Compensation to provide interim leadership for our client’s Total Rewards function during an extended leave. This temporary assignment is expected to last approximately 4–6 months, with potential overlap with the current Director.

The Director will oversee a three-person team, advise senior leadership on compensation strategy, salary programs, market analysis, and compliance, and ensure programs align with organizational objectives and regulations within a