VP Compensation - US Based Remote

Realogy; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dynamic Vice President of Compensation to lead a talented team in transforming compensation practices. This strategic role involves developing competitive compensation programs that align with business objectives and support talent management goals. The successful candidate will leverage data insights to optimize compensation strategies, ensuring compliance while fostering collaboration across the organization. Join a company committed to diversity and innovation, where your leadership will directly impact the success of over 8,000 employees in the real estate sector. This is your chance to shape the future of compensation in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in compensation management, with leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of compensation principles, practices, and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and oversight of the company’s compensation strategy.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions.

Skills

Compensation Management

Leadership

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Stakeholder Management

Change Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources

Master’s degree

Tools

Compensation Benchmarking Tools

Data Analysis Software

Job description

Anywhere is the parent company of some of the world’s leading real estate brokerage brands and service businesses. Formerly known as Realogy, our company’s transformation is guided by a deep commitment to reimagine the consumer experience at any point in their home buying and selling journey — helping to empower everyone’s next move.

Our ideal VP Compensation will bring an exceptional track record of leading and evolving compensation practices and leading a high-performing compensation team to drive outstanding results.

You are comfortable leading in uncertain environments and can be agile to adjust priorities and outcomes as needs dictate.

You are hungry and curious to find new and better ways to deliver solutions, including both training on and internally leveraging generative AI and other cutting-edge technologies.

You will bring a record of accomplishment of coaching, customer-obsession, and results tied to successful compensation programs. You will have a pulse on the Compensation industry to ensure Anywhere builds enterprise–wide strategies and delivers programs that drive high engagement, adoption, and results.

You will use data to both assess and optimize the current vs. future state and have a keen eye for what success looks like as we evolve and change programs to drive success for a highly complex global employee base.

Come shape the future of compensation - fueling the success of over 8,000 employees at Anywhere Real Estate.

The Opportunity:

Anywhere Real Estate’s People Enablement team continues to transform our Employee Experience journey, and this high impact role will lead a talented team of 10 Compensation professionals.

The Vice President of Compensation will be responsible for developing and overseeing the company’s compensation strategy, ensuring it aligns with our business objectives and supports our talent management goals. This role will lead the design, implementation, and administration of competitive compensation programs that attract, retain, and motivate top talent.

This is a strategic and hands-on role that is responsible for leading the compensation team that provides innovative design, quality consulting, and impact to support Anywhere’s revenue growth aspirations. This role will provide thought leadership and be an effective partner to the People Enablement leadership team as they develop compensation strategies, build roadmaps of continuous improvement, and provide communications that align with Anywhere’s employee value proposition. Responsible for leveraging their expertise to lead Anywhere’s Compensation function through assessing the effectiveness and competitiveness of the global compensation plans while anticipating and navigating the ever-changing compliance landscape.

Successful candidate must be an experienced leader who is a skilled collaborator and able to generate win-win outcomes by building partnerships across the enterprise while aligning expectations and integrating various points of view.

This key leadership role provides the successful candidate with an opportunity to develop their leadership capabilities and impact in collaboration with the SVP of Total Rewards.

Key Responsibilities:

Compensation Strategy and Development

• Lead a strategic compensation transformation journey across our global employee population aligns with Anywhere Real Estate’s business goals and objectives as we continue leading the residential real estate industry.
• Ensure programs and practices are competitive in the marketplace to support business goals, recruitment, engagement, and talent development activities.
• Lead the creation of meeting materials for the Compensation and Talent Committee (C&TC) of the Board of Directors, including interaction with the C&TC’s independent consultant.
• In close partnership with Legal & Finance, lead the preparation and review of executive compensation disclosures for the annual proxy statement, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (CD&A).
• Influence, advise, and lead the design, implementation, communication, change management, and administration of compensation programs to support the achievement of organizational objectives, consistently, and transparently while working closely with stakeholders across the organization.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions, driving initiatives to ensure equitable pay practices.

Compensation Program Design and Delivery

• Conduct complex analyses and prepare critical materials for Executive audiences, including our Board of Directors.
• Lead cross-functional partnerships to shape and execute the incentive compensation strategy. Drive simplification and automation in plan design and operations. Build strong measurement tools to ensure efficacy of plans. Use market analysis and technology to ensure competitive and efficient practices that drive business results.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Compensation Leadership:

• Develop strong stakeholder relationships via delivery of meaningful market insights; leverage external market data and regularly inform executive stakeholders on market trends in retaining talent, i.e. continually driving actionable insights.
• Oversee the annual compensation review process and lead the design and administration of base salary, incentive, and equity compensation programs globally.
• Conduct annual external and internal market analysis and benchmarking to ensure competitive compensation practices to attract and retain top talent.
• Partner with the VP, Benefits to drive and educate employees on Total Rewards and its place in the employee value proposition. Provide leadership to the broader People Enablement team ensuring the Total Rewards strategy is integrated into the broader People Enablement team and business strategy.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of compensation professionals in delivering best-in-class compensation programs.
• Ability to develop and communicate a clear strategic vision for the team, aligning with the company’s overall goals and objectives.
• Proven track record of coaching, mentoring, and developing team members to achieve their full potential.
• Strong ability to build partnerships across the organization and team, fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in compensation management, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Exceptional communication skills to rally teams and present compelling strategies to stakeholders.
• Experience with enterprise-wide initiatives and leading through change.
• Strong knowledge of compensation principles, practices, and regulations.
• Expert in compensation benchmarking and market analysis.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) designation is a plus.

The Anywhere portfolio includes franchise and brokerage operations as well as national title, settlement, and relocation companies and nationally scaled mortgage origination and underwriting joint ventures. Supporting approximately 1.5 million home transactions in 2021, Anywhere is focused on simplifying, digitizing, and integrating the real estate transaction for all consumers, no matter where they may be in their home buying and selling journey. With innovative products and technology, Anywhere fuels the productivity of its approximately 196,200 independent sales agents in the US and approximately 136,400 independent sales agents in 118 other countries and territories.

At Anywhere Real Estate, diversity fuels success – for our company, for our employees, and for our industry. We strive to be a top destination for diverse talent, committed to creating a culture of belonging that empowers everyone’s next move. We pursue talent – strategic thinkers who are eager to always find a better way, relentlessly focus on talent, obsess about growth, and achieve exceptional results. We value diversity – respecting backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and beliefs. We develop our diverse talent base – through increasing representation in executive key leadership roles with actions including mentorship programs and partnerships with real estate associations that promote diversity and inclusion.

You’ll find our commitment to diversity reflected in our achievements:

• Recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies since 2011.
• Anywhere has also been designated a Great Place to Work since 2019.
• Recognized by Fortune as one of America’s Most Innovative Companies.
• Honored by Forbes as one of the World’s Best Employers for Diversity and Top Female Friendly Companies.

With a diverse employee population, we know we will succeed together and move real estate to what’s next. We hope you’ll join us.

Job Info

• Job Identification 1547
• Job Category Human Resources
• Posting Date 02/14/2025, 06:38 PM
• Locations US Remote Address 1, US Remote City, US Remote State, 00000, US (Remote)
• Job Shift Day
• Brand Anywhere Real Estate Inc
• Please Note At Anywhere, actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, and qualifications.