Compensation Leader
$102,000–$177,100 year
On-siteNew Brunswick, Canada
Job Summary
Lead the design, strategy, communication, and implementation of global Compensation programs aligned to business objectives. Conduct market research, benchmarking, and data analysis to develop competitive, equitable compensation solutions while leveraging approved AI-enabled tools to improve research efficiency and scalability. Contribute to Compensation governance and projects, identifying continuous process and policy enhancements, and provide guidance on global Compensation policies and procedures. Perform job evaluations, prepare salary recommendations for senior leadership roles, and serve as a Subject Matter Expert ensuring compliance and data integrity. Advise the HR community and leadership on Total Rewards policies, resolve issues as they arise, and participate in external meetings to gather best practices. Ensure responsible use of AI by adhering to company policies, data privacy requirements, and ethical standards when analyzing employee and organizational data.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Minimum of 8 years professional hands-on experience within HR
- experience in compensation
- Expert understanding of compensation practices
- market benchmarking
- applicable laws/regulations
- ability to translate market data into actionable compensation solutions
- Advanced quantitative and analytical skills
- experience with data analysis
- modeling
- visualization
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of software products
- familiarity with HR systems
- Workday
- ServiceNow
- Copilot
- HRIS/reporting tools
- Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-enabled productivity and analytical tools
- enhance data analysis
- research
- reporting
- decision-making processes
- Ability to evaluate AI-generated outputs
- validate data accuracy
- identify potential risks or bias
- apply business judgment when developing compensation recommendations
- Curiosity and adaptability in adopting emerging technologies
- ability to integrate AI capabilities into Compensation processes
- maintaining a strong focus on data governance and compliance
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities
- drive work forward with rigor and accuracy
- applies structured problem-solving to support data-driven decision making
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- ability to synthesize insights
- develop and present clear recommendations to a range of audiences
- effectively collaborate and influence across HR partners and senior stakeholders
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, global, and matrixed environment
- strong attention to detail
- adaptability
- cultural awareness
- Position is located in New Brunswick, NJ
- may require up to 10% domestic and international travel
Desired Qualifications
- advanced degree (Master's in HR, MBA in HR or related)
- Global scope and responsibility experience
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