Director, Compensation

Primary Responsibility :

The Director of Compensation will partner and work closely with Operations, Human Resources and Finance to form a collaborative approach to the design and implementation of market competitive and compliant compensation plans across the organization.

The Director will lead the work of a lean team that focuses on the planning, reporting and communication related to annual incentive plans, step progression recommendations and collective agreement support.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced manager with solid analytical capabilities and a compensation planning background.

This includes being very comfortable working with data, providing detailed insights and recommending actions.

Strong communication skills will be critical, as well as a proactive approach to problem solving.

Scope is predominately U.S., with some global markets.

What You'll Do :

• Direct the competitive market analysis for all positions in the organization and provide fact based recommendation to management.
• Review and analyze the compensation market data to determine trends, regulations, practices and develop competitive programs to meet company goals.
• Create specific action plans for the organization (composed of over 150+ facilities) by evaluating existing plans and prevalent marketplace approaches, revising existing plans, adopting or modifying prevalent marketplace approaches; and/or designing entirely new plans.
• Serve as the primary compensation interface with internal partners across management levels in the organization.
• Evaluate current incentive programs, identify areas for improvement and modify and design future programs as needed.
• Serve as the primary lead with external compensation tools (including ownership of survey participation), consultants and is stays abreast of industry trends applicable to our diverse workforce.
• Develop written compensation plans, guidelines and procedures.

Serve as the project owner of the company's annual and merit review process.
• Partners with the greater HR team such as Talent Acquisition, HRIS and Benefits regarding system enhancements, rewards statements, compensation programs, market analysis, projects, etc.

Lead projects, initiatives, value-added programs to support HR and company goals.
• Other duties and functions may be assigned as business conditions change.

What Experience and Education You Need :

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Business, Human Resource or Finance
• 8-10 years relative experience in related areas including a minimum of 5 years in a Compensation/Total Rewards role.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret data and make sound recommendations.
• Interpersonal skills and global perspective.
• Experience with a diverse range of comp plans from executive, professional, sales, hourly/productivity based, union, step progression, etc.
• Must have a proven track record of accomplishment and experience of working effe...