Compensation Lead

Regular Exempt General Description The Compensation Lead supports the development, alignment, and evolution of the company’s compensation strategy, including salary structures and job level frameworks. Reporting to the Total Rewards Manager, this role works closely with and under the direction of the Talent & Rewards Director and the HR VP, providing analytical input, design support, and recommendations to inform strategic decisions. The position focuses on translating compensation strategy into consistent frameworks and guidelines, ensuring internal equity, market alignment, and coherent application across the organization. Essential Functions
• Support the design, maintenance, and evolution of compensation structures and job leveling frameworks, ensuring alignment with internal equity principles and external market benchmarks.
• Partner with the Total Rewards Manager and collaborate with HR leadership to translate organizational priorities into coherent compensation and job architecture frameworks.
• Support in maintaining and applying the company’s compensation philosophy and guiding principles across programs and decisions.
• Monitor external market trends and analyze internal compensation data to develop insights and recommendations that support consistent, compliant, and well-aligned compensation practices.
• Assist in the development, documentation, and ongoing refinement of guidelines related to salary structures, job levels, and framework governance.
• Prepare and maintain compensation documentation, ensuring clarity, consistency, and readiness for audits or leadership review.
• Provide analytical support for compensation-related requests by reviewing data, identifying exceptions or patterns, and escalating observations, risks, or inconsistencies to the Total Rewards Manager.
• Support salary actions, job evaluations, and hiring offers by applying established compensation frameworks and providing data-based input, without independent approval authority.
• Participate in cross-functional projects and Total Rewards initiatives by contributing data analysis, structural insights, and recommendations to enhance compensation program effectiveness. Additional Functions
• Complies fully and consistently with the company's standards, policies, and procedures and the local and federal laws applicable to our industry, business, and employment practices.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned in accordance with the education and experience requirements contained herein. Minimum Qualifications Education and

Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, preferably in Human Resources. At least five (5) years or more of experience performing evaluation and design of organizational structures, salary analysis, job analysis and development of

job description
s. "Proven experience may be replaced by previously established requirements." Certifications / Licenses: N/A Other: Experience and knowledge of the management of organizational chart systems such as Orgchart Now (ADP), Visio, highly desirable. Languages: Spanish – Advance (writing, conversational, and comprehension) English – Advance (writing, conversational, and comprehension) “We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and take Affirmative Action to recruit Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.”