Director of Compensation (Contract)

We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Compensation Analyst (Contractor) to provide senior-level compensation expertise and hands-on support to our Compensation Leader during a period of intensive strategic work. This role will independently manage executive and broad-based compensation activities, incentive plan design, market pricing, job evaluation, and compensation governance across the U.S.

The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise, exceptional analytical skills, crisp judgment, and a proven ability to operate autonomously in a fast-paced environment. Given the nature and scope of this engagement, previous executive compensation experience and hands-on compensation design experience are the top priorities for this role.

Executive Compensation

•       Conduct benchmarking, competitive analyses, and internal equity reviews for executive and near-executive roles.

•       Prepare leadership-ready materials and support compensation recommendations.

Incentive Plan Design

•       Design and/or refine Variable Incentive Plans (VIP) and Sales Incentive Plans (SIP).

•       Build costing and performance models; draft plan documents and governance guidelines.

Market Pricing & Benchmarking

•       Perform job matching, market pricing, and pay range analysis using multiple survey sources.

•       Support survey submission strategy and maintain market reference architecture.

Job Evaluation & Architecture

•       Review job descriptions, level roles to the future state job architecture, and provide slotting and titling recommendations.

•       Support career framework consistency and pay equity guardrails.

Regulatory & Compliance

•       Provide subject-matter expertise on federal, state, and local compensation requirements (e.g., pay transparency, FLSA).

•       Ensure compensation processes and documentation meet audit and compliance standards.

Compensation Tools, Data & Process Improvement

•       Partner with the Compensation Leader to enhance compensation tools, templates, pricing models, and workflows.

•       Develop user-friendly resources for HRBPs, TA, and business leaders.

Stakeholder Partnership

•       Serve as a trusted advisor to HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and business leaders.

•       Communicate complex compensation concepts in clear, concise, and actionable ways.

120 hours of accrued PTO plus a 401K plan with a 3% company contribution.