Senior Compensation Consultant - Hybrid

As a Senior Compensation Consultant, you’ll partner with leaders to shape forward‑thinking compensation strategies for a major business segment, often coordinating across organizations to ensure alignment and impact. You’ll lead key compensation work and data‑driven solutions that strengthen our competitive position and support business success.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the compensation leader for a major business segment, delivering thought leadership on compensation strategy and practices.

• Design, evaluate, and enhance compensation programs, including incentive and variable pay plans.

• Lead annual compensation processes to ensure alignment with organizational goals.

• Evaluate roles, design market competitive pay packages, and advise on critical and senior leadership talent decisions.

• Assess internal equity and external competitiveness using market insights and best practices.

• Conduct compensation analysis to support the business strategy.

• Develop compensation recommendations that support organizational growth and change, including global expansion, integrations, restructuring, and M&A activity.

• Consult with HR business partners and recruiters on compensation-related issues.

• Communicate and train HR partners to support business managers on compensation topics.

• Counsel management and serves as a subject matter expert on compensation strategy, policies, programs, and communications. 

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 8 years of compensation or related HR/finance experience.

• Experience supporting a large, complex organization (e.g., Fortune 500 or global enterprise).

• Demonstrated ability to build strong business relationships and influence outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, Masters degree a plus.

• Experience supporting compensation work related to organizational growth or change, such as global expansion, integrations, restructuring, or M&A-related activities.

• Experience with compensation administration systems and Workday.

• CCP, PHR, or SPHR certification.

Competencies:

• Strong analytical, quantitative, project management, communication, problem-solving, and consultation skills.

• Influential leadership with demonstrated business acumen, agility, and multi-tasking capabilities.

• Self-starter with strong organizational skills and sound business judgment.

• Detail-oriented with a commitment to quality.

• Strong executive presence with exceptional presentation and relationship-building skills.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.