Sr. Director, Compensation

Sr Director, Compensation

Location: Nashville, TN

The Sr Director Compensation leads enterprise compensation strategy, governance, and execution to attract and retain talent while maintaining internal equity and market competitiveness. This role oversees global broad-based and executive pay programs, job architecture, pay equity monitoring, market pricing, incentive design, and annual compensation cycles. The leader partners with Finance, HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, and Legal to align compensation programs with business priorities and regulatory requirements. The role drives analytics, process excellence, and technology/AI enablement, and stewards education for leaders and HR on compensation philosophy and practices.

ESSENTIAL JOB SKILLS/DUTIES

• Define compensation philosophy and governance frameworks.
• Lead market pricing and pay structure design.
• Oversee annual merit, bonus, and promotion cycles.
• Direct executive and sales incentive program design.
• Advance pay equity analysis and action planning.
• Enable HR and leaders with compensation guidance.

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Expert market data analysis and benchmarking.
• Job architecture and leveling methodology expertise.
• Incentive plan modeling and ROI evaluation.
• Compensation systems and HRIS administration.
• Regulatory and compliance knowledge for pay.
• Advanced Excel and analytics proficiency.

REQUIRED SOFT/LEADERSHIP SKILLS

• Strategic thinking with execution discipline.
• Influence and stakeholder management skills.
• Clear, concise executive communication.
• Decision-making using data and judgment.
• Change leadership in complex environments.

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 12+ years progressive compensation leadership experience.
• Experience leading enterprise compensation programs.
• People management of compensation teams.

PREFERRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Master's degree or MBA preferred.
• Public company executive compensation exposure.
• Global compensation program experience.

PREFERRED LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

• CCP or equivalent professional certification.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads a team of compensation professionals.
• Provides coaching and performance management.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• Travels: As needed for leadership and planning.
• % of Time: Up to 15% travel.