Compensation Manager, HR​/Recruitment

Description

You Know Our Brands. Now Get to Know Us.

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At Lactalis USA, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive, whether you’re just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we provide the tools, resources, and support to help you succeed.

As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals around the globe. Every day, we create award-winning dairy products that bring people together. In the United States, our family of beloved brands includes Galbani®, Président®, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s®, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond®, Parmalat®, siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, Mountain High®, and a growing portfolio of ethnic favorites including Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®.

Guided by our core values of Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity
, we foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are valued, and employees are empowered to make a meaningful impact.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION
, your STORY
, and how your EXPERTISE can help shape the future of dairy.

Manager, US Compensation

Location: Buffalo, NY, New York, NY, or Chicago, IL

From Your PASSION to Ours

The Manager, US Compensation plays a critical leadership role in shaping and governing compensation programs across Lactalis USA. Reporting to the Director, U.S. Compensation & Global Mobility, you will partner with HR and business leaders to develop compensation strategies that support business performance, talent attraction and retention, organizational growth, and workforce planning. Success in this role means delivering data-driven compensation solutions that balance market competitiveness, internal equity, regulatory compliance, and business objectives across a complex, multi-site manufacturing and corporate environment.

• Lead enterprise-wide compensation programs that support organizational performance, talent attraction, and employee retention.
• Influence key business decisions through market intelligence, compensation analytics, workforce cost insights, and strategic recommendations.
• Strengthen compensation governance, compliance, and pay equity practices while ensuring consistency across the organization.
• Partner with leaders across HR, Finance, Talent Acquisition, Payroll, HRIS, and business functions to drive effective workforce and compensation strategies.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the design, implementation, governance, and continuous improvement of compensation programs across multiple business units.
• Manage annual compensation processes, including merit planning, incentive administration, market adjustments, and promotional increase reviews.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to HR leaders and business stakeholders on compensation strategy, job evaluations, organizational design, retention strategies, and workforce planning.
• Conduct market pricing, benchmarking, internal equity reviews, and workforce cost analyses to develop actionable recommendations.
• Develop and maintain compensation policies, salary structures, incentive programs, and governance frameworks.
• Lead compensation initiatives supporting organizational changes, acquisitions, restructures, business transformations, and workforce investments.
• Partner with Finance, Talent Acquisition, HRIS, Payroll, Legal, and HR Business Partners to align compensation programs with business objectives.
• Create and maintain…