Compensation Manager, HR​/Recruitment

Job Title: Compensation Manager

Location: Orange County, CA

• Onsite:
  Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
• Remote:
  Monday/Friday

The Compensation Manager implements and administers competitive, equitable, and compliant compensation programs that support the organization's total rewards strategy. This role manages base pay structures, job architecture, and annual compensation cycles for the company’s 600+ U.S. employees, while partnering with HR and Finance to ensure compensation practices in Mexico remain market-competitive and compliant with local requirements. The Compensation Manager acts as a subject-matter expert to HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, and people leaders, translating compensation philosophy and market data into practical guidance that helps the business attract, retain, and fairly reward talent.

• Partners with senior HR leaders to advise, maintain and continuously improve compensation structures and programs.
• Conduct regular market benchmarking and manage participation in compensation surveys.
• Oversee the annual bonus program, including calculations, approvals, communication, and delivery.
• Lead the annual compensation planning cycle, including merit increases and promotional adjustments, in partnership with HR Business Partners and Finance.
• Own job evaluation and leveling processes, ensuring new and existing roles are evaluated consistently against internal equity and market benchmarks.
• Recommend and implement improvements to compensation programs, tools, and processes to support evolving business needs.

• Ensure compensation programs comply with applicable local, state, and federal regulations, including FLSA exemption classification, pay transparency and pay equity laws, and minimum wage requirements across all geographic areas where employees are located.
• Conduct regular pay equity audits and partner with HR and Legal to remediate identified gaps.
• Maintain accurate compensation documentation, including job descriptions, salary structures, and any other required documents for retention and compliance.

• Own compensation data integrity within the HRIS (e.g., Success Factors, Workday, ADP) and compensation planning tools, including system configuration for merit and bonus cycles.
• Partner with the HRIS Manager to maintain data integrity in compensation-related systems, including running queries and analyzing data.

• Provide guidance to HR and management on pay decisions, policy and guideline interpretation, and job evaluations.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for compensation questions from HR Business Partners, recruiters, and people leaders.
• Train and advise managers and HR partners on compensation philosophy, pay structures, and communicating pay decisions to employees.
• Support the design and communication of total rewards statements that reflect the full value of pay and benefits employees globally.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in compensation, with at least 2 years in a compensation manager or senior analyst capacity.
• Experience with survey participation and market pricing tools (Radford, Mercer, WTW, or similar).
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. compensation regulations (FLSA, pay transparency, and state-specific pay equity laws).
• Experience with compensation data benchmarking, pay structure and cost impact analysis, providing market pricing, and building and designing salary structures.
• Deep knowledge of HR best practices within compensation.
• Strong analytical skills, including market sizing, pricing analysis, competitive benchmarking and…