Vice President, Management

Vice President Of Compensation

This posting will be open until June 30, 2026. Applications received after this date may not be considered.

The preferred location is Detroit; however, remote work will be considered for qualified candidates.

The Vice President of Compensation executes the company's vision and mission across the compensation discipline throughout the enterprise. Serving as a key strategic partner to the business, this leader will act as a "builder," establishing foundational compensation policies, processes, and programs. They will direct the team's output, managing the annual broad-based compensation cycle while also partnering with the team that supports executive compensation.

As a highly data-driven, consultative leader, they will provide an integrated guiding system for all compensation programs and initiatives, partnering with cross-functional leads and executive leadership to drive strategy.

• Lead the success of the compensation team by executing the compensation team's vision, mission and strategy, specifically focusing on a 2-3 year mandate to rebuild and modernize foundational compensation policies and processes.
• Lead the development of the compensation team by finding, hiring, inspiring and retaining top talent, ensuring the team operates as strategic partners rather than transactional order-takers.
• Oversee the design and execution of broad-based annual compensation plans.
• Analyze compensation programs performance and use industry best practices to identify opportunities and provide recommendations to increase team and company performance as well as streamline workflow.
• Develop data-driven dashboards and reporting mechanisms to effectively socialize the impact and effectiveness of the compensation function to executive leadership.
• Provide subject matter expertise when identifying and choosing compensation technologies to support our compensation programs and initiatives.
• Drive learning and development opportunities as well as recognition for the compensation team.
• Drive innovation and inspiration within team meetings to ensure information is engaging and well received.
• Optimize the compensation team through leading leaders to ensure successful and timely achievement of team goals by planning, prioritizing and executing.
• Manage capabilities of the team to execute and maintain a long-term vision.

• 15 years of progressive compensation experience, ideally with a strong focus on broad-based compensation and managing large-scale annual compensation plans.
• 10 years of leadership experience, with a proven ability to lead, mentor, and advocate for a strategic compensation team.
• Demonstrated experience administering career frameworks and standardized bonus targets across a complex business.
• Working knowledge of executive compensation principles and the ability to collaborate with a team supporting executive compensation initiatives.
• Deep understanding of compensation technologies and how to best leverage them to drive efficiencies and streamline workflows.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI to optimize the compensation function by reducing manual work to produce strategic compensation professionals.
• Highly data-driven mindset with the ability to build dashboards, measure compensation effectiveness, and "tell the story" of compensation to the business.
• Demonstrated ability in taking ambiguous and complex situations and communicating them effectively and efficiently to various leadership and team member levels.
• Strong consultative skills, including the ability to confidently advise, push back, and partner with business leaders who are experts in their own spaces.
• Demonstrated ability in driving compensation programs across the company, particularly during periods of rebuilding or transformation.
• Demonstrated ability in working cross functionally and partnering with executive leadership to drive solutions across the enterprise.
• Demonstrated ability in providing thought leadership, innovation and change management.
• Demonstrated ability in asking proactive and deep questions to solve problems at the root cause.

• Bachelor's degree and/or certification in a…