Global Compensation Director

$197,000 - $275,500/Yr

Expedia - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Seattle, WA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Director, Compensation Business Partner influences, advises, and leads the implementation, communication, change management, and administration of global compensation programs to support the achievement of organizational objectives, consistently, and transparently. This is achieved by leveraging compensation expertise, knowledge of business objectives, and collaborating effectively with business partners and business leaders across the business units that they support.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an expert consultant for assigned business to support Business Partners and Business Leaders of the business unit on compensation-related talent matters.
• Complete detailed analysis with the help of compensation support staff to design and develop compensation programs to better align enterprise-wide compensation structures with current industry trends and business needs.
• Work on implementation of compensation programs and projects; program areas may include job evaluation, market pricing, base pay, incentives, and regulatory compliance/reporting/documentation for the assigned business units.
• Act as compensation program and content expert in guiding business partners and Business Leaders through large-scale compensation events, ensuring clarity, operational excellence, and role expectations of rollout plans, e.g. YIR, MYR.
• Propose solutions within the Total Rewards framework for ad hoc and BAU comp research, guidance, and deliverables to stakeholders including Business Partners, Geo HR, Talent Acquisition, Mobility, etc.
• Regularly analyze comp external and internal trends and educate and convey proactive "so what and what's next" potential short and long-term actions as subject matter experts for the specific function and/or business unit area assigned.
• Act as a global product owner with end-to-end ownership of a Core Compensation Program like job architecture, pay parity, annual compensation review, and off-cycle increases.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant and progressively more responsible experience, including 10+ years of compensation experience.
• Demonstrated success in communicating & implementing large-scale compensation programs.
• Strong executive presence with excellent presentation skills and business acumen.
• Demonstrated success in independently driving forward initiatives of broad scope & complexity (e.g. Global and/or Business unit-wide).
• Advanced ability to build rapport and trust with client groups to positively influence decisions and actions at the highest levels of senior leadership.
• Excellent understanding of business needs and how to leverage compensation expertise to meet those needs while demonstrating flexibility and adaptability.
• Analytical capability with an independent ability to manage analysis on advanced excel.

Benefits

• Exciting travel perks
• Generous time-off
• Parental leave
• Global hybrid work setup
• Career development resources