Vice President, Compensation Strategy, Design, Architecture

🕒 September 22

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $200k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Vice President

👻 Ghost score 0%

What it means: how likely this posting is sitting open without active hiring.How to read it: 60% or higher means we think this is a ghost. Lower scores are less of a worry.How we score it: age, reposts, open roles vs team size, how fast jobs close, and whether pay is listed.Fine print: an estimate from public data, not a judgment of the company. Real jobs can score high, so treat it as a hint, not a fact.

Apply Now

Find Similar Remote Jobs

Set Up Email Alert For New Jobs

📊 Check your resume score for this job

Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply.

Upload Resume

Circana

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

5001 - 10000 employees

🤝 B2B

💼 Consulting

B2B • Consulting

Circana is a market research company that specializes in measuring and accelerating demand for brands. They utilize big data and an AI data-visualization platform to tackle complex business challenges, guiding clients through innovation and meeting consumer demand. With over a century of combined experience from their legacy as IRI and NPD, Circana serves more than 7,000 global brands and retailers, providing insights into both online and in-store purchasing behavior. Their expertise is recognized by prominent media outlets including Bloomberg, CNBC, and The New York Times.

📋 Description

• Own the design and evolution of Circana’s global job architecture, including job families, career streams, level definitions, job evaluation methodologies, and leveling criteria • Establish and maintain an enterprise framework for organizing, evaluating, and leveling work across functions, geographies, and business units • Design scalable architecture frameworks supporting workforce planning, organizational design, talent mobility, career progression, and compensation decision-making • Develop architecture standards and principles for enterprise consistency and scalability • Align job architecture, career frameworks, evaluation methodologies, and compensation structures • Partner with Compensation Administration to operationalize and sustain architecture frameworks • Design and evolve Circana’s global salary structure framework • Develop market-informed salary structures and range methodologies using benchmark data, market practices, and workforce considerations • Design geographic pay frameworks and market differentiation approaches • Lead financial modeling and impact assessments for compensation structures with Finance, Legal, Compensation Strategy, and stakeholders • Establish compensation design principles, methodologies, and governance standards • Lead architecture, job evaluation, and workforce design initiatives with external advisors and subject matter experts • Own and maintain Circana’s enterprise job evaluation methodology and evaluation standards • Govern and steward the global job architecture, including reviews, decision rights, approval mechanisms, and job/job-family changes • Lead architecture reviews for reorganizations, acquisitions, new business models, emerging skills, and workforce changes • Monitor architecture health, consistency, and adoption across functions and geographies • Lead change management, stakeholder engagement, and organizational readiness for transformation initiatives • Align job architecture with career development, workforce planning, organizational design, and talent management strategies • Establish standards supporting talent mobility, career growth, succession planning, and workforce planning • Provide thought leadership and strategic advice to business leaders and HR stakeholders • Govern global salary structures, range design, market positioning, geographic pay strategies, and compensation principles • Review compensation frameworks in light of market conditions, business strategy, workforce needs, regulatory changes, and organizational shifts

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years of progressive compensation experience • Significant responsibility for job architecture, job evaluation, leveling frameworks, compensation design, and workforce architecture strategy within complex global organizations • Experience designing, implementing, and governing enterprise-wide job architecture frameworks across multiple functions, business units, countries, and regions • Deep expertise in job evaluation methodologies and market-leading grading frameworks • Direct experience with Willis Towers Watson, Korn Ferry, Mercer, Aon, or comparable methodologies • Experience implementing, administering, or operating within Willis Towers Watson Global Grading frameworks strongly preferred • Experience in compensation consulting, workforce architecture consulting, or similar advisory environments strongly preferred • Strong compensation design expertise, including salary structure development, market pricing methodologies, geographic pay strategies, compensation governance, and broad-based compensation program design • Experience leading large-scale job architecture, workforce design, job leveling, or compensation transformation initiatives from strategy and design through implementation, organizational adoption, and long-term governance • Experience leading organizational change and global rollouts, including stakeholder alignment, communication, and adoption strategies • Experience translating external methodologies, market practices, and business requirements into practical enterprise frameworks • Ability to develop and apply governance frameworks, decision-making standards, and operating models • Strong financial and analytical capabilities, including workforce modeling, scenario analysis, and compensation cost modeling • Experience partnering with Finance, Legal, Employee Relations, Talent Management, HR Business Partners, and business leaders • Understanding of global regulatory considerations and pay transparency requirements, including EU pay transparency initiatives, works council environments, and country-specific employment practices • Exceptional judgment, influence, consultative leadership, and stakeholder management skills • Ability to operate as a hands-on individual contributor while leading complex enterprise initiatives • Comfortable working across time zones and partnering with stakeholders in multiple regions • Successful completion of a background check may be required

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual bonus eligibility • Paid time off • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • 401(k) • Flexible and accommodating work environment • AI-assisted screening disclosure • Background check conducted in accordance with local legislation • Internal candidates may apply through the Intranet site