Location: Cincinnati, OH
Salary: $125,000.00 USD Annually - $150,000.00 USD Annually
Description: Our client is currently seeking a Compensation Manager

Compensation Manager

The Compensation Manager will lead the strategy, design, and governance of broad‑based compensation programs that ensure competitiveness, support performance, and scale with the organization’s growth. This role oversees base pay, short‑term incentives, and long‑term incentive programs while managing a team responsible for compensation analysis, benchmarking, and program operations.

You will partner closely with HR, Recruiting, Finance, and executive leadership to ensure compensation programs drive retention, performance, and organizational effectiveness. This role requires a strategic leader who can also execute operationally, combining deep compensation expertise with strong analytical and people‑leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop compensation strategy — Lead the design and execution of broad‑based compensation programs that ensure market competitiveness and internal equity.

• Design incentive programs — Manage short‑term and long‑term incentive plans aligned with company performance and growth goals.

• Maintain compensation frameworks — Build and evolve salary structures, pay bands, and compensation frameworks that support a high‑performance culture.

• Conduct market benchmarking — Lead compensation analyses using industry surveys and external data sources.

• Partner with cross‑functional leaders — Collaborate with HR, Recruiting, Finance, and executives to align compensation with business needs.

• Evaluate program effectiveness — Analyze compensation outcomes and recommend enhancements to improve performance, retention, and pay‑for‑performance alignment.

• Lead compensation team — Manage and develop a high‑performing team; serve as the organization’s compensation subject‑matter expert.

• Provide strategic guidance — Advise on offers, promotions, pay adjustments, and retention strategies.

• Oversee analytics and reporting — Manage compensation dashboards, reporting, and insights to support leadership decisions.

• Ensure regulatory compliance — Lead annual compensation cycles and ensure adherence to federal, state, and local regulations.

• Drive pay equity analysis — Use data and analytics to evaluate pay equity, workforce trends, and program effectiveness.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years compensation experience with progressive responsibility

• 2+ years leading compensation teams or managing compensation professionals

• Expertise in broad‑based compensation, incentive design, and pay structures

• Experience with STI/LTI programs

• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills

• Experience with benchmarking tools and survey data

• Ability to communicate complex concepts to senior leaders

• Bachelor’s degree

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