Job Description
Compensation Manager
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Compensation Manager to lead the development, implementation, and administration of compensation programs that support organizational growth and ensure competitive, equitable pay practices.
This role will partner closely with Human Resources leadership, Finance, and business leaders to design and manage compensation strategies that align with business objectives. The Compensation Manager will play a key role in maintaining compensation structures, supporting compensation planning cycles, and providing data-driven insights to guide pay decisions across the organization.
This position requires a strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively with leadership while managing multiple compensation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and manage salary structures, compensation frameworks, and incentive programs.
- Conduct market benchmarking and compensation analysis to ensure pay practices remain competitive.
- Maintain and update job architecture, salary bands, and job grading structures.
- Partner with leadership on hiring decisions, promotions, salary adjustments, and workforce planning.
- Lead annual merit and incentive planning cycles, including compensation reviews and analysis.
- Ensure compliance with wage and hour regulations, pay equity requirements, and compensation-related policies.
- Develop and deliver compensation reporting and analytics to support leadership decision-making.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, audits, and compensation cost modeling.
- Identify opportunities to improve compensation processes, tools, and reporting capabilities.
Qualifications
- 7–10 years of progressive compensation experience.
- Experience supporting compensation programs within the energy or related industries preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with advanced Excel proficiency.
- Experience developing or enhancing compensation structures and programs.
- Ability to work cross-functionally and communicate effectively with leadership.
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or a related field.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base Salary: $130,000 – $160,000
- Annual Bonus: 10–15% target
- Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Houston, Texas |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $130,000–$160,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 1,500 to 1,999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1999 |
| Website | http://www.addisongroup.com/ |
About Company
Need a job? Need an employee? Then you need Addison Group, the professional staffing and search firm that has reshaped the industry with our excellent placements in the Administrative & HR, Engineering, Executive Search, Finance & Accounting, Healthcare, and IT sectors.
Addison Group has enjoyed rapid growth since its inception in 1999, when a group of visionary industry leaders in Chicago set out with the simple goal of recruiting the best candidates for the best companies. With the help of its strategic investment partner, Trilantic Capital Partners, Addison Group has expanded its reach across the country through 13 offices and six core industry sectors, from Administrative to IT.
Addison Group has enjoyed rapid growth since its inception in 1999, when a group of visionary industry leaders in Chicago set out with the simple goal of recruiting the best candidates for the best companies. With the help of its strategic investment partner, Trilantic Capital Partners, Addison Group has expanded its reach across the country through 13 offices and six core industry sectors, from Administrative to IT.
Skills
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Benchmarkingunmatched
- Budgetingunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Compensation Analysisunmatched
- Compensation Managementunmatched
- Compensation and Benefitsunmatched
- Cost Modelingunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Decision Supportunmatched
- Dental Insuranceunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Financeunmatched
- Forecastingunmatched
- Human Resourcesunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Regulationsunmatched
- Reporting Skillsunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Vision Planunmatched
- Workforce Planningunmatched
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