This role owns the systems, processes, data, and day-to-day execution that bring that philosophy to life: grade structures and bands, market refresh, annual merit and incentive cycles, manager calibration, internal equity and exception governance, payroll oversight, and support to the Compensation Advisory Group. 10+ years of progressive experience in compensation and total rewards, including hands-on ownership of job architecture, band maintenance, annual merit/incentive cycles, and exception governance in a mid-sized, multi-site industrial or manufacturing environment (mixed hourly/salaried preferred).