Compensation Consultant

MassMutual • Boston, MA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Human Resources organization at MassMutual aims to create a workplace of choice where innovative, diverse, and exceptional people thrive together. A current opportunity exists for a Compensation Consultant in either the Boston Seaport office or the corporate home office in Springfield, MA. As a Compensation Consultant, you will be a key member of the team, developing, coordinating, and administering a variety of programs and activities covering multiple broad-based compensation-related functions. You will be responsible for providing strategic consultation to assigned business groups and partnering across Human Resources to align guidance and solutions with business needs and talent strategies. This role requires strong analytical ability, judgment, and communication skills, with experience in one or more compensation areas.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 8+ years of Human Resources experience, with 6+ of compensation experience
• Strong collaborative working style
• Demonstrated experience in providing consultative partnership to HR and business team members
• Effective time management and organization skills.
• Creativity and problem-solving skills
• Proven focus on continuous improvement and efficiencies beyond own scope of responsibility.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills; ability to identify, evaluate, interpret, and organize data
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced work environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills and strong interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated focus on client service and business acumen

Nice To Haves

• CCP, GRP, CECP, or CSCP certification.
• Experience managing compensation programs in large organization across diverse functions and levels.
• Experience with HRIS systems, specifically Workday

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to HR and leaders on pay practices, translating market data, policy, and compliance considerations (pay equity, FLSA) into clear, practical guidance; deliver manager/HR enablement through 1:1 coaching and training.
• Advise client leaders on job architecture decisions by leading job catalog reviews (grade alignment, new role creation, market match validation) and providing recommendations on role leveling, classification, and job/organizational design grounded in market and business context.
• Create tailored total compensation solutions, while aligning to company approach, for offer and pay decisions (typically mid-management and above) by identifying options, tradeoffs, and impact in a way that enables confident, consistent decisions.
• Facilitate annual compensation planning with HR partners and business leaders of assigned client group— identifying opportunities for process improvement and providing data, insights and recommendations for maximizing annual budget and reinforcing a pay-for-performance approach.
• Advise HR partners and business stakeholders on how to leverage enterprise recognition programs effectively, aligning recognition moments to desired culture and engagement outcomes and improving adoption through clear guidance.
• Proactively identify opportunities to strengthen compensation programs and policies; develop business cases and recommendations for consideration.
• Provide governance through Workday approvals (promotions, off-cycle adjustments, offers), ensuring decisions are policy-aligned, well-documented, and consistent; elevate themes and recommend guidance when patterns indicate risk or opportunity.
• Apply structured consulting and problem-solving skills to ambiguous compensation/HR challenges—synthesizing inputs, developing options, and delivering clear recommendations as a subject matter expert.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across HR, business areas, subsidiaries, and external partners; represent Compensation as an advisor who brings perspective, alignment, and follow-through to shared work.
• Participate in cross-functional compensation initiatives from concept through implementation.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Incentive and bonus opportunities
• Bonus target or Variable Incentive Compensation component
• Industry leading pay and benefits
• Access to mentorship opportunities
• Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQ, Veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups
• Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level