Compensation Consultant

Alera Group•UNAVAILABLE, UNAVAILABLE

1d•Remote

About The Position

Alera Group is hiring a Compensation Consultant to design and build scalable compensation programs for a growing, complex national organization. This senior individual contributor independently leads compensation initiatives from discovery through implementation, including career paths, job architecture and leveling, new compensation programs, and national pay practices. The role focuses on compensation discovery, design, and development, working with colleagues who lead day-to-day program operations and Workday technical solutions. The position is primarily remote in the United States, with occasional travel potentially required for office implementations, training, and collaboration with project teams.

Requirements

7+ years of progressive experience in broad-based compensation, job architecture, compensation consulting, or a closely related field.
Experience independently designing and implementing compensation solutions in a complex organization, including career paths, job levels, progression frameworks, or job architecture.
Strong knowledge of compensation principles, salary structures, market pricing, job evaluation, and internal equity.
Ability to define unclear business needs, research alternatives, and recommend practical solutions.
Experience leading cross-functional projects, facilitating discussions with senior stakeholders, and communicating complex concepts clearly.
Strong analytical skills, sound judgment, intellectual curiosity, and ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a remote environment.
Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting insurance, financial services, professional services, or another decentralized organization.
Experience leading compensation transformation, national standardization, or integration of legacy pay practices.
Experience defining compensation business requirements for Workday or another enterprise human capital management system.
Certified Compensation Professional designation or another relevant compensation certification.

Responsibilities

Independently lead complex compensation projects from discovery and problem definition through design, stakeholder alignment, implementation, and documentation.
Develop career paths, job levels, and progression frameworks, partnering with leaders to align roles, titles, and salary ranges.
Facilitate working sessions with business leaders, subject-matter experts, and HR partners to clarify needs, resolve differing perspectives, and reach practical decisions.
Research market practices, analyze compensation data, and conduct complex job pricing to address challenging situations and inform recommendations.
Design compensation programs, policies, decision tools, and leader guidance, helping consolidate local pay practices into sustainable national approaches.
Partner across HR, Finance, Legal, HRIS, and Learning & Development to translate designs into clear business requirements, communications, and supporting processes.