Compensation Manager - Virtual

Alight Solutions•Chicago, IL

17d•Remote

About The Position

Our story At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to “Be Alight.” Our Values: Champion People – be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs. Grow with purpose – Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives. Be Alight – act with integrity, be real and empower others. It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, absence management and navigation. With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work. Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight. Learn more at careers.alight.com . We are seeking a Compensation Manager to join our Total Rewards team. Reporting to the Director, Compensation, this role will support the design, administration, and analytics of our compensation programs to attract, motivate, and retain top talent.

Requirements

4+ years of progressive experience in compensation, HR analytics, or related roles.
Experience administering merit cycles, incentive plans, and salary planning processes.
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Statistics, Finance, or a related field.
Knowledge of compensation concepts (base pay, pay grades, market pricing, job evaluation, incentive plans, equity, pay equity).
Proficiency with HRIS/Compensation tools.
Advanced / expert Excel skills (VLOOKUP's, pivots, dashboards).

Nice To Haves

Relevant certifications (e.g., SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP, WorldatWork CCP/CBP) are a plus.

Responsibilities

Help develop or revise compensation policies and governance frameworks.
Create and maintain job descriptions, job families, and leveling schemas in collaboration with Talent Acquisition and HRBP teams.
Maintain and administer base salary structures, job families, pay grades, salary ranges, and market positioning.
Assist in the design and implementation of global compensation programs, policies, and guidelines.
Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations (e.g., FLSA, pay equity laws, local labor laws).
Conduct market pricing, job evaluation, and benchmarking using reputable market data sources.
Analyze compensation data to provide insights and recommendations for salary ranges, new hire offers, promotions, and annual merit actions.
Support global compensation surveys (e.g., Mercer, Willis Towers Watson, Radford) and reconcile results with internal structures.
Participate in annual performance review cycles, merit salary increases, and bonus plan administration.
Develop and maintain incentive plan documentation, eligibility rules, and payout calculations.
Maintain accurate compensation data in the HRIS and/or compensation management system.
Generate regular and ad-hoc reports (salary grade utilization, pay gaps, compression issues, turnover by pay grade).
Ensure data quality and respond to internal client requests with clear insights.
Support internal and external pay equity analyses; identify risks and partner with HRBPs to address gaps.
Prepare participation in audits and respond to compensation-related inquiries.
Participate in compensation-related projects (e.g., global pay structure redesign, market data analysis, system implementations).
Advise HRBPs and managers on compensation decisions and policy interpretations.