Director, Compensation

Flex•Austin, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Flex is seeking a Director, Compensation for its Austin, Texas team. The role will lead the development, implementation, governance, and continuous improvement of Axiom’s global broad-based compensation programs. Reporting to the SVP, Total Rewards, the Director will help establish a competitive, equitable, and financially sustainable compensation strategy aligned with business priorities and talent objectives. As Axiom evolves its compensation philosophy, job architecture, salary structures, and operating processes as a newly independent public company, this leader will build scalable frameworks that support consistent decisions across regions while accounting for local market conditions and business needs. The Director will serve as a senior subject matter expert and partner with regional Total Rewards, HR Business Partners, Finance, Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, and external compensation advisors. The role will collaborate with the executive compensation function on alignment but will not own executive compensation or equity plan administration. The position is onsite in Austin, Texas, USA, and reports to the Senior Vice President, Total Rewards. It leads global broad-based compensation strategy, job architecture, market pricing, salary structure initiatives, enterprise methodologies and governance, and annual salary planning. It also leads cross-functional initiatives and compensation consulting engagements, and may lead, coach, and develop compensation professionals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or a related field.
10+ years of progressive compensation or total rewards experience, including significant responsibility for broad-based compensation programs.
Demonstrated experience with job architecture, job evaluation, salary structures, and market benchmarking.
Experience supporting compensation programs across multiple countries or regions.
Strong financial modeling, analytical, project management, and executive communication skills.
Ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives and influence senior stakeholders.
CCP or related compensation certification.
Experience in a publicly traded, multinational organization.
Experience with compensation transformation, organizational separation, or stand-up activities.
Experience with Workday compensation functionality and major market survey providers.
Experience in manufacturing, engineering, or technology-oriented environments.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute a global broad-based compensation strategy aligned with business and talent objectives.
Establish and maintain compensation policies, governance standards, and decision frameworks balancing competitiveness, internal equity, affordability, and regional needs.
Evaluate market practices and recommend enhancements to salary, incentive, and other cash compensation programs.
Translate business strategy and workforce priorities into practical compensation solutions.
Lead the design and implementation of scalable global job architecture, including job families, career levels, grading, and role evaluation methodologies.
Develop, evaluate, and maintain market-informed salary structures across countries and employee populations.
Partner with regional Total Rewards and HR leaders on organizational alignment, role leveling, and local adaptations.
Model financial implications of compensation structures, market positioning, and implementation approaches.
Oversee compensation survey participation, market pricing, benchmark selection, and data quality.
Establish consistent methodologies for assessing market competitiveness, pay positioning, compression, and internal equity.
Deliver actionable compensation analytics and recommendations to HR and business leadership.
Partner with Finance to assess compensation costs, budgets, and the impacts of program changes.
Lead global annual merit and salary review planning, guidelines, budgeting, administration, and post-cycle analysis.
Partner with regional teams on promotion, off-cycle adjustment, and pay exception governance.
Support the design and administration of broad-based short-term incentive programs, as applicable.
Improve annual compensation process consistency, controls, communications, and employee and manager experience.
Work with regional Total Rewards leaders to understand country-specific market practices, regulations, and business requirements.
Create globally consistent standards while enabling compliant, market-appropriate local execution.
Advise HR Business Partners and Talent Acquisition on complex offers, promotions, retention situations, and compensation decisions.
Partner with Legal and HR leadership on pay transparency, pay equity, and other applicable compensation requirements.
Partner with HRIS, HR Operations, and Payroll to improve compensation data, Workday configuration, workflows, and reporting.
Establish documentation, approval controls, and audit-ready processes for compensation decisions.
Identify opportunities to streamline manual work and improve data accuracy, self-service, and decision support.
Lead cross-functional compensation initiatives and manage external consulting partners and deliverables.
Lead, coach, and develop compensation professionals as applicable, and coordinate with regional compensation resources.
Build compensation expertise and consistent service standards across the Total Rewards organization.
Foster a collaborative, analytical, and continuous-improvement mindset.
Manage compensation consulting engagements, project delivery, and related budgets.