Senior Compensation Consultant
About The Position
The Compensation Consultant serves as a senior individual contributor responsible for leading compensation strategy, job evaluation, and enterprise compensation initiatives. This role operates as a strategic partner to HR, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders while providing functional oversight and guidance to the Compensation Analyst. This position is accountable to ensure compensation practices are consistent, market-aligned, and defensible. The role leads job architecture and leveling efforts, supports complex hiring and organizational decisions, and drives compensation governance across the organization. In addition, the Compensation Consultant develops and delivers manager training, communication, and tools to ensure clear and consistent application of compensation programs. This role acts as a delegate for the Department Manager in day-to-day decision making and serves as a key escalation point for complex or sensitive compensation decisions.
Requirements
- 8+ years compensation experience
- Proven expertise in job evaluation, market pricing, and consulting
- Ability to influence and operate independently
- Superb judgment
- Influencing skills
- Governance mindset
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary compensation consultant to HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders
- Provide guidance on job leveling, role design, promotions, and organizational changes
- Advise on complex compensation decisions, balancing market competitiveness, internal equity, and business need
- Influence leaders by translating compensation concepts into clear, practical recommendations
- Lead enterprise job evaluation and leveling activities
- Ensure consistency across business units
- Partner with leadership on organizational design and role clarity
- Lead compensation strategy for complex hiring decisions
- Partner with Talent Acquisition
- Serve as escalation point for high-risk offer decisions
- Own and maintain compensation frameworks and decision guidelines
- Ensure consistent application across the organization
- Identify gaps and drive improvements
- Provide direction and review outputs for accuracy and consistency
- Lead salary structure updates, incentive plan support, and pay equity analysis
- Develop and deliver manager training
- Create communication materials and tools
- Ensure audit-ready documentation
- Support regulatory and compliance needs
- Engage early in org design and hiring discussions
- Identify compensation risks proactively
Benefits
- Rich health insurance benefits with competitive employer contribution
- Free access to an online wellness resources platform
- Up to 23 Vacation Days
- 80 Hours of Sick Time
- 10 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays
- Flexible work arrangements
- 3 weeks paid parental leave
- Meaningful annual incentive bonus opportunity in addition to base salary
- Competitive 401K company contribution and match
- 15% discount on NW Natural stock through Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Up to $5250 a year in tuition reimbursement
- Wellness incentive program
- 20% off natural gas service
- Up to 30% discount at NW Natural Appliance Center
- TriMet Pass for all HQ employees
- Generous discounts with Verizon & AT&T Wireless
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
