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Compensation Strategy Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Director, Compensation

West Chester, PA · On-site

$118.40K - $161.90K/yr

What You'll Do Compensation Strategy & Governance * Develop and execute a comprehensive compensation strategy aligned with OmniCable's business objectives, growth plans, and talent priorities

Compensation Strategist

Charlotte, NC

$118.70K - $153.30K/yr

This role plays a hands on role in compensation strategy, design, implementation, and analysis across broad based, sales, and/or executive compensation programs and serves as a trusted thought ...

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AVP, Compensation

Charlotte, NC · On-site +1

$210K - $250K/yr

Pacific Life is seeking a strategic and consultative leader to serve as the AVP, Compensation, with a BusinessAligned focus. This role leads the translation of enterprise compensation strategy into ...

Strategic Compensation Analysis & Reporting: Extracts, validates, and analyzes complex compensation datasets to evaluate pay equity, market alignment, and classification accuracy; develops and ...

AVP, Compensation

Newport Beach, CA · On-site +1

$210K - $250K/yr

Pacific Life is seeking a strategic and consultative leader to serve as the AVP, Compensation, with a BusinessAligned focus. This role leads the translation of enterprise compensation strategy into ...

Strategic Compensation Analysis & Reporting: Extracts, validates, and analyzes complex compensation datasets to evaluate pay equity, market alignment, and classification accuracy; develops and ...

AVP, Compensation

Omaha, NE · On-site +1

$210K - $250K/yr

Pacific Life is seeking a strategic and consultative leader to serve as the AVP, Compensation, with a BusinessAligned focus. This role leads the translation of enterprise compensation strategy into ...

AVP, Compensation

Omaha, NE · On-site +1

$210K - $250K/yr

Pacific Life is seeking a strategic and consultative leader to serve as the AVP, Compensation, with a BusinessAligned focus. This role leads the translation of enterprise compensation strategy into ...

Strategic Compensation Analysis & Reporting: Extracts, validates, and analyzes complex compensation datasets to evaluate pay equity, market alignment, and classification accuracy; develops and ...

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How much do compensation strategy jobs pay per year?

As of May 29, 2026, the average yearly pay for compensation strategy in the United States is $124,659.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $90,000.00 and $157,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in Compensation Strategy, and why are they important?

To thrive in Compensation Strategy, you need a strong background in data analysis, compensation principles, and human resources, often supported by a degree in HR, finance, or business. Familiarity with compensation management software, HRIS systems, and certifications like CCP (Certified Compensation Professional) is highly valuable. Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills set top performers apart in this field. These capabilities ensure fair, competitive, and compliant compensation programs that drive employee engagement and organizational success.

How does a Compensation Strategy professional typically collaborate with HR and business leaders to develop effective pay structures?

Compensation Strategy professionals work closely with HR teams and business leaders to align pay structures with organizational goals and market benchmarks. They participate in regular meetings to discuss workforce trends, company performance, and budget constraints, ensuring that compensation plans attract and retain top talent. This role often involves analyzing salary data, proposing adjustments, and presenting recommendations to leadership for approval, fostering a collaborative environment that balances business needs with employee satisfaction.

What is compensation strategy?

Compensation strategy refers to an organization's approach to designing and managing employee pay, benefits, and rewards to attract, motivate, and retain talent. It involves aligning compensation programs with business goals, market trends, and internal equity considerations. A well-developed compensation strategy helps ensure that employees are fairly rewarded for their work and that the company remains competitive in the job market. It typically includes salary structures, incentive plans, and benefits offerings tailored to the organization's objectives.

What job makes $10,000 a month without a degree?

In compensation strategy roles, high-level consultants or specialists with extensive experience can earn $10,000 or more per month, especially in senior or executive positions. These roles often require strong analytical skills, industry knowledge, and sometimes certifications, but may not require a formal degree if experience and proven results are demonstrated.

What is the difference between Compensation Strategy vs Compensation Analyst?

AspectCompensation StrategyCompensation Analyst
Primary FocusDeveloping overall compensation plans and policiesAnalyzing salary data and market trends
ResponsibilitiesDesigning pay structures, benefits, and incentive programsConducting salary surveys, data analysis, and reporting
Required CredentialsHR or compensation certifications, relevant experienceDegree in HR, finance, or related field; analytical skills
Work EnvironmentStrategic planning, policy development, cross-department collaborationData analysis, reporting, supporting compensation decisions

While Compensation Strategy focuses on creating and guiding overall pay policies and structures, Compensation Analysts implement these strategies through data analysis and market research. Both roles are essential in ensuring competitive and equitable compensation practices within organizations.

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Infographic showing various Compensation Strategy job openings in the United States as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 94% Full Time, 1% Part Time, and 5% Contract. Highlights an 69% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 28% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $124,659 per year, or $59.9 per hour.
Director, Incentive Compensation, Commercial Excellence

Director, Incentive Compensation, Commercial Excellence

Olympus Corporation of the Americas

Center Valley, PA • Remote

$118.40K - $161.90K/yr

Other

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Posted 13 days ago


Olympus Corporation Of The Americas rating

7.9

Company rating: 7.9 out of 10

Based on 18 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

154th of 415 rated machine equipment manufacturers


Job description

Working Location: Nationwide; Alabama, Birmingham; Alabama, Mobile; Alabama, Montgomery; Connecticut, Hartford; Connecticut, New Haven; Connecticut, Stamford; Delaware, Dover; Delaware, Wilmington; Florida, Clearwater; Florida, Fort Lauderdale; Florida, Fort Myers; Florida, Jacksonville; Florida, Orlando; Florida, St. Petersburg; Florida, Tampa; Pennsylvania, Breinigsville; Pennsylvania, Center Valley; Tennessee, Bartlett 

Workplace Flexibility: Remote

For more than 100 years, Olympus has focused on making people's lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. 

Every day, we live by our philosophy, True to Life, by advancing medical technologies and elevating the standard of patient care so people everywhere can fulfill their desires, dreams, and lives.

Our five Core Values empower us to achieve Our Purpose: 

Patient Focus, Integrity, Innovation, Impact and Empathy. 

Learn more about Life at Olympus: https://www.olympusamerica.com/careers.

Job Description

The Incentive Compensation role is responsible for shaping, governing, and continuously improving Olympus' global commercial compensation framework, ensuring strategic alignment between the company's goals and commercial performance outcomes.


This senior role partners closely with global and regional regional President, Commercial Excellence, Finance, HR, Sales Operations, and Business Unit leadership to design effective, scalable, and sustainable compensation programs that drive execution, promote accountability, and support commercial transformation.

This position defines the global Sales & Commercial Compensation strategy, oversees benchmarking, plan design, implementation, analytics and governance.

The leader will provide expert advisory guidance to senior stakeholders, ensuring that compensation frameworks motivate desired field behaviours, optimize ROI, and support long-term commercial strategies.

Job Duties

Global Compensation Strategy & Governance

  • Define and maintain the global and regional Commercial Compensation strategy, including operating principles, governance, risk controls, and standard methodologies.
  • Establish global alignment across Business Units and Regions, ensuring consistency where needed and flexibility where appropriate.
  • Partner with Finance, HR, Legal, and BU leadership to ensure compensation programs remain competitive, budget-aligned, and compliant.

Compensation Plan Design & Optimization

  • Lead global and oversee regional compensation plan development, including KPI selection, payout curve design, quota logic, performance metrics, and annual plan refresh.
  • Oversee benchmarking to ensure compensation effectiveness, competitiveness, and internal equity across markets.
  • Translate commercial strategies and GTM models into compensation designs that drive profitable growth and motivate desired field behaviors across regions and BUs.

Analytics, Insights & Performance Management

  • Oversee compensation analytics, including attainment distribution, productivity ratios, ROI assessment, performance segmentation, and fairness analyses.
  • Provide leadership with data-driven insights on plan effectiveness and recommend structural improvements.
  • Manage the annual and ongoing evaluation of plan performance and redesign recommendations.

Operations, Processes & System Enablement

  • Oversee global and regional processes for territory alignment, quota setting, mid-year adjustments, and change management.
  • Partner with Sales Operations and the analytics lead to optimize compensation workflows, reporting, dashboards, and data integrity.
  • Ensure compensation systems (e.g. SFDC) support accurate, efficient, timely plan execution.

Stakeholder Management & Communication

  • Act as a trusted advisor to senior management and BU leadership on compensation strategy, modeling, and risk implications.
  • Lead global and oversee regional communication for plan rollouts and documentation.
  • Facilitate alignment discussions across regions and functions, ensuring clarity on roles, responsibilities, and decision rights.

Issue Management & Escalation

  • Oversee global compensation policy interpretation, exception management, and dispute resolution processes.
  • Provide fact patterns and recommendations to support Compensation Committee decision-making.
Job Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree (MBA or equivalent) beneficial: in Business Administration, Management, Economics, or related field with foundational knowledge in strategic planning, marketing, financial analysis, and organizational management.
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in Sales Compensation, Commercial Excellence, Finance, HR, Strategy, or related fields. Medical Device, MedTech, or technology-enabled commercial environments preferred.
  • Demonstrated leadership in designing and implementing compensation plans within complex, matrixed global organizations.
  • Experience supporting or advising senior executives on compensation strategy and commercial performance.
  • Strong background in analytics, scenario modeling, planning, and cross-functional project leadership.
  • Expertise in compensation design (KPI architecture, payout modeling, quota methodologies).
  • Strong quantitative, analytical, and financial modeling skills.
  • Executive-level communication and presentation capability.
  • Advanced Excel/Sheets and proficiency with CRM and compensation systems.
  • Ability to lead transformational initiatives and manage multiple global stakeholders.
  • Proven capability to operate in high-complexity, fast-moving environments.
  • Comfortable in high-visibility roles with senior management exposure, and open to occasional global travel to support transformation and commercial initiatives.

Why join Olympus?

We offer a holistic employee experience supporting personal and professional well-being through meaningful work, equitable offerings, and a connected culture.

Equitable Offerings you can count on:

  • Competitive salaries, annual bonus and 401(k)* with company match

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage effective on start date

  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Program

  • Free live and on-demand Wellbeing Programs

  • Generous Paid Vacation and Sick Time

  • Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance*

  • 12 Paid Holidays

  • On-Site Child Daycare, Cafe, Fitness Center**

Connected Culture you can embrace:

  • Work-life integrated culture that supports an employee centric mindset

  • Offers onsite, hybrid and field work environments

  • Paid volunteering and charitable donation/match programs

  • Employee Resource Groups

  • Dedicated Training Resources and Learning & Development Programs

  • Paid Educational Assistance

*US Only

**Center Valley, PA and Westborough, MA

Are you ready to be a part of our team?

Learn more about our benefits and incentives: https://www.olympusamerica.com/careers/benefits-perks.

The anticipated base pay range for this full-time position is $134,666.00 - $188,532.00 / year, plus potential for annual bonus (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements). This pay range represents the National Average of the range, and may vary depending on the location of the individual. 

Olympus considers a variety of factors when determining actual compensation for this position, including level of experience, working location, and relevant education and certifications.

At Olympus, we are committed to Our Purpose of making people's lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. As a global medical technology company, we partner with healthcare professionals to provide best-in-class solutions and services for early detection, diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment, aiming to improve patient outcomes by elevating the standard of care in targeted disease states. 

For more than 100 years, Olympus has pursued a goal of contributing to society by producing products designed with the purpose of delivering optimal outcomes for its customers around the world.

Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Olympus employs more than 31,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries and regions. Olympus Corporation of the Americas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Olympus Corporation, is headquartered in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, USA, and employs more than 5,200 employees throughout locations in North and South America. For more information, visit www.olympusamerica.com.

You Belong at Olympus

We are deeply committed to fostering a respectful, fair, and welcoming workplace for all individuals, perspectives, and lifestyles. We believe in fostering a non-discriminatory, inclusive work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging, in full compliance with legal standards. Empathy and unity are core to our company culture, empowering employees to contribute fully and flourish. We warmly encourage all who wish to bring their talents to Olympus to apply.

Applicants Requesting Accommodations: Olympus is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Olympus will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact OCAAccommodations@olympus.com. If your disability impairs your ability to email, you may call our HR Compliance Manager at 1-888-Olympus (1-888-659-6787).

Let's realize your potential, together.

It is the policy of Olympus to extend equal employment and advancement opportunity to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship status, religious creed (including dress and grooming practices), age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth and/or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability (physical or mental) and/or a medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, veteran status or service in the uniformed services, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

 

Posting Notes: || United States (US) || Pennsylvania (US-PA) || Center Valley || Commercial Operations 


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