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Company Summary

EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products.

Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.

The Director of Compensation owns the design, execution, and ongoing optimization of EchoStar’s compensation programs across the enterprise. This role partners closely with the VP of Total Rewards to translate enterprise compensation strategy into scalable, compliant, and business-aligned programs.

This leader operates at the intersection of compensation design, analytics, and execution, with accountability for job architecture, market pricing, incentive design, and pay governance across the organization.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Compensation Strategy & Program Design

• Design and maintain broad-based and incentive compensation programs aligned to enterprise strategy and market competitiveness.
• Lead job architecture, leveling, and career framework governance across business units.
• Support executive, sales, and variable compensation programs in partnership with the VP of Total Rewards.

Market Pricing & Pay Governance

• Own enterprise market pricing, benchmarking, and salary structure design.
• Partner with HRBPs and Finance on annual cycles including merit, bonus, and promotions.
• Ensure consistent application of pay philosophy and governance standards.

Analytics, Modeling & Business Partnership

• Build compensation models to assess cost, risk, and ROI of pay decisions.
• Develop dashboards and insights to support executive decision-making.
• Partner with Finance on workforce cost planning and scenario modeling.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with wage-and-hour, pay equity, and regulatory requirements.
• Support pay equity analyses and remediation actions.
• Maintain documentation, controls, and audit readiness.

Leadership & Enablement

• Lead and develop compensation team members (analysts, managers).
• Enable HR partners and leaders through training, tools, and guidance.
• Partner with HRIS and People Analytics to ensure data integrity.

Skills, Experience and Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive compensation experience in medium-to-large organizations.
• Demonstrated ownership of enterprise compensation programs, job architecture, and market pricing.
• Strong compensation analytics, modeling, and data storytelling capability.
• Experience partnering with Finance and HR leadership.
• Experience supporting executive or sales compensation programs.
• Exposure to public-company or regulated environments.
• Large, multi-business or matrixed organization experience.

Benefits

We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits.

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location.

Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.

The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.

We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.
EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact leaves@dish.com if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.
Click the links to access the following statements: EEO Policy Statement, Pay Transparency, EEOC Know Your Rights (English/Spanish)