Compensation Specialist, Global Head of Corporate Groups

Location: Chicago, IL; hybrid work arrangement. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Salary: $137,400–$240,400 USD base pay, plus a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

Company

hirify.global provides wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking services to individuals, families, corporations, and institutions.

What you will do

• Lead the design, implementation, and execution of compensation programs and policies for Global Corporate Groups.
• Advise HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, managers, and senior business leaders on complex compensation matters.
• Develop compensation solutions for talent acquisition, retention, off-cycle adjustments, internal moves, reorganizations, and other pay decisions.
• Lead and support the global annual compensation review cycle, including budgeting, allocation, compensation planning, data validation, market analysis, pay-equity analysis, communications, and post-cycle review.
• Monitor external compensation practices, labor market developments, and regulatory changes, and recommend appropriate responses.
• Prepare executive-ready analyses and collaborate on compensation communications and training.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive compensation experience, preferably within the financial services industry.
• Strong compensation consulting and stakeholder management skills, with the judgment to develop, explain, and defend recommendations.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, including the ability to work with complex data, identify themes and risks, develop alternatives, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Business acumen and the ability to connect compensation decisions to talent, workforce, financial, risk, and business considerations.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills for communication with HR partners, managers, and senior leaders.
• Strong project management and change management capabilities across multiple stakeholders, priorities, countries, and workstreams.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills, including work with large datasets, analytical models, and executive-ready presentations.
• Experience in job evaluation, job architecture, market pricing, benchmarking, salary structure design and development, pay for performance, and short- and long-term incentive compensation.
• Ability to solve highly complex problems through quantitative and qualitative analysis in a team-based environment, with consistently high attention to detail and accuracy.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible and collaborative work culture with accessible senior leaders and opportunities for internal movement.
• Retirement benefits including 401(k) and pension, plus medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, and disability benefits.
• Paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life and accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits.
• Inclusive workplace with reasonable accommodations available during the employment process.
• Opportunities to contribute time and talent to community and philanthropic initiatives.