Interim HR Manager & Compensation Specialist (Compensation)

TL;DR

Interim HR Manager & Compensation Specialist (Compensation): Leading global merit review, annual bonus administration, and performance management processes with an accent on compensation strategy, HR analytics, and executive partnership. Focus on managing data-intensive reward cycles, calculating MBO-based payouts, advising leaders on complex people issues, and delivering accurate decisions under tight deadlines.

Location: Remote, United States

Company

A cybersecurity technology company developing products and services that help organizations protect their networks, devices, and data.

What you will do

• Lead the annual merit review process for approximately 1,100 employees globally, including budgets, timelines, manager enablement, data validation, and final increases.
• Calculate company-wide MBO-based annual bonus payments, track exceptions, and deliver accurate payout data to Payroll.
• Analyze internal equity, market competitiveness, and compensation recommendations using HR data.
• Prepare executive dashboards, reports, and presentations while partnering with Finance, Legal, HR, and senior leaders.
• Support employee relations, performance management, organizational design, workforce planning, and organizational effectiveness initiatives.
• Oversee 2026 MBO attainment and calibration, and support 2027 goal setting throughout the performance cycle.

Requirements

• Must be based in the United States; the role is fully remote.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive HR experience with significant responsibility for compensation analysis, merit cycles, MBO-based bonus calculations, and performance management.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, nested formulas, and large-dataset analysis.
• Strong project management, analytical, problem-solving, presentation, and data-reporting skills.
• Experience partnering with Finance, senior executives, HR leaders, business leaders, and Legal on employment matters.

Nice to have

• Experience in the technology industry.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement within the United States.
• Opportunity to support a global workforce and partner with senior leaders across the organization.
• Focus on equitable, competitive, and data-driven compensation decisions.
• Temporary maternity leave coverage with responsibility for maintaining continuity across critical HR programs.