Manager, Compensation Operations

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; employees work in the office at least four days per week and may work from home one day per week.

Base salary: $93,400–$128,400 per year, with potential variable pay through bonuses, commissions, and/or long-term incentives.

Company

hirify.global is a diversified financial services company providing financial planning and advice, asset management, and insurance services to individual, small business, and institutional clients.

What you will do

• Lead daily compensation operations and ensure accurate, timely, and consistent execution.
• Coach and develop Compensation Operations professionals while managing workload distribution, capacity planning, performance, and prioritization.
• Oversee annual compensation cycles, year-end programs, operational readiness, validations, and issue resolution.
• Manage audits, SOX controls, compliance, documentation, approvals, and operational risk activities.
• Partner with Compensation, Payroll, HR Systems, HR Services, Finance, and business stakeholders to coordinate dependencies and resolve issues.
• Drive process standardization, training, documentation, continuity readiness, and operational improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• At least five years of experience in Compensation Operations, HR Operations, Payroll Operations, HR Systems, or a related operational function.
• Experience leading teams, coaching employees, managing workloads, and delivering results in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience supporting annual compensation cycles and leading operational initiatives, projects, or workstreams.
• Knowledge of operational risk management, controls, compliance practices, and advanced Excel skills.
• Valid United States work authorization is required without a current or future need for visa sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Seven to ten years of Compensation Operations, HR Operations, or related experience.
• Workday or compensation systems expertise.
• Experience with audits, SOX, controls, operational risk management, process improvement, and operational transformation.
• Experience using reporting, dashboards, and operational metrics to improve decision-making and efficiency.
• Experience creating SOPs, training materials, and scalable operational processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Relationship-based, client-centric environment centered on in-person collaboration.
• Vacation and sick time.
• 401(k) and health, dental, and life insurance benefits.
• Pay-for-performance compensation philosophy with eligible variable pay depending on the role.