Compensation Consultant

About Payscale

Payscale is the pioneer of compensation intelligence, helping organizations make smarter pay decisions that drive business performance. For more than 20 years, Payscale has combined trusted market data with AI-powered technology to deliver actionable insights that turn pay from a cost into a catalyst for growth. The Payscale Intelligence Cloud portfolio of solutions — Ascent, JobNav, and Paycycle — empower top companies and businesses like Cintas, Leidos, Chipotle, Ohio State University, and TJX Companies. Create confidence in your compensation. Payscale. To learn more, visit

. What We Do:

Payscale's Compensation Services team partners strategically with clients across their entire compensation journey. We help organizations build foundational compensation strategies, design competitive pay structures, establish job families and level frameworks, and enhance pay transparency and communications - serving as trusted advisors who guide clients through complex compensation decisions across diverse industries, geographies, and organizational complexities. Our role is to combine deep compensation expertise with data-driven insights from Payscale's platform to deliver tangible, measurable outcomes that help clients build defensible, strategic compensation programs. What You'll Do:

Manage Complex Client Engagements:

Serve as project manager on high-value, complex compensation projects that often require cross-functional collaboration with benchmarking, revenue, and other internal teams to deliver comprehensive solutions

Execute Core Compensation Initiatives:

Support and manage a range of project types within our service offerings - from stakeholder alignment and compensation strategy development through job pricing, structure modeling, job family framework development, policy documentation, and compensation communications training

Provide Compensation Consultation:

Deliver deep compensation expertise across benchmarking and market pricing, salary structure design, and job architecture - interpreting complex market data and tailoring recommendations to unique client circumstances and business objectives

Facilitate Client Conversations:

Partner with client stakeholders, including senior leaders, to discuss compensation strategy, findings, and recommendations, building credibility as a trusted compensation partner

Support Team Collaboration and Learning:

Share knowledge and best practices with teammates and support onboarding, shadowing, and peer review as needed

Collaborate Cross-functionally:

Partner across teams to deliver comprehensive client solutions, troubleshoot complex issues, regularly share best practices, and support revenue teams on prospect and renewal calls

Contribute to Process Improvement:

Identify gaps in team competencies, suggest professional development opportunities, and participate in departmental process improvement that enhance service delivery

We'd love to talk with you if you have:

7+ years of hands-on compensation experience

, including demonstrated expertise in: Benchmarking and market pricing across multiple industries, geographies, and data sources

Salary structure design, development, and analysis

Job architecture, job family frameworks, and job leveling

Compensation strategy development and implementation

Strong project management skills

with the ability to manage moderately complex to highly complex client engagements independently

Excellent communication and presentation skills

, particularly the ability to communicate compensation concepts clearly to a range of client stakeholders, including senior leaders

Advanced Excel and data analysis capabilities

Client-facing experience

delivering consulting services or professional services to external clients

Willingness to share compensation expertise

and support the development of teammates

Nice to Have: Experience with global job architecture and international compensation structures

Knowledge of variable pay structure design (incentive compensation, bonus structures)

Experience with pay equity analysis and pay transparency initiatives

Certification in compensation, such as CCP

Why You'd Thrive on This Team: You're a continuous learner and curious problem-solver who thrives in ambiguity and brings creative solutions to complex compensation challenges. You're client-centric and outcomes-focused. You understand that compensation strategy isn't a one-size-fits-all. You genuinely enjoy learning about different organizations, industries, and business models. You craft tailored recommendations based on this knowledge. You have strong executive presence and are comfortable navigating both detailed analytical work and high-level strategic conversations with C-suite audiences. Perhaps most importantly, you're energized by the opportunity to be a strategic partner in clients' compensation journeys. You know that the work you do directly impacts how organizations attract, retain, and fairly compensate their talent. Location Payscale has an employee centric remote-first model that provides you the flexibility to do your best work in a space that supports you, while also finding time to collaborate in person for the moments that matter.

In our remote-first model, employees can work from the location that works best for them. We do not have centralized corporate offices. Employees can choose to work from home, in company-paid co-working spaces, or any combination of the two that best suits their unique needs. If you work from home, we recommend ensuring that you can meet the following technology, equipment and workspace requirements: High-Speed Internet - A stable broadband or fiber connection (satellite is highly discouraged) with a minimum speed of 100 Mbps in a dedicated workspace that has a reliable Wi-Fi signal.

Device for Multifactor Authentication (MFA/2FA) - smartphone, tablet, etc.

When it matters (usually no more than a few times a year) we take the time to gather for in-person events. Payscale has employees across the US, Canada, UK, The Philippines and Romania however we are currently unable to hire in the Quebec Province, Northern Ireland, and Hawaii. Benefits and Perks All around awesome culture where together we strive to live our 5 values: Data informed decision making.

Customer first. Always.

Succeed together.

Relentless about results. Obsessed with excellence.

Lead the change. Shape the standard.

An open and inclusive environment where you’ll learn and grow through programs and resources like: Monthly company All Hands meetings

Regular opportunities for executive leadership exposure through things like AMAs

Access to continued learning & development opportunities

Our commitment to a continuous feedback culture which allows us to drive performance and career growth

A growing network of Employee Resource Groups

Company sponsored volunteer hours

And more!

Our more standard benefits Flexible paid time off, giving you the opportunity to rest, relax and recharge away from work

14 Paid Company Holidays, includes 2 floating holidays (you choose!)

A comprehensive benefits plan including medical, dental, life, vision, disability, and life insurance covered up to 100% by Payscale

Unlimited infertility coverage benefits through our medical plans

Additional supplemental health benefits offered to you and your family

401(k) retirement program with a fully vested immediate company match

16 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents

Health Savings Account (HSA) options and company contributions each pay period

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options for pre-tax employee allocations

Annual remote work stipend to be used on wellness or home office equipment

Equal Opportunity Employer: We embrace equal employment opportunity. Payscale is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. It is our policy that employees will not be subjected to unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, marital status, sexual orientation, political ideology, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to: recruitment, hiring, transfers, promotions, training, discipline, termination, compensation and benefits, performance appraisals, education, and social and recreational programs. We know the

confidence gap

and

imposter syndrome

can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you. If you have a disability or impairment and need assistance with the application process, please email

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