Manager, Compensation

Manager, Compensation (Project Management)

The Manager, Compensation is a working, hands‑on role responsible for building and sustaining the compensation infrastructure supporting approximately 49,000 employees across 326+ facilities in 18 states. The Manager personally executes the analytical work — job architecture mapping, market pricing, range design.

This role is the operational backbone of a compensation function still being built. The successful candidate will be comfortable working without established infrastructure, building it as they go.

PACS is building the Total Rewards function in phases. This role is scoped as an individual contributor at hire and is expected to add direct reports as analyst capacity is approved, offering a path to lead the compensation team as the function matures.

Key responsibilities

• Job architecture. Execute employee-to-profile mapping across the enterprise job architecture, maintain job profile documentation, and administer job codes and structures in Workday.
• Pay structure design. Build and maintain market-anchored salary structures. Develop and recommend range design methodology, geographic differentials, and annual range movement for approval by the Vice President, Total Rewards.
• Market pricing. Price new and existing roles against published survey sources. Manage survey participation and submissions, and maintain the market data library and match documentation.
• Compensation cycle. Support the annual merit and bonus cycle end to end, including planning tools, manager guidance, modeling, and post-cycle analysis.
• Classification. Prepare and document FLSA exemption analyses and recommend classification determinations, which are made by the Vice President, Total Rewards with Legal. Maintain the classification record.
• Pay equity. Run periodic pay equity analyses and support remediation planning, at the direction of the Vice President, Total Rewards and under Legal privilege where applicable.
• Field partnership. Serve as the compensation point of contact for facility and regional leaders. Translate structures into guidance that operators can apply at the site level.
• M&A integration. Support compensation harmonization for acquired facilities, including mapping acquired roles into the PACS architecture and identifying pay disparities.
• Analysis and reporting. Prepare analyses and materials supporting compensation decisions made by HR leadership and executive management.

Decision authority

• Recommends. Salary structure design and annual range movement, geographic differentials, market pricing outcomes, FLSA classification determinations, and merit and bonus cycle guidelines.
• Decides. Application of approved structures and guidelines to individual pricing requests, survey participation and match decisions, and the analytical methods used to produce recommendations.
• Escalates. New or revised pay structures, changes to geographic differentials or range movement, out-of-guideline exceptions, classification determinations requiring Legal input, and any matter affecting compensation philosophy.

Compensation philosophy, structure approval, and program governance remain with the Vice President, Total Rewards.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Five or more years of progressive compensation experience, including direct ownership of market pricing and salary structure work.
• Demonstrated experience executing job architecture or job evaluation work at scale.
• Advanced Excel skills, including large-dataset manipulation, lookup and match functions, and modeling.
• Working knowledge of FLSA exemption tests and applicable federal and state wage and hour requirements.
• Experience with published compensation surveys and survey submission processes.
• Ability to explain technical compensation concepts to non-technical operators and leaders.

Preferred qualifications

• Workday Compensation and Advanced Compensation configuration or administration experience.
• Compensation experience in healthcare, senior living, post-acute care, or another multi-site, high-volume hourly environment.
• Experience supporting a multi-state organization with geographic pay differentials.
• CCP (Certified Compensation Professional) designation or active progress toward it.
• Experience in a company that has grown through acquisition.

Success in the first twelve months

• Employee-to-profile mapping completed and validated across the enterprise.
• Salary structures recommended, approved, and operating, with a documented range governance process.
• Market pricing turnaround established as a repeatable service with a defined SLA.
• Compensation cycle executed with materially fewer manual exceptions than the prior year.

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PACS is elevating healthcare by revolutionizing our approach to leadership and quality care. Guided by our core values of love, excellence, trust, accountability, mutual respect, and commitment , we strive to foster a culture of compassionate care within our teams and the communities we serve. As we grow rapidly, exciting opportunities await you to engage in impactful projects and contribute valuable insights to stakeholders nationwide.

If you're ready to make a difference and embrace our mission of creating real change, we invite you to join us at PACS. Together, let's shape the future of healthcare!

Join Our Team and Thrive!

At PACS, we believe our employees are our greatest asset. That's why we offer an exceptional benefits package designed to enhance your well-being and support your lifestyle.

Our Comprehensive Benefits Include

• Health Coverage: Enjoy medical, dental, and vision plans to keep you and your family healthy.
• PTO and Vacation: Benefit from generous paid time off and holidays to relax and recharge.
• Financial Wellness: Take advantage of Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) to manage your healthcare expenses effectively.
• Retirement Planning: Secure your future with our 401(k) plan, complete with company contributions to help you build your retirement savings.
• Support When You Need It: Our Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) provides confidential support for personal and professional challenges.

Join us at PACS and take advantage of a workplace that truly values you!

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