Manager, Global Compensation

Covetrus is a global animal-health technology and services leader dedicated to empowering veterinary practice partners to drive improved health and financial outcomes. We bring together products, services, and technology into a single platform that connects our customers to the solutions and insights they need to work best. Our passion for the well-being of animals and those who care for them drives us to advance the world of veterinary medicine. 

Covetrus is a global animal-health technology and services company dedicated to empowering veterinary practice partners to drive improved health and financial outcomes. We’re bringing together products, services, and technology into a single platform that connects our customers to the solutions and insights they need to work best. Our passion for the well-being of animals and those who care for them drives us to advance the world of veterinary medicine. Covetrus is headquartered in Portland, Maine, with more than 5,000 employees, serving over 100,000 customers around the globe. Come explore the possibilities in our exciting, fast paced, high volume, work environment! 

Summary  

The Manager, Global Compensation leads the delivery of global compensation programs and processes across the organization and provides leadership for compensation team members. This role oversees key compensation activities across multiple geographies, including program delivery, market analysis, governance, sales compensation, and stakeholder decision support, with a strong focus on advancing the use of technology, and automation to improve process efficiency, scalability, and data-driven decision-making. 

The role partners closely with HR, Finance, Payroll, Sales, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders to help ensure compensation programs are administered consistently, aligned with established guidelines, and responsive to business needs.  

Key Responsibilities 

• Global Compensation Program Management | Lead the administration of global compensation programs and cycles, including merit, short-term incentive programs, long-term incentive administration, and other comp related initiatives.  Ensure consistent execution across regions while accounting for local market practices, governance requirements, and operational needs. Identify opportunities to streamline processes, reduce manual effort, and improve scalability through standardization, automation, and enhanced use of systems. 

• Market Pricing, Structures & Pay Administration | Oversee job evaluation, market pricing, benchmarking, and pay analysis across a broad range of roles and geographies, including sales positions. Support the development and maintenance of salary structures, job architecture, and pay policies to ensure alignment with global frameworks and local market practices. Improve how market data and pricing processes are leveraged through tools, automation, and more efficient workflows. 

• Stakeholder Management and Decision Support| Serve as the primary Compensation partner for North America, advising HR and business leaders on offers, promotions, internal movement, pay positioning, and incentive-related matters. Provide compensation decision support while helping to ensure decisions follow established guidelines and approval requirements across markets. Improve the clarity and usability of compensation processes and tools to enable more efficient and consistent decision-making. 

• Data Analysis, Reporting & Systems | Use HRIS systems and compensation tools such as Workday and market data platforms to manage compensation data, perform analysis, generate reporting/metrics and process improvements