Director, Compensation

As part of our Human Resources team, you’ll help us attract, hire, and retain the top talent we need to achieve our bold vision. You’ll play a vital role in defining, developing, and maintaining the winning culture that empowers diverse individuals to work together and create the impossible. We’re seeking change leaders, talent strategists, employee advocates, and culture architects to enable our teams, partners, and businesses to do and be their best.

In this position... 

Director, Compensation will provide guidance and advice regarding various compensation matters and programs, including compensation issues that arise within the business while ensuring compliance with relevant company HR policies, procedures, and programs. The role closely partners with senior HR leadership and operating partners to address complex Total Rewards issues and collaborates with various internal stakeholder groups. The role also designs effective communication and change management strategies for compensation programs and oversees their implementation within the business area of support. The role has expertise in risk management, designing compensation policies and standards in line with business priorities and competitive practice and regulatory compliance. The role has full management authority for staffing, performance, pay decisions, team development, and other personnel actions.

What you'll do... 

• Oversees administration and implementation of compensation programs that align with the organization's overall business goals, external competitive practice, and compliance with employment laws, regulations, and company policies.
• Leads the design, implementation, and administration of competitive compensation programs, including salary structures, incentives, performance-based pay, and retention actions, etc.  
• Oversees program evaluation and analysis to monitor the effectiveness of existing compensation programs, while helping to ensure that the policies and programs are cost-effective.
• Leads associated interactions and education with various internal departments/units as well as external vendors around compensation matters. Manages relationships with external partners, such as compensation consultants.  Ongoing, assesses the value of outsourced services.
• Has a thorough understanding of job evaluation systems including appropriate job classifications, salary levels, and salary adjustments. Provides counsel to compensation partners, talent management, and key business stakeholders.
• Implementation of Pay Equity analysis and communication/change management with relevant HR and operating customers.
• Develops change management/communication strategies including presenting to senior internal stakeholders.  Collaborates with HR and communication teams to deliver clear and compelling messages to all employees. 
• Stay updated with external compensation trends and with changing regulations and recommend necessary adjustments to maintain compliance.
• Performs talent management responsibilities including staffing, performance, pay decisions, team development, and other personnel actions for the Total Rewards function.

 

You'll have…

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree (preferred) in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Finance, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience.
• Minimum 8 years of work experience with a Master’s degree or 10 years of work experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Total Rewards.
• Experience in a large, complex organization preferred
• Experience managing compensation programs for both tech and non-tech populations a plus

Even better, you may have... 

• Certified Compensation Professional (Preferred)

 

This description outlines the general nature and scope of work typically performed in this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills, work requirements, etc. It may vary slightly based on business or geographic needs and is subject to being reviewed and updated periodically.

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage

• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more