Compensation Manager

Gordon Brothers is a global organization offering customized solutions for our clients across the service areas of valuations, dispositions, financing, and investment. Headquartered in Boston, MA, we operate with more than 450 employees in over 30 offices across five continents. We are a high-performing inclusive and diverse culture that fosters creativity, honesty, respect, and transparency while encouraging accountability and innovation. We pride ourselves on the skill, talent, and character of our people, and are always looking for bright, driven professionals to join our team.

Gordon Brothers is in a state of rapid growth and transformation and the HR team is critical to its success. All HR functions must continuously evaluate the efficacy of programs, enhance them, and implement best practices to ensure we support the needs of the business, individual deal teams and all operations. Developing global programs in this environment will require consistency and flexibility and someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment with a strong attention to detail, time management, and organization skills.

Compensation

• Ensures alignment of compensation programs with Gordon Brothers values and business objectives.
• Monitors compensation industry trends and best practices. Develops strategy, philosophy and policies in consultation and partnership with CHRO, HRBPs and consulting partners as needed.
• Use Workday to maintain the global compensation structure including job profiles, salary ranges, compensation grades & grade profiles, and bonus plans.
• Rapidly evaluates new positions using a market-pay approach and determine management level and salary grade. Leverages Pay Factors/Pay Scale for ad-hoc queries.
• Administers the annual compensation process including merit increases, promotions, and bonuses.
• Partners with finance and HRBPs.
• Partners with HRIS to ensure systems set-up, testing, communication, enhancements, etc. and in partnership with finance.
• Manages total compensation statements and promotion letters.
• Maintains documents for all compensation plans including commission, bonus, LTIP, etc.
• Administers off-cycle job changes (e.g. transfers, promotions, restructures) and required documentation.
• Partners with HRBPS to prepare and administer and monitor voluntary and involuntary separations including:
• Employee Customer Service including communications and severance agreements.
• Maintain and file employee separation records.
• Partner with payroll and ITS.
• Manage unemployment requests.

Other Responsibilities

• Customer Service - respond to employee questions regarding compensation/payroll.
• Partnership:
• HRIS - ensure successful integration of all compensation programs and annual compensation events.
• Payroll - ensure successful integration of new compensation post annual cycle.
• HRBPs – education re: compensation processes, tools and structure.
• Uploads any non-automated employee-related documents to Workday (PIP, Compensation changes, etc.)

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and/or Workday Professional certification preferred.
• At least six years relevant, global compensation experience.
• Experience leading the redesign and implementation of compensation programs, benchmarking base pay programs, conducting job evaluations, and developing and implementing short- and long-term incentive programs, including equity.
• Experience with HRMS with and meaningful analysis and reporting.
• Financial or professional services experience preferred.
• Workday experience highly preferred.
• Experience partnering with an Executive Leadership team.

Competencies

• Welcomes Change. Leads change and thrives in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, deal-making environment.
• Partnership. Works collaboratively with stakeholders – HR team members, business leaders, HRIS, Payroll.
• Continuous Improvement. Focuses on efficiency (speed with accuracy) and process development.
• Effective Communication. Listens intently and articulates clearly.
• Strategic Thinking. Parses out facts and gets to the root of issues.
• Business Focus. Prioritizes the business over personal perspectives.
• Relationship Building. Builds constructive relationships at all levels and manages conflict diplomatically. Establishes a reputation for ethics, innovation, and personal excellence.
• Judgment. Considers all facts and circumstances, challenges, thinks, and talks in global terms.