Compensation Manager

Compensation Manager   

San Francisco, CA, or Washington, D.C. 

Full time  

Informed by six decades of experience and deep local expertise, The Asia Foundation addresses critical issues affecting Asia in the 21st century: governance and law, economic development, women's empowerment, environment, and regional cooperation. We work with innovative leaders and communities to build effective institutions and advance path-breaking reforms. Together with our partners, we are committed to Asia's continued development as a peaceful, just, and thriving region of the world. 

Are you a dynamic Compensation Manager passionate about driving meaningful change and fostering a culture of excellence? The Asia Foundation invites you to join our dynamic People and Culture Unit as we embark on an exciting journey to elevate our global compensation strategies. As an integral member of our team, reporting directly to the Chief People Officer, you will have the unique opportunity to shape and enhance our global compensation programs, policies, and procedures, ensuring they reflect our commitment to attracting, retaining, and rewarding top talent across our organization. If you're ready to make a significant impact and thrive in a collaborative, mission-driven global non-profit, we encourage you to apply and be a part of our transformational journey. 

Position Responsibilities:  

• Develop Strategic Compensation Packages: Create global compensation packages and pay programs that align seamlessly with TAF’s strategic objectives.
• Establish Clear Pay Structures: Design and communicate global comprehensive pay structures, salary benchmarking, pay policies, and compensation planning to ensure transparency and consistency.
• Oversee Compensation Activities: manage global compensation-related activities, including job evaluation, market pay analysis, internal impact assessment, data audits, and in-depth analysis. Implement and communicate strategies for enhancing existing compensation practices.
• Ensure Legal Compliance: Ensure that salaries and benefits comply with current regulations and wage and hour compliance.
• Provide Expert Guidance: Offer expert guidance to managers on making effective pay decisions. Collaborate with leadership to discuss compensation issues, address concerns, and recommend necessary actions for resolution.
• Market Research and Market Analysis: Participate in compensation surveys and conduct research and compensation analysis to stay updated on market competitiveness, pay equity, and emerging compensation trends within international organizations. 
• Maintain Internal Equity: Analyze job positions through a comprehensive job evaluation process to guarantee internal equity across various job families and grade levels within the organization.
• Lead Annual Compensation Planning: Lead the annual compensation planning process. Provide valuable insights on salary budgeting, salary structure adjustments, merit budgets, and salary review processes.
• Competitive Compensation Plans: Keep abreast of compensation rates in the industry and ensure that our offers are compensation plans to attract and retain top talent.
• Job Description Preparation: Assist in the preparation of accurate and up-to-date job descriptions, ensuring they reflect the needs of the organization and current market trends. 
• Effectiveness Reporting: Evaluate and report on the effectiveness of employee compensation programs and strategy, offering data-driven insights for continuous improvement.
• Additional Responsibilities: Undertake any other duties as assigned to support the overall People and Culture Unit and compensation strategy of the organization.  

Required Skills 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in HR, Business, Industrial Relations, Organizational Development, or related field. 
• 7 + years of experience in compensation program management, job architecture, and pay equity.
• Experience as a Compensation Manager in a similar role in a global non-profit or international development organization.
• Exceptional understanding of job evaluation and compensation analysis and strategy. 
• Research and analytical skills to gather and interpret data, identifying trends, patterns, and insights for decision-making. Ability to consistently produce high-quality work, ensuring accuracy and precision in all tasks.
• Computer skills in using spreadsheets, word processing, e-mail, and HR software.
• Interpersonal and collaborative skills to work effectively with others, seeking out and building positive working relationships.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills to provide solutions to pay challenges.
• Communication skills to convey information clearly and effectively (both verbally and in writing) to individuals and groups in a manner that informs and engages.
• Management skills to delegate tasks related to developing and devising compensation plans.
• Extensive knowledge of laws related to compensation 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Firsthand experience with building and managing compensation packages outside of North America (Asia preferred). 
• Knowledge of building compensation packages for international employees i.e. housing allowances, home leave, etc. 

How to Apply:   

Applications should be submitted by visiting our website.  To be considered, please upload your cover letter and resume/CV in one document. You can also upload both in separate documents, but please note that you will have to sign out of the system and go back into your record for additional documents.  

The Asia Foundation offers excellent salaries commensurate with experience. We are an equal opportunity employer.  

Must be legally eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship. 

No phone calls, please. 

The salary range for this position is $78,000-$105,000