Director of Compensation
Job Description
Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do. We are seeking a Director of Compensation to join our team.
Salary range: $145,00-$155,000 depending on experience
This is a remote position available for candidates residing in PA, DE, MD, NJ, OH, FL, TX, and VA.
Position Details:
The Director of Compensation provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the organization’s enterprise-wide compensation and total rewards programs. This role designs, implements, administers, and continuously improves compensation structures, policies, and practices to support organizational strategy, workforce attraction and retention, fiscal sustainability, and regulatory compliance. The Director partners closely with Finance, People Operations, Organizational Development, and Operations to ensure compensation programs are equitable, competitive, data-driven, and aligned with business and labor objectives.
The Director of Compensation will:
Lead the organization’s compensation strategy, philosophy, job architecture, and governance framework in partnership with Executive HR leadership
Design, implement, and oversee all direct compensation programs (executive, exempt, non-exempt, incentive, and merit)
Serve as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor on complex compensation matters across all leadership levels
Manage and develop the Compensation team, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, and daily operations
Partner with Finance on compensation budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and workforce planning
Oversee compensation processes including annual review cycles, job leveling, market pricing, internal equity analyses, and incentive programs
Ensure compliance, manage vendor relationships, and lead compensation analytics, reporting, audits, and HR systems alignment
Benefits
Merakey offers generous benefits that promo