Director Global Compensation Strategy

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Job Description For Director Global Compensation Strategy

JOB SUMMARY

As an integral part of the Global Compensation team, the Director, Compensation position provides support for the entire team and is the primary leader connecting strategy across the continent divisions. The leader will be responsible for coordinating global strategy and will partner to implement various initiatives across the globe and locally within continent. Responsibilities will comprehend total rewards including, but not limited to market data strategies, job architecture, data analytics, governance, pay transparency, annual cycles, and pay philosophy. The leader will partner with other key Total Rewards and Global Compensation stakeholders in including the compensation consulting, operations, infrastructure, as well as other key HR teams such as HR tech teams and HR compliance teams, as well external venders. This leader will help ensure Marriott continues to pay competitively and must have strong acumen for total rewards, cost structures, leading teams, complex programs, problem solving, and special project initiatives.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience
• Bachelor's Degree, from an accredited university and 10 years of solid, progressive total rewards analysis, design and administration experience including compliance with relevant state and federal laws.
• Demonstrated experience interacting effectively as a team member/consultant with all levels of associates including senior leadership and external venders.
• Ability to perform independently under limited supervision.
• Experience leading teams and global programs and initiatives.
• Proven ability to independently identify and analyze problems/issues, assess risk, evaluate alternative potential solutions and recommend and influence a course of action.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.
• Strong MS Office skills including Word and Excel and PowerPoint are required.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Managing Work, Projects, and Policies
• Working independently and leading team to deliver on organization objectives.
• Responsible for leading team's market data strategy, vender relations, and creation of annual market structures
• Streamlining and redesigning job code structure and processes and
• Driving budgets for annual compensation cycle budgets and supporting cycle activities
• Support pay transparency and pay equity strategy, analysis, and compliance requires, explore new tools and processes to streamline efforts.
• Build on the current strategy and execution of offer tools (and the future evolution)
• Develop team - focusing on compensation acumen, data analytics, scalable solutions, and general business and finance acumen.
• Support broader function regarding management and non-management compensation issues, job evaluation, salary analysis, data trends.
• Prepare recommendations/options and present to Total Rewards and HR Leaders/Partners and helps team identifies issues which may evolve to be broader projects, such as those with an enterprise-wide scope.
• Provides compensation strategic leadership and consulting expertise to aid customers at all levels in the organization in making informed compensation decisions. Independently provides data driven analyses to customers to make organizational decisions related to the effectiveness, accuracy and efficiency of compensation programs including providing alternatives to consider and recommendations for action.
• Identify areas of opportunity to minimize manual efforts, leverage automation and technology, simplify and streamline processes.
• Independently Identifies and surfaces issues and provides consultation as to resolution during all areas of work. Analyze, solution and resolve complex issues and partner with manager on issues that may result in broader projects.
• Responsible for own work and assists in contributing to team, department and/or business results.

MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

Leadership
• Adaptability - Maintains performance level under pressure or when experiencing changes or challenges in the workplace.
• Communication - Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods.
• Problem Solving and Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; obtains and compares information from different sources to draw conclusions, develops and evaluates alternatives and solutions, solves problems, and chooses a course of action.
• Professional Demeanor - Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values.
• Communication - Ability to communicate and influence cross functional teams, leadership, and associates across the various global operations

Managing Execution
• Building and Contributing to Teams - Participates as a member of a team to move toward the completion of common goals while fostering cohesion and collaboration among team members.
• Driving for Results - Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; assumes responsibility for work objectives; initiates, focuses, and monitors the efforts of self and/or others toward the accomplishment goals; proactively takes action and goes beyond what is required.
• Planning and Organizing - Gathers information and resources required to set a plan of action for self and/or others; prioritizes and arranges work requirements to accomplish goals and ensure work is completed.

Building Relationships
• Coworker Relationships - Interacts with others in a way that builds openness, trust, and confidence in the pursuit of organizational goals and lasting relationships.
• Customer Relationships - Develops and sustains relationships based on an understanding of customer/stakeholder needs and actions consistent with the company's service standards.
• Global Mindset - Supports employees and business partners with diverse styles, abilities, motivations, and/or cultural perspectives; utilizes differences to drive innovation, engagement and enhance business results; and ensures employees are given the opportunity to contribute to their full potential.

Generating Talent and Organizational Capability
• Talent Management - Provides support and feedback to help individuals develop and strengthen skills and abilities needed to accomplish work objectives.

Learning and Applying Professional Expertise
• Applied Learning - Seeks and makes the most of learning opportunities to improve performance of self and/or others.
• Business and Acumen - Understands and utilizes business information to manage everyday operations and generate innovative solutions to approach business and administrative challenges.

The salary range for this position is $117,700 to $167,100 annually. In addition to the annual salary, the position will be eligible to receive an annual bonus and restricted stock units/stock grants.

Washington Applicants Only: Employees will accrue 0.04616 PTO balance for every hour worked and eligible to receive minimum of 7 holidays annually.

All locations offer coverage for medical, dental, vision, health care flexible spending account, dependent care flexible spending account, life insurance, disability insurance, accident insurance, adoption expense reimbursements, paid parental leave, educational assistance, 401(k) plan, stock purchase plan, discounts at Marriott properties, commuter benefits, employee assistance plan, and childcare discounts. Benefits are subject to terms and conditions, which may include rules regarding eligibility, enrollment, waiting period, contribution, benefit limits, election changes, benefit exclusions, and others.

Marriott HQ is committed to a hybrid work environment that enables associates to Be connected. Headquarters-based positions are considered hybrid, for candidates within a commuting distance to Bethesda, MD; candidates outside of commuting distance to Bethesda, MD will be considered for Remote positions.

The application deadline for this position is 28 days after the date of this posting, May 19, 2025.

Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.

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