Compensation Consultant | Philadelphia, PA or Washington, DC | Hybrid

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 or Washington, DC 20036

Work arrangement: Hybrid, minimum three days per week in the office or with clients

Employment: Full-time, permanent

Base salary: $121,000-$200,000 per year

Experience: 5+ years

Relocation: Not available

Visa sponsorship: Not available

The Opportunity

Help organisations solve complex reward challenges through rigorous analysis and practical compensation strategy. You will lead important workstreams, advise senior stakeholders, coach colleagues and contribute to business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Structure, direct, review and interpret compensation analyses produced by project teams.

• Design compensation strategies, pay philosophies, structures, job architectures and incentive programmes.

• Advise senior management and HR leaders on pay competitiveness, attraction, retention and regulatory considerations.

• Manage day-to-day client interactions and maintain trusted relationships.

• Guide junior consultants and ensure high-quality project delivery.

• Support business development through lead generation, proposals, SOWs, negotiation, cross-selling and new-client acquisition.

• Use compensation technology, survey tools and AI-enabled approaches to strengthen delivery.

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Finance or a related discipline.

• 5+ years of compensation consulting or closely related HR advisory experience.

• Strong knowledge of compensation strategy, technology, incentive design, market analysis and regulatory compliance.

• Experience managing multiple large-scale projects and complex client engagements.

• Commercial capability across opportunity development, proposals, SOWs, client relationships, negotiation and closing.

• Confident executive communication, presentation, leadership and coaching skills.

• Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint capability.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting global organisations with complex compensation needs.

• Familiarity with compensation and survey management platforms and AI-enabled compensation tools.

• Evidence of innovative solutions or compensation thought leadership.

Benefits and Opportunity

Professional development, supportive leadership, comprehensive benefits, an inclusive consulting culture and a flexible hybrid model.

Principal Compensation Consultant | Houston, TX | Hybrid

Location: Houston, Texas 77042

Work arrangement: Hybrid, minimum three days per week in the office or with clients

Employment: Full-time, permanent

Base salary: $131,000-$200,000 per year

Experience: 8+ years

Relocation: Not available

Visa sponsorship: Not available

The Opportunity

Lead complex compensation consulting engagements and advise senior executives on workforce and rewards strategy. This senior client-facing role combines technical compensation expertise, project leadership, commercial development and hands-on delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale compensation projects from analysis through recommendations and implementation support.

• Develop compensation strategies, pay philosophies, structures, job architectures and incentive programmes.

• Direct, review and interpret project-team analyses while ensuring consistently high-quality deliverables.

• Advise senior management and HR leaders on competitiveness, attraction, retention and regulatory considerations.

• Manage senior client relationships and coach junior consultants.

• Develop new opportunities, expand existing engagements and support proposals, statements of work, negotiations and successful client acquisition.

• Use compensation technology, survey tools and AI-enabled approaches to improve insight and delivery.

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Finance or a related discipline.

• 8+ years of compensation consulting experience with demonstrable subject-matter expertise.

• Deep knowledge of compensation strategy, pay structures, job architecture, incentive design, market analysis and regulatory compliance.

• Proven success managing complex, large-scale client engagements and advising senior executives.

• Strong business-development capability across lead generation, opportunity qualification, proposals, SOWs, negotiation and closing.

• Excellent communication, presentation, leadership and client-relationship skills.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint capability.

Preferred Experience

• Experience leading global compensation engagements.

• Familiarity with compensation management, survey management and AI-enabled compensation tools.

• Evidence of innovative solutions or compensation thought leadership.

Benefits and Opportunity

Professional development, supportive leadership, comprehensive benefits, an inclusive consulting environment and a flexible hybrid model.