What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Compensation position at Merakey?
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 promote well-being, financial security, and work-life balance, including:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
- Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
- DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
- On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
- Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
- Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
- Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
- Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.
Learn more about our full benefits package - https://www.merakey.org/careers/benefits
About Merakey
Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.
Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance or related field required
- 10 years compensation work experience required
- 5 years leadership/managerial work experience required
The ideal candidate will possess:
- SHRM or CCP certification
- Work experience in a healthcare, behavioral health, and/or nonprofit setting
- Experience with collective bargaining agreements and aligning compensation strategies for union and non-union employees
- Multi-state and/or global compensation experience
- Advanced job architecture, compensation design and market pricing expertise
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills
- Proficiency in Excel and compensation modeling tools
- Experience with Workday HCM platform
- Strong leadership, collaboration, and influencing skills