Mid Level Compensation Consultant Jobs

INTRODUCTION

The Senior Executive Compensation Consultant serves as Legacy's lead subject matter expert for executive and board compensation programs. This role partners closely with the Chief Executive Officer, Chief People & Culture Officer, Board Compensation Committee, Finance, and Legal to design, administer, and evaluate executive compensation, executive benefits, and incentive programs that support organizational strategy and regulatory compliance. This position provides a unique opportunity to influence executive talent attraction, retention, succession planning, and leadership rewards strategy within one of the region's leading nonprofit healthcare systems.

What Makes This Role Unique

• Direct partnership with CEO and CPCO
• Support for Board Compensation Committee
• Exposure to executive leadership decision-making
• Design and administration of executive incentive plans
• Partnership with external executive compensation consultants
• Strategic influence on executive recruitment and retention

Success in This Role

The Successful Candidate Will

• Serve as Legacy's trusted advisor on executive compensation matters.
• Develop high-quality compensation analyses and recommendations for executive leadership and the Board.
• Ensure executive compensation programs remain competitive, compliant, and aligned with organizational objectives.
• Build strong partnerships with senior leaders across People & Culture, Finance, and Legal.
• Deliver clear and compelling presentations to executive and board audiences.

As the largest nonprofit health system serving the Portland-Southwest Washington and mid-Willamette Valley areas, Legacy Health provides a range of services - we have six hospitals, one of which includes a center solely dedicated to children’s care, Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel. We run more than 70 primary care, specialty and urgent care clinics, employ nearly 3,000 doctors and providers and more than 13,000 employees. We also operate labs and a research center. Our major partnerships include those with PacificSource Health Plans and the Unity Center for Behavioral Health, a one-of-a-kind center for people facing a mental health crisis that is collaboratively operated between four regional health systems and numerous community partners. If you want to use your talents to make a difference in the lives of our patients and the community we serve, we invite you to consider this opportunity. We strive to be a diverse, culturally responsive organization, and encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and inclusion to apply.

Virtual Position (OR/WA Only)

This is a virtual role open to candidates working from Oregon or Washington. While the position is primarily virtual, there may be occasions when on-site work is required at a designated Legacy Health location. All new hires are required to travel to a Legacy Health office in Portland, Oregon prior to their start date to complete a new-hire health assessment and new-hire paperwork. Initial training and orientation may be conducted on-site before transitioning to the remote schedule.

Responsibilities

• A thought-partner and subject matter expert within the Total Rewards center of excellence, which includes compensation and benefits.
• This role leads the design, administration, analysis, communication, and governance of executive compensation and executive benefit programs.
• This work is performed collaboratively with colleagues in People & Culture, Legal, Finance, and other key areas.
• This professional works extensively with Legacy’s Chief People & Culture Officer (CPCO), as well as Legacy’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Vice President, People Services and Total Rewards, Director of Total Rewards, members of the Legacy Board of Directors, Management Compensation Committee, and Legacy’s external executive compensation consultants.
• The role works in direct support of the organization’s board compensation committee and internal executive committees.
• They provide knowledge and counsel to other People & Culture leaders to position Legacy as an employer of choice for executives, and to develop strategies that integrate with talent management (recruitment, retention, succession planning) and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) priorities.

Education

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor’s degree in business administration, Human Resources, Accounting/Finance or related field or equivalent experience.
• Master’s degree in human resources management, finance or MBA preferred.

Experience

• 5-7 years of relevant experience, with at least three years spent focused on executive compensation or total rewards.
• Some knowledge of benefits preferred but not required.
• Experience facilitating, leading, and managing complex, total rewards-related projects.
• Non-profit healthcare or non-profit industry experience required.
• Experience and confidence in giving executive and board-level presentations.
• Must be able to build strong working relationships with executives, board members and diverse stakeholders across the organization.

Skills

• Operate at both a strategic and tactical level, balancing the big picture with a relentless focus on accuracy and details.
• Keen ability to understand a problem and provide a creative approach or solution that aligns with organizational and/or stakeholder needs.
• Displays the credibility necessary as an expert to build relationships and motivate and influence others to achieve successful outcomes.
• Demonstrates high emotional/social intelligence and a consistent ability to build rapport and trust with diverse stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Leverages market and other data to inform a compliant, creative and competitive total rewards strategy.
• Confident and clear communicator who is comfortable respectfully educating others, pushing back against policy/practice inconsistencies and influencing others in service of shared goals or outcomes.
• Demonstrated knowledge of accounting/business principles and analytical methodologies.
• Working knowledge of statistical analysis.
• Ability to produce concise written analytical reports, white papers or presentations using a variety of software applications.
• Ability to translate complex information into a digestible format for a variety of audiences.
• Communicate with and present to a variety of diverse audiences in a way that builds rapport and understanding.
• Works collaboratively and thoughtfully with key internal and external partners.

Pay Range

USD $132,454.40 - USD $197,350.40 /Yr.

Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing. If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed. Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.