CPT Compensation Director Jobs
Compensation Director roles qualify for CPT when your program ties total rewards strategy, executive pay design, or compensation benchmarking directly to your coursework. Your DSO must authorize the position before you start, and the work must integrate with your degree curriculum, not run parallel to it.
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Company Overview:
CB&I® is the world’s leading designer and builder of storage facilities, tanks and terminals. With more than 60,000 structures completed throughout our 135+ year history, we have the global expertise and strategically-located operations to provide customers world-class storage solutions for even the most complex energy infrastructure projects.
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The Compensation Intern will support the Total Rewards team with compensation analysis, market benchmarking, and administrative projects that help ensure the company’s pay practices are competitive, compliant, and aligned with business objectives.
This internship is designed for a current undergraduate student who has completed their sophomore or junior year and is interested in pursuing a career in Human Resources, Compensation, or a related field.
Learning Opportunities
- Hands on exposure to corporate compensation programs
- Training in market pricing and pay analysis
- Experience supporting enterprise level HR processes
- Mentorship from experienced Total Rewards professionals
- Opportunity to build skills relevant to a future HR or Compensation career
Responsibilities:
- Assist with job evaluations
- Support market pricing activities using compensation survey data
- Help analyze internal pay data for equity, competitiveness, and alignment
- Maintain and update compensation documentation, spreadsheets, and reports
- Assist with preparing presentations and summary materials for leadership
- Support compliance activities related to pay transparency and internal policies
- Collaborate with HR partners on special projects as needed
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university
- Completed sophomore or junior year (or equivalent credits)
- Pursuing a degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Data Analytics, or a related field
- Strong interest in Compensation, Total Rewards, or HR Analytics
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (basic formulas such as VLOOKUP, sorting, filtering, pivot tables)
- Prior coursework in HR, Finance, or Analytics is a plus
- Availability to work during the summer internship period (full time or part time as defined)
Skills and Behaviors:
- Ability to work accurately with spreadsheets, reports, and employee data
- Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Analytical thinker capable of organizing information and identifying inconsistencies
- Ability to follow instructions and check work before submission
- Demonstrates initiative, accountability, and strong work ethic
- Proactively embraces and promotes the company’s values and culture, including a healthy and safe work environment
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Get Access To All JobsCompensation Director CPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Compensation Director role qualify as CPT?
It can, provided your school's program directly covers compensation design, total rewards strategy, or HR analytics and the job duties map to those learning objectives. Your DSO makes the final determination. Roles involving incentive plan architecture, pay equity audits, or job evaluation methodology are the most defensible fits for most HR and business graduate programs.
Can I do CPT as a Compensation Director at a startup without a formal HR department?
Yes, but you'll face more scrutiny. Your DSO will want to confirm that someone qualified will supervise your work and that the role produces tangible learning outcomes tied to your curriculum. A company without an established HR function may struggle to provide the structured mentorship that supports CPT authorization, so document the reporting relationship carefully.
How do I find Compensation Director employers who understand CPT work authorization?
Migrate Mate lets you search by role and filter for employers with documented visa sponsorship history. Employers who have previously filed LCAs or sponsored work visas are generally more familiar with authorization requirements like CPT, which reduces the back-and-forth with HR during the hiring process.
Does my Compensation Director CPT role need to be paid?
CPT can be paid or unpaid, but USCIS requires the position to be integral to your curriculum regardless of compensation. Unpaid director-level roles are unusual in practice and can raise questions about whether the work is genuinely educational rather than primarily benefiting the employer. Most Compensation Director CPT positions are paid internships or practicum placements.
What happens to my CPT authorization if my employer restructures and the role changes?
Your CPT authorization is tied to the specific employer and position approved by your DSO. If your title, duties, or work location changes materially, you need to return to your DSO for a new I-20 endorsement before continuing work. Working under a changed role without updated authorization is an F-1 status violation, so notify your DSO as soon as any structural change is announced.