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Date: Sep 17, 2026
Location: US-NJ-Bridgewater, US
Company: Bausch+Lomb Companies Inc.
Bausch + Lomb (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) is a leading global eye health company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world—from the moment of birth through every phase of life. Our mission is simple, yet powerful: helping you see better, to live better.
Our comprehensive portfolio of over 400 products is fully integrated and built to serve our customers across the full spectrum of their eye health needs throughout their lives. Our iconic brand is built on the deep trust and loyalty of our customers established over our 170-year history. We have a significant global research, development, manufacturing and commercial footprint of approximately 13,000 employees and a presence in approximately 100 countries, extending our reach to billions of potential customers across the globe. We have long been associated with many of the most significant advances in eye health, and we believe we are well positioned to continue leading the advancement of eye health in the future.
The Senior Manager, Incentive Compensation (IC) will play a critical role in designing, managing, and optimizing sales incentive programs across the US Vision Care and Specialty Vision Products organization. This role partners closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR, Compliance, and Executive Leadership to ensure incentive programs drive business objectives, motivate performance, and support organizational success.
Key Responsibilities:
Incentive Strategy & Program Management
- Design, implement, and manage sales incentive programs, including contests, SPIFF modeling and implementation, and special incentives.
- Evaluate incentive plan effectiveness through performance analysis, pay curve assessment, and fairness testing.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to align incentive programs with business and commercial strategies.
- Manage vendor relationships, including incentive processing, reporting, validation, and implementation of program changes.
- Ensure accurate and timely payout validation, attainment reporting, and eligibility management.
- Stay current on industry trends and recommend enhancements to compensation programs.
Analytics & Insights
- Analyze incentive results and sales performance to identify opportunities to improve program effectiveness and motivation.
- Assess the impact of market dynamics, sales trends, and strategic initiatives on incentive outcomes.
- Develop reporting, insights, and recommendations that support business decision-making.
- Partner with stakeholders to define sales data requirements, business rules, and reporting needs.
- Support field teams and leadership by investigating and resolving incentive-related questions.
Communication & Stakeholder Engagement
- Develop and deliver clear, engaging incentive communications and training materials.
- Facilitate discussions with field sales teams to gather feedback and continuously improve programs.
- Present recommendations and compensation insights to senior leaders and key stakeholders.
Qualifications:
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
- 5+ years of pharmaceutical, incentive compensation, sales operations, or related experience.
- Proven ability to influence and collaborate across matrixed organizations without direct authority.
- Strong business acumen, judgment, and financial analysis skills.
- Experience working with pharmaceutical sales data and incentive compensation programs preferred.
- Familiarity and exposure to incentive compensation reporting platforms and tools preferred.
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with attention to detail.
- Demonstrated success managing projects, processes, and cross-functional initiatives.
- Results-oriented, highly organized, and able to consistently deliver on commitments.
- Comfortable presenting to audiences ranging from small teams to senior leadership.
This position may be available in the following location(s): US - Bridgewater, NJ
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
For U.S. locations that require disclosure of compensation, the starting pay for this role is between $140,000.00 and $165,000.00. The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors.
U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/or long-term incentives. They may also be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, disability and life insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, a tuition reimbursement program (select degrees), company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive sick time, floating holidays and paid vacation.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in senior compensation manager jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or a related field
- 5 or more years of progressive compensation analysis and program management experience
- Proficiency in compensation survey tools such as Radford, Mercer, or Willis Towers Watson
- Experience designing and administering base pay, short-term incentive, and equity programs
- CCP (Certified Compensation Professional) certification preferred or required
- Advanced skills in Excel and HRIS platforms such as Workday, SAP, or Oracle HCM
Tips for Your Senior Compensation Manager Job Search
Quantify your compensation program impact
Recruiters expect numbers behind every program you led. Cite the headcount covered by your pay structures, the number of job families you evaluated, or the percentage reduction in compensation-related attrition you achieved, not just that you managed compensation cycles.
Highlight your job architecture experience
Many postings distinguish between candidates who administer existing salary bands and those who designed or rebuilt a job architecture from scratch. Call out any leveling projects, career framework builds, or market-pricing overhauls you owned, because that distinction shapes which interviews you get.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists senior compensation manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Tailor your resume to the pay philosophy
Job postings often signal whether the company leans toward market-median, pay-for-performance, or pay-equity-driven compensation. Mirror that language in your resume's summary and accomplishments so your philosophy aligns with theirs before the first call.
Prepare a live case study for interviews
Senior compensation manager interviews frequently include a take-home or live exercise where you price a role, flag pay equity outliers, or build a merit matrix. Practice explaining your methodology out loud, because interviewers are testing your reasoning as much as your output.
Negotiate the total rewards package strategically
You already know how employers build offers, so use that knowledge during negotiation. Come in with a specific counter anchored to published survey data from sources like Radford or Willis Towers Watson, and be ready to explain your market positioning rationale the same way you would with an internal client.
Senior Compensation Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most senior compensation managers?
The companies hiring the most senior compensation managers right now include Gallagher, Amazon, and PMA Companies, with the largest share of openings in California, Illinois, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Demand is highest at large employers undergoing pay equity audits, job architecture redesigns, or mergers that require harmonizing compensation structures.
How many senior compensation manager jobs are remote?
About 75% of senior compensation manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting the data-heavy, system-driven nature of most compensation work. Executive compensation and equity administration roles tend to be the most remote-friendly, while positions that require frequent collaboration with HR business partners or leadership often prefer hybrid or on-site arrangements.
How do you become a senior compensation manager?
Most senior compensation managers start as compensation analysts, spend several years pricing jobs, building salary structures, and running merit cycles, then take on ownership of a full program or a specific population like sales or executive. Earning a CCP certification signals technical credibility, and building experience with at least one major HRIS and a recognized compensation survey tool makes you competitive for senior roles.
Can you get hired as a senior compensation manager without direct compensation experience?
It's possible if your background is adjacent and you can demonstrate transferable analytical depth. HR business partners who owned merit planning, finance professionals who modeled incentive payouts, or people analytics leads who built pay equity models have made the transition. The key is framing past work in compensation terms and getting a CCP or completing a compensation-focused certificate to close the credential gap.
What does the senior compensation manager interview process look like?
Expect a phone screen with a recruiter focused on your experience level and team fit, followed by a technical interview where you walk through a compensation program you designed or a methodology you use for market pricing. Many employers add a take-home exercise covering job evaluation, salary band construction, or an incentive plan review. Final rounds typically include a panel with HR leadership and a finance or business stakeholder.
Where can I find and apply to senior compensation manager jobs?
You can find and apply to senior compensation manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your experience and compensation specialty, then apply directly to each listing from the page.
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