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The Hershey Company · 11 hours ago

Manager, Compensation

Hershey, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

The Hershey Company is seeking a Manager, Compensation to join their Global Compensation team. This role is pivotal in shaping and maintaining consistent global compensation practices that support business objectives and talent strategies, including leading process standardization and delivering actionable insights through data storytelling.

ConfectioneryFood and BeverageManufacturingService IndustrySnack Food

Responsibilities

Develop, roll out and maintain standardized global compensation processes to ensure consistency across all regions. Partner to deliver technology-based solutions that ensure processes deliver accuracy through a simplified and digitized process

Monitor compliance with internal policies and external regulations across global markets

Drive global compensation year-end program activities, partnering with HR Operations, Talent Acquisition, and others

Enhance our partnership and global approach to hourly manufacturing benchmarking

Serve as the subject matter expert for compensation surveys and PayFactors platform, elevating how we use data and tools to proactively manage compensation and maximize organizational impact

Guide survey participation, ensure accurate job matching for competitive market data, interpret survey results, and deliver actionable insights to inform market pricing strategies

Oversee compensation offers to ensure alignment with pay philosophy, internal equity, and market competitiveness

Independently manage complex, escalated offers requiring thorough evaluation, market pricing analysis and internal equity considerations, and strategically influence to drive alignment on final decisions

Provide coaching and guidance to HR Business Partners and Talent Acquisition to support informed, equitable compensation decisions

Analyze compensation data to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities

Create dashboards and reports that translate complex data into clear, actionable insights

Build business cases and develop compelling narratives to proactively communicate findings to senior leadership, influence strategic decisions, and gain necessary approvals

Champion our global living wage strategy to ensure alignment with benchmarks and maintain compliance across all locations

Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure equitable pay practices across all geographies

Partner with HR Operations and the business to oversee day-to-day administration of short-term incentive programs (One Hershey Incentive Program (OHIP), Sales Incentives (OHIP-Sales and SIP), and Manufacturing Incentive Program (MIP), including ensuring accurate calculations, clear communication materials, timely payouts, and adherence to incentive guidelines

Qualification

Compensation surveysPayFactors platformData analyticsGlobal compensation experienceExcel proficiencyLiving wage knowledgeFLSA knowledgeData visualization toolsCCP certificationStakeholder managementProblem-solving skillsCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or related field

5+ years of progressive experience in compensation, with global exposure strongly preferred

Expertise in compensation surveys and PayFactors platform or similar survey warehouse

Strong analytical and storytelling skills; ability to translate data into actionable insights

Knowledge of living wage, FLSA and pay equity principles

Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills

Proficiency in Excel and data visualization tools

Preferred

CCP certification

Experience with SuccessFactors

Company

The Hershey Company

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The Hershey Company is headquartered in Hershey, Pa., and is an industry-leading snacks company with a purpose to make more moments of goodness through its iconic brands.

Founded in 1894

Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA

10001+ employees