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Compensation Programs Director

Microsoft· Compensation
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Redmond, WA$130.9k - $277.2kFull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Strategic leadership role to design and drive compensation programs at Microsoft Total Rewards, leading a team to develop, implement, and optimize compensation strategy and processes that attract and retain talent, leveraging AI to improve insights and manager/employee experience.

Responsibilities

  • Drives and oversees broad program design and adaptation for compensation programs (e.g., promotions, stock awards, base pay, recognition, in-business programs) and communicates business cases and costs to senior executives; partners with HRBP to create company-wide communication strategies.
  • Holds team accountable for analyses (e.g., job evaluations, job classifications/matching, total compensation analysis) using market data and surveys; collaborates with Finance to explain and iterate on complex financial compensation models; designs internal compensation analysis tools aligned with business needs and industry trends.
  • Acts as a company-wide expert in compensation program implementation; advises leadership on complex issues; leads or participates in key phases (e.g., annual salary planning).
  • Evaluates effectiveness and business impact of programs; oversees complex, high-risk projects; provides compensation consulting to leadership; presents solutions to executives for buy-in with HRBP.
  • Leads and coaches a team, modeling culture, empowering the team, attracting and developing talent.

Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Human Resources, Business, Data Analytics, Mathematics, or related field with 6+ years experience in compensation, data analytics, HR, finance, or related field OR Bachelor’s Degree in similar fields with 8+ years experience OR equivalent experience
  • Preferred: Master’s or Bachelor’s with 12+ or 15+ years experience respectively; 4+ years project management experience; 4+ years compensation program design experience; 3+ years people management experience

Skills

Required:Compensation designData analysis
Nice to have:Financial modelingProgram managementPeople leadership
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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