MKS Instruments is a very dynamic technology solutions company in the Semiconductor, Industrial, Life and Health Sciences and Research and Defense markets. We have aspirations of growing from nearly $4B to $10B in the next 5 years. Due to internal succession and promotions, we have a Sr Mgr Global Compensation role open. We have a well-respected, strong HR team along with many prior HR investments have been made with Workday already implemented and a global payroll project underway. Looking for strong a Comp talent in the Boston area willing to commute to Andover 3 days a week in a hybrid work arrangement and to grow their career within MKS Instruments!
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A Day in Your Life at MKS:
This role will provide support for existing global compensation programs, along with new opportunities to design and implement the resources for effective harmonization and administration of global compensation programs. Working closely with Regional C&B leaders and HR Business Partners, this role will lead the assessment of labor market trends, competitive practices and benchmarking to then present findings and recommendations to leadership. This role will require project leadership for owning global compensation processes and resources, involved with M&A integrations and other business initiatives. This is both a strategic and hands-on role for someone who is a strong problem-solver, has exceptional project leadership, agility with detailed financial analysis and an innate continuous improvement mindset.
*This position can be a hybrid role of some remote (M & F) and onsite days (Tu - Th) each week once initial onboarding is completed. The role must be based within commuting distance to MKS Corporate HQ in Andover, MA.
You Will Make an Impact By:
Design and implement compensation programs, policies and procedures that are compelling, competitive, harmonized, well-communicated, locally compliant and equitable.
Leadership for the global management of the Workday Advanced compensation tools and global process owner for global compensation planning including annual bonus payouts.
Key owner and leader for the management and continuous improvement of the MKS job architecture including country salary grades and global pay ranges. Includes ongoing management of global job catalog.
Conduct robust and meaningful analysis for management to use in making decisions related to compensation programs.
Manage global survey participation and submission, monitor and evaluate benchmark data, trend information and economic projections related to similar jobs in comparable industries and recommend changes as appropriate to maintain a competitive market position and internal equity.
Create and maintain policies and proactive procedures to ensure global compliance and the achievement of equitable and competitive employee compensation.
Responsible for creating and delivering effective communications regarding compensation programs and offerings; including compensation guidelines/toolkits and training materials for HRBPs and People managers.
Participate in other Compensation, HR and business projects including integrations of M&A, as needed.
Skills you Bring:
Bachelor’s degree with Finance, Accounting, Economics and/or Mathematics preferred emphasis
Minimum of 8 years of global compensation experience
Demonstrated experience providing strategic direction, planning, and requirements to execute the design, implementation, communication, and administration of the company's global compensation programs.
Critical thinking skills with the ability to research and analyze data drawn from multiple sources to find problems and make effective recommendations and influence decisions
Ability to translate the technical nature of compensation for clear stakeholder understanding.
Preferred Skills:
Demonstrated experience with Workday is preferred.