Compensation & Total Rewards Lead
Location: Preferred Boston, MA or New York, NY | Open to Remote Candidates Employment Type: Contract Duration: Through End of Year Schedule: Standard business hours with flexibility
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Compensation & Total Rewards Lead to support a large-scale market benchmarking and internal compensation review initiative focused primarily on the United States and Canada. This role will play a critical part in evaluating salary structures, total rewards programs, and compensation alignment to ensure competitiveness, internal equity, and market accuracy across actuarial consulting populations.
The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in compensation analysis, benchmarking, and total rewards strategy within actuarial, insurance, consulting, or professional services environments. This position requires someone who is highly analytical, detail-oriented, collaborative, and comfortable working independently while handling sensitive and confidential compensation data.
This is an excellent opportunity for a compensation professional who enjoys data-driven decision making, market analysis, and partnering with leadership to develop actionable compensation recommendations.
Key Responsibilities
Market Benchmarking & Compensation Research
- Conduct comprehensive salary, bonus, and total rewards benchmarking analysis across actuarial consulting markets including Life, P&C, and Health
- Identify appropriate peer groups, compensation surveys, and benchmarking sources
- Analyze compensation trends tied to actuarial credentials, exam progression, years of experience, and specialization areas
- Evaluate market competitiveness and compensation positioning across multiple practices and levels
Salary Framework Development
- Develop structured compensation ranges and salary guidelines based on:
- Practice area
- Job family
- Experience level
- Actuarial credential progression (ASA, FSA, exams, etc.)
- Support development of compensation frameworks and total compensation positioning strategies
- Assist in creating scalable compensation structures aligned with business objectives
Internal Compensation & Equity Analysis
- Review and analyze current compensation data across teams, roles, and geographies
- Assess internal equity, pay progression, and alignment with market benchmarks
- Identify outliers, compensation compression, and inconsistencies that may require adjustment
- Partner with HR leadership to prioritize recommendations based on business impact, budget, and risk considerations
Total Rewards Evaluation
- Review broader rewards offerings including benefits, incentive structures, and exam support programs
- Recommend enhancements to improve competitiveness, retention, and employee experience
- Support ongoing compensation and rewards initiatives across the organization
Reporting & Stakeholder Collaboration
- Present findings and recommendations to HR leadership and senior stakeholders
- Develop dashboards, compensation bands, reports, and executive-level presentations
- Create documentation and tools to support ongoing compensation management and decision-making
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in compensation, total rewards, HR analytics, finance, or related HR functions
- Strong compensation-focused background with experience in market benchmarking and compensation analysis
- Experience supporting actuarial, insurance, consulting, or professional services environments required
- Familiarity with actuarial career paths and credential structures including ASA, FSA, and actuarial exam progression
- Advanced Excel skills required, including:
- Pivot tables
- Modeling
- Large data set analysis
- Compensation reporting and analysis
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint and presentation development
- Experience evaluating compensation outliers, internal equity, and salary alignment
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
- Ability to work independently and manage confidential information with professionalism and discretion
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with compensation survey data and benchmarking tools
- Background supporting compensation strategy or total rewards initiatives within consulting or actuarial organizations
- Experience creating compensation frameworks, salary bands, or total rewards recommendations
- Experience presenting compensation findings and recommendations to senior leadership
Work Environment
- Collaborative and professional team environment
- Flexible work schedule with preference for candidates located near Boston or New York offices
- Remote candidates will also be considered
- Opportunity to support strategic compensation and total rewards initiatives within a highly analytical and business-focused environment
Interview Process
- Two interview rounds with leadership team members
- Ideal start date: ASAP
Compensation & Total Rewards Lead
Location: Preferred Boston, MA or New York, NY | Open to Remote Candidates Employment Type: Contract Duration: Through End of Year Schedule: Standard business hours with flexibility
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Compensation & Total Rewards Lead to support a large-scale market benchmarking and internal compensation review initiative focused primarily on the United States and Canada. This role will play a critical part in evaluating salary structures, total rewards programs, and compensation alignment to ensure competitiveness, internal equity, and market accuracy across actuarial consulting populations.
The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in compensation analysis, benchmarking, and total rewards strategy within actuarial, insurance, consulting, or professional services environments. This position requires someone who is highly analytical, detail-oriented, collaborative, and comfortable working independently while handling sensitive and confidential compensation data.
This is an excellent opportunity for a compensation professional who enjoys data-driven decision making, market analysis, and partnering with leadership to develop actionable compensation recommendations.
Key Responsibilities
Market Benchmarking & Compensation Research
- Conduct comprehensive salary, bonus, and total rewards benchmarking analysis across actuarial consulting markets including Life, P&C, and Health
- Identify appropriate peer groups, compensation surveys, and benchmarking sources
- Analyze compensation trends tied to actuarial credentials, exam progression, years of experience, and specialization areas
- Evaluate market competitiveness and compensation positioning across multiple practices and levels
Salary Framework Development
- Develop structured compensation ranges and salary guidelines based on:
- Practice area
- Job family
- Experience level
- Actuarial credential progression (ASA, FSA, exams, etc.)
- Support development of compensation frameworks and total compensation positioning strategies
- Assist in creating scalable compensation structures aligned with business objectives
Internal Compensation & Equity Analysis
- Review and analyze current compensation data across teams, roles, and geographies
- Assess internal equity, pay progression, and alignment with market benchmarks
- Identify outliers, compensation compression, and inconsistencies that may require adjustment
- Partner with HR leadership to prioritize recommendations based on business impact, budget, and risk considerations
Total Rewards Evaluation
- Review broader rewards offerings including benefits, incentive structures, and exam support programs
- Recommend enhancements to improve competitiveness, retention, and employee experience
- Support ongoing compensation and rewards initiatives across the organization
Reporting & Stakeholder Collaboration
- Present findings and recommendations to HR leadership and senior stakeholders
- Develop dashboards, compensation bands, reports, and executive-level presentations
- Create documentation and tools to support ongoing compensation management and decision-making
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in compensation, total rewards, HR analytics, finance, or related HR functions
- Strong compensation-focused background with experience in market benchmarking and compensation analysis
- Experience supporting actuarial, insurance, consulting, or professional services environments required
- Familiarity with actuarial career paths and credential structures including ASA, FSA, and actuarial exam progression
- Advanced Excel skills required, including:
- Pivot tables
- Modeling
- Large data set analysis
- Compensation reporting and analysis
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint and presentation development
- Experience evaluating compensation outliers, internal equity, and salary alignment
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
- Ability to work independently and manage confidential information with professionalism and discretion
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with compensation survey data and benchmarking tools
- Background supporting compensation strategy or total rewards initiatives within consulting or actuarial organizations
- Experience creating compensation frameworks, salary bands, or total rewards recommendations
- Experience presenting compensation findings and recommendations to senior leadership
Work Environment
- Collaborative and professional team environment
- Flexible work schedule with preference for candidates located near Boston or New York offices
- Remote candidates will also be considered
- Opportunity to support strategic compensation and total rewards initiatives within a highly analytical and business-focused environment
Interview Process
- Two interview rounds with leadership team members
- Ideal start date: ASAP
