What are the responsibilities and job description for the Compensation Specialist position at Dimensional Fund Advisors?
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Job Description:
At Dimensional, we want to change the way the world thinks about investing. As a leading global investment firm, we offer systematic, value-added investment solutions based on robust science and thoughtful implementation. Our global team includes hundreds of passionate people with diverse experiences, education, strengths, and talents. Every employee plays a role in delivering these experiences, and we know we can achieve the most when we work as a team to endeavor to help improve investors’ lives.
Dimensional's Human Resources department drives organizational success by recruiting and cultivating a high-performing, highly engaged workforce. HR serves as a strategic commercial partner across all departments to drive business results.
We are seeking an analytical, consultative compensation professional to join our team. This person will play a key role in designing, analyzing, and supporting compensation programs to attract, retain, and motivate top talent while ensuring alignment with organizational goals, market competitiveness, and regulatory compliance.
The ideal candidate will be data-driven, intellectually curious, and a self-starter who is passionate about Total Rewards and making an impact. This is an exciting opportunity to broaden your Rewards expertise and work on unique and varied compensation projects within a growing function.
Key Responsibilities:
Compensation Strategy & Analysis:
- Support the development and implementation of competitive compensation strategies tailored to Dimensional’s organizational needs.
- Conduct market benchmarking, analyze compensation surveys, and provide data-driven insights to inform pay structures, incentive plans, and thoughtful pay decisions.
- Monitor industry trends and regulatory changes to ensure compensation practices remain compliant and competitive.
Plan Administration:
- Assist in managing and administering base salary structures and short- and long-term incentive programs for a diverse set of roles across the enterprise.
- Evaluate and recommend modifications to incentive plans to drive performance and align with business objectives.
- Ensure effective administration of compensation policies, practices, and processes.
Compliance & Reporting:
- Ensure adherence to all relevant regulatory requirements and other industry-specific guidelines.
- Support pay equity analyses and compliance with internal governance and external reporting standards.
- Contribute to annual compensation review process, ensuring thoughtful outcomes and alignment with budgetary constraints.
Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
- Experience: 3-5 years of experience in compensation consulting or corporate compensation, preferably within the asset management or financial services industry.
- Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI, MarketPay) and HRIS systems (e.g., Workday).
- Strong knowledge of compensation principles, job evaluation methodologies, and incentive plan design.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with sales and incentive compensation a plus.
- Knowledge of global compensation practices and considerations.
- Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.
Dimensional offers a variety of programs to help take care of you, your family, and your career, including comprehensive benefits, educational initiatives, and special celebrations of our history, culture, and growth.
It is the policy of the Company to provide equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. The Company recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, religious practice, creed, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), caregiver status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender identity, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, familial status, domestic partnership status, military or veteran status or service, unemployment status, citizenship status or alienage, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic violence, status as a victim of stalking, status as a victim of sex offenses, genetic information, political activities or recreational activities, arrest or conviction record, salary history, natural hairstyle or any other status protected by applicable law except as otherwise required or permitted by law or regulation applicable to the Company or its affiliates.
