Director, Compensation
UTA Ventures is the venture division of United Talent Agency.
About UTA Ventures
UTA Ventures seeks out, builds, and accelerates innovative businesses that change how people live, work, and play. It operates at the intersection of entertainment, commerce, and technology, partnering with talent to build companies, extend brand platforms, and expand into new categories. The division also invests in growing startups, including businesses in the creator economy, frontier technology, and the future of entertainment.
Skills
Candidate Availability
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About the Role
Lead the design, implementation, and management of global compensation programs, owning the annual compensation cycle and partnering with HR, Finance, and senior leadership on pay-for-performance strategies. Build frameworks for job architecture, salary structures, and incentive programs; analyze market data; advise on pay equity and total rewards strategy; and support the overall compensation function.
Requirements
- 10+ years of compensation experience, including 5+ years of direct management and leading project teams
- Prior consulting experience is a plus
- Strong analytical, modeling, and data-driven skills, with HCM experience; Workday preferred
- Experience with Workday Advanced Compensation and survey aggregators such as CompAnalyst is a plus
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Finance, Business, or a related field; CCP or advanced degree preferred
- Deep expertise in base and variable compensation, including large-scale merit and bonus cycles
- Experience designing and rolling out compensation programs, job architectures, and salary structures
- Experience with market benchmarking, pay equity, and incentive program design
- Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills
- Broad project management and process optimization skills
- Understanding of financial implications and budget impact of compensation programs
- Initiative and a solution-oriented mindset
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day compensation operations across diverse business units, including market pricing, role leveling, career ladder development, and FLSA compliance reviews
- Direct the annual merit and bonus planning process, including timeline development, system configuration, communications, and analysis of outcomes
- Conduct ongoing market intelligence and industry benchmarking to ensure pay competitiveness and inform program enhancements
- Apply compensation philosophy and principles to design, implement, and maintain key compensation programs
- Collaborate with senior leadership and the People Team to develop, pilot, and implement innovative compensation programs
- Lead or support cross-People Team initiatives and projects aligned with broader People and business strategies
- Partner with People Systems and Data Management teams on compensation systems development, implementation, and maintenance
- Work with stakeholders across People, Legal, Finance, and business leadership to improve compensation processes
- Support the SVP of Total Rewards, People Systems and HR Operations in shaping the compensation function, including team development
Benefits
- Access to the tools, leadership, and resources needed to create and drive a center of excellence
- Opportunity to do the best work of your career
- Inclusive and diverse company culture
- Competitive programs to support well-being
- Collaborative environment with room to grow