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Job Description

As the Senior Compensation Manager, your role entails overseeing the implementation, administration, and maintenance of our compensation programs. You'll collaborate with key partners, providing guidance on pay decisions, policy interpretation, and job evaluations. Leading the year-end bonus and salary increase processes will be among your responsibilities. Additionally, you may undertake special compensation projects to support specific tactical and strategic business initiatives.

About the Role

The compensation team at The New York Times oversees all aspects of employee compensation, including salary, bonuses, and benefits. We play a critical role in attracting, retaining, and rewarding top talent at The New York Times.

You will report to the Vice President, Compensation and Global Mobility. This role is based in New York.

Responsibilities:

• Provide consultation and guidance on the compensation policies and programs to the HR Business Partners and assigned client groups.

• Work with Business Partners to ensure compensation practices are followed and decisions are fair, equitable, and well documented

• Participate in the annual market pricing, salary survey participation, benchmarking and evaluation of jobs to ensure internal equity and external competitiveness

• Provide compensation recommendations for new hires and promotions working with the HR Business Partners, Recruiters, and senior leadership

• Lead the year-end compensation programs which encompass merit, annual cash incentives, and equity grants

• Prepare communications and deliver training workshops to educate managers (and employees) on compensation practices

• Monitor federal, state and local compensation laws and regulations to ensure compliance

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business, human resources, or related field

• 5+ years of relevant compensation expertise

• 5+ years technical proficiency working with Microsoft suite of applications including Excel, Powerpoint, etc

Preferred Qualifications:

• You are knowledgeable about regulations and legislation impacting compensation decisions

• Experience with Workday

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) certification or working towards certification

The annual base pay range for this role is between $155,000.00 and $165,000.00.

The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.

The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com . Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

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