Senior Compensation Manager

Job Description

About the Role

Title: Senior Compensation Manager

Location: Bridgewater United States

Job Description:

The Company at a Glance

Brother is a leading provider of home and office equipment, sewing and crafting products, and industrial solutions. With a legacy spanning over 115 years, our brand is renowned for producing award-winning printers, sewing machines, P-touch labelers, and more.

Brother International Corporation (BIC) was established in 1954, marking over 70 years of operations in the United States. Our Americas headquarters is located in Bridgewater, New Jersey. BIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brother Industries Limited (BIL), which was founded in 1908 in Nagoya, Japan, and operates in more than 30 countries worldwide. Brother’s Americas presence includes subsidiaries in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Peru.

Why Work at Brother?

Brother has consistently been recognized as a best place to work, reflecting our commitment to fostering a workplace culture aligned with our core values of being inclusive, collaborative, customer centric, and socially responsible. We value work-life balance and flexibility, and as a result have introduced policies such as our hybrid office schedule, casual dress code, and flexible Fridays, which allow us to wrap up meetings for dedicated focus time or to start our weekends sooner, year-round. Our commitment to employee growth and development is demonstrated through our offering of facilitated courses and certificate programs and our investment in resources that enable self-paced learning.

The Senior Compensation Manager leads the design, management, and administration of comprehensive compensation programs for Brother USA, while providing consultative support to the Americas subsidiaries. This role leads all aspects of salary structures, bonuses, and merit increases, conducts market benchmarking, and ensures alignment with business goals and market practices. Key priorities include developing innovative policies, and providing subject-matter guidance on pay equity, job evaluations, and executive compensation. Additionally, the role drives organizational initiatives such as integrating compensation systems, improving analytics, and optimizing processes to attract, retain, and engage top talent while maintaining regulatory adherence and organizational equity.

What you’ll do

Compensation Plan Management

Lead the design, execution, and administration of compensation programs, including multi-tier salary structures, variable incentive plans, and executive compensation packages.

Establish external compensation equity and assess market attractiveness by defining the labor market, identifying benchmark jobs, selecting competitor organizations, analyze pay surveys, and related data to determine the market pricing and develop strategic frameworks for pay alignment across diverse roles and geographies.

Architect and maintain dynamic pay structures, recommending structural realignments based on market shifts, organizational changes, and future workforce needs.

Establish internal job equity by comparing non-benchmark to benchmark jobs along with company wide internal leveling; collaborate to develop appropriate salary levels for new positions.

Maintain pay decision-making guidelines by writing and updating pay policies and procedures.

Compensation Strategy

Craft and roll out new and revised compensation programs and corollary documentation to meet the companies’ objectives and industry leading practices.

Assess the value of existing compensation policies, guidelines and procedures recommending plan revision as well as new plans that are cost-effective and consistent with compensation trends and corporate objectives; coordinatea implementation and provide guidance accordingly.

Lead total rewards strategy and programs that improve the Company’s ability to support and engage our employees, and adhere to company guidelines and applicable government regulations by analyzing and identifying compensation trends.

Develop initiatives to improve compensation processes through automation, data integration, and the deployment of analytics.

Formulate long-term objectives for compensation programs, such as strategic talent retention initiatives, and global considerations for an Americas workforce.

Compensation Plan Compliance

Ensure organizational consideration of merit-raise and incentive guidelines by comparing recommended pay raises and incentives with budget; communicating supervisors in the event of variances.

Provide advice to corporate staff on pay decisions, policy and guideline interpretation, and job evaluation, including the design of creative solutions to specific compensation-related programs. Counsel employees on compensation questions and issues.

Work with colleagues to understand FLSA designations for various roles in compliance with federal and state regulations.

About our ideal candidate

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in HR, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field

Experience

8+ years of demonstrated experience being progressively responsible for broad-based compensation including salary planning, market pricing, range development, incetive plan administration and design (including sales plans)

3+ years leading people or teams – Preferred

2+ years working with compensation systems and HRIS – Preferred

Licenses & Certifications

Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) – Preferred

Professional Human Resources (PHR or SHRM-CP) – Preferred

Other Skills, Knowledge, & Abilities

Strong analytical skills and critical thinker able to define and solve complex problems quickly

Knowledge of relevant government laws and regulations related to compensation programs (e.g., FLSA, Equal Pay Act, Title VII, ADA, etc.)

Demonstrated ability to team with other departments and subject-matter experts to deliver collaborative and successful outcomes on complicated issues. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with business and technical stakeholders at all levels, including executive management

Clear, concise, professional and effective verbal and written communication skills, including the demonstrated ability to prepare and deliver presentations in formal and informal settings

Strong business orientation and the ability to understand business issues and their interrelationship with compensation

PayFactors Survey tool – Preferred

HRIS Compensation Modules (using Workday today; implementing Ceridian Dayforce in Fall 2025) – Preferred

Additional details for this role

This role will be a hybrid role. Subject to business needs, employees may work remotely up to two days per week. Assigned office days will be determined by managers. #LI-Hybrid

The annual salary (or hiring) range for this position is $150,000 – $160,000 per year

Starting salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, location, and alignment with market data.

This position is eligible to participate in the relevant Brother variable pay incentive plan(s). Applicable bonus awards are discretionary and contingent upon 1) achievement of your individual objectives and 2) Brother achieving its corporate and business-level objectives

Benefits include, but are not limited to, healthcare and wellness coverage, life and disability insurance, 401K, tuition reimbursement, and Paid Time Off.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package with diverse plan options to meet your family’s needs, including health, vision, and dental insurance-all effective from day one of employment. Under our 401(k) retirement savings plan, we match up to 100% of the first 4% of employee contributions, with employer matches vesting immediately. Additionally, we offer an educational assistance program that reimburses up to 100% of tuition, lab fees, textbooks, and other related expenses for qualifying programs.

Our Mission, Vision, & Culture

Our mission is to live our “at your side” promise to simplify and enrich the lives of our customers, employees, and communities. We aim to be where people and technology meet, providing products and solutions that enhance how people live, work, and create. We look to our strategic culture drivers – accountability, authenticity, boldness, and excellence – to enable us to consistently deliver on our vision, mission, and shared values. These drivers help us shape a culture that empowers the business to succeed. To learn more about our culture drivers and company culture, visit: https://careers.brother-usa.com/ourculture

About Where We Work

Brother’s corporate headquarters for the Americas is in Bridgewater, NJ, across from the Bridgewater Commons Mall. This location houses key corporate functions, including HR, legal, finance, IT, and supply chain, and a significant presence of our business unit leadership and marketing teams. Our manufacturing and distribution facility in Bartlett, TN spans an impressive 1.5 million square feet – equivalent to 26 football fields – and is located on Brother Boulevard. In addition to the distribution center operations team, this facility hosts several other departments, including our customer service group. Brother also has employees based in other locations, such as Westminster, CO, where many of our marketing and product engineering team members from the mobile solutions division operate, as well as our distribution centers in Richmond, VA and Perris, CA. Additionally, our outside sales teams work remotely within their territories, staying geographically close to the accounts they support to ensure they are always “at your side” for our customers.

Brother International Corporation (“Brother”) is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or make employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state or federal laws. If you require any physical or other assistance in completing this application or any other aspect of the application or interview process, a reasonable accommodation will be made upon request.