Compensation Manager

Job description

The Compensation Manager will play a critical role in leading and providing consultative compensation guidance, supporting select compensation and benefits programs, conducting ad-hoc and structured analytics, supporting wellbeing initiatives across the Greater China region. This role will ensure compliance with laws, pay equity requirements, and internal policies. This role requires strong analytical capability, stakeholder management and the ability to interface directly with business leaders as required, and expertise in compensation planning and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

Compensation Consulting, Market Pricing & Pay Equity

• Serve as a trusted compensation advisor to HR Business
• Partners and business leaders by providing market-based guidance, pay recommendations, and decision support aligned with compensation philosophy and regional practices
• Partner with leaders to evaluate compensation decisions related to hiring, promotions, internal movements, retention, and exceptions, ensuring alignment with internal equity, market positioning, and budget guidelines
• Drive incentive standardization for Greater China region, with plans to extend frameworks and best practices across APAC Lead annual and off-cycle compensation processes, including salary budget planning and salary structure adjustments by providing consultative guidance, approval support, and pay differentiation insights
• Respond to ad-hoc compensation and market analysis requests, translating complex data into clear, leader-ready insights and recommendations
• Ensure consistent interpretation and application of compensation policies, guidelines, and governance standards in partnership with HRBPs and regional stakeholders University Relations Support - Maintain and update university salary guidelines with accurate market references

Benefits

• Lead wellbeing activities throughout the year and promote wellbeing benefits and initiatives
• Manage the Honeywell Wellbeing Hub calendar and coordinate sessions as required

HR Systems & Process Support

• Participate in UAT/UAM activities for the new HCM platform
• Support in compensation related system clean-up and other activities as required Stakeholder Engagement Regularly engage with HR Business Partners, Legal, GDA, HRS Global Compensation teams, Data Privacy, Talent Acquisition, Procurement, University Relations, Benefits Delivery teams, and external vendors as relevant

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; Master’s degree is a plus. 7+ years of experience in HR, Compensation & Benefits, or a related field
• Strong analytical, data management, and communication skills
• Proficiency in HR systems and advanced Excel
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills Leverage an extensive market network to access timely and relevant insights.

Experience in an international matrix company is an added advantage

Key Competencies

Compensation Consulting & Business Partnership Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving Stakeholder Engagement, Vendor & Project Management Attention to Detail Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment