Manager, Compensation

Job Description:

About the Role

We are looking for a seasoned Compensation Manager to lead and contribute to the design, implementation, and administration of our global compensation programs. You will be both strategic and hands-on: you will be a player/coach, directly managing critical compensation processes while also mentoring and guiding more junior team members. Reporting to the Director of Compensation, you will act as a subject matter expert on compensation structures, policies, and processes, with particular responsibility for supporting the EMEA region and global newsroom business. You'll partner closely with senior executives, HR Business Partners, and COEs, ensuring our pay programs remain competitive, equitable, and aligned with business strategy. Experience working with Compensation in unionized or Workers Council environments is strongly preferred. You will be based in our New York City office.

You Will:

• Lead the design, implementation, and administration of compensation programs across assigned regions and business units, with emphasis on newsroom functions.
• Act as a player/coach: directly manage compensation processes while mentoring and supporting regional compensation staff.
• Provide thoughtful recommendations for pay decisions (new hires, promotions, adjustments), ensuring consistency with internal policies, external competitiveness, and pay equity.
• Conduct ongoing job evaluation, job architecture alignment, and market pricing for global positions, ensuring structure integrity in Workday.
• Partner with business leaders and HRBPs to educate managers on compensation philosophy, programs, and decisions.
• Deliver data-driven insights by analyzing global pay practices, identifying trends, and highlighting risks or opportunities.
• Manage participation in market surveys and maintain external benchmarking capabilities.
• Act as a trusted advisor on compensation matters for senior newsroom leaders, ensuring business needs are balanced with regulatory, equity, and market considerations.

You Have:

• 7+ years of relevant compensation experience with at least 2 years in a managerial or player/coach capacity.
• Strong understanding of Total Rewards and how compensation integrates with Talent, HRBP, and Organizational Development functions.
• Demonstrated success advising senior executives and influencing compensation outcomes in complex, nuanced environments.
• Experience working with compensation in countries with Workers Councils or Collective Bargaining Agreements; familiarity with newsroom or media businesses is highly desirable.
• In-depth knowledge of annual salary and bonus cycles, including corporate bonus structures and sales incentives.
• Strong analytical and modeling skills with advanced Excel/Google Sheets capabilities.
• Familiarity with compensation tools (e.g., MarketPay, Radford, Workday).
• Knowledge of U.S. and international pay practices, including EU/UK pay transparency legislation.
• Excellent judgment, ability to handle confidential data with integrity, and proven experience making balanced, risk-aware recommendations.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
• Education Benefits
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Family Care Benefits
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - People

Job Category:

Human Resources

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $130,000 - $150,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..