Advise clients on compensation strategy, pay structures, job architecture, incentives, and total rewards programs. Analyze market and workforce data, develop salary ranges and recommendations, review governance practices, and prepare client presentations. Manage rewards consulting workstreams, oversee planning and delivery, resolve issues, and coach team members while ensuring quality and timelines.
The Opportunity
As a Workforce Solutions - Rewards - Compensation Consultant- Manager you will advise clients on compensation strategy, job architecture, pay structures, and incentive programs within our Advisory practice, drawing on your knowledge of workforce consulting and rewards and benefits to help shape solutions that support talent and business goals. As a Manager you will lead client workstreams, guide team members through complex compensation engagements, and bring sound judgment to planning, execution, and review while maintaining quality and timelines. In this role at PwC, you will help analyze client needs, develop compensation recommendations, and present clear, practical insights that support equitable and market-informed reward programs.
Responsibilities
- Advising clients on compensation strategy, pay structures, and total rewards programs aligned to workforce and business goals
- Analyzing compensation, benefits, and market data to inform pay design, incentive plans, and reward program recommendations
- Developing job architecture, career frameworks, and salary ranges that support internal equity and external competitiveness
- Managing client workstreams across planning, budgeting, delivery, and reporting for rewards-related engagements
- Reviewing pay policies, incentive programs, and benefits practices for consistency with regulatory and governance requirements
- Preparing compensation benchmarking analyses, executive summaries, and client-ready presentations
- Guiding team members through project tasks, review cycles, and issue resolution across multiple deliverables
- Identifying opportunities to improve reward program design, process efficiency, and data driven decision-making
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 5 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Accounting, Actuarial Science, Analytics/Data Science, Business Administration/Management, Computer Science/Information Systems, Economics, Finance, Financial Mathematics/Quantitative Finance, Government/Public Policy, Health Administration/Public Health, Human Resources/Industrial Relations, Law/Legal Studies, Mathematics/Statistics, Organizational Management/Behavior, Risk Management/Insurance, Science, Taxation, Other
- Demonstrating compensation consulting experience across rewards programs
- Developing compensation structures, incentives, and job architecture
- Utilizing workforce analytics and market benchmarking in client settings
- Leading client deliverables and coaching junior team members
- Applying rewards technology and data tools to support delivery
The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
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As a Workforce Solutions - Rewards - Compensation Consultant- Manager you will advise clients on compensation strategy, job architecture, pay structures, and incentive programs within our Advisory practice, drawing on your knowledge of workforce consulting and rewards and benefits to help shape solutions that support talent and business goals. As a Manager you will lead client workstreams, guide team members through complex compensation engagements, and bring sound judgment to planning, execution, and review while maintaining quality and timelines. In this role at PwC, you will help analyze client needs, develop compensation recommendations, and present clear, practical insights that support equitable and market-informed reward programs.
Responsibilities
- Advising clients on compensation strategy, pay structures, and total rewards programs aligned to workforce and business goals
- Analyzing compensation, benefits, and market data to inform pay design, incentive plans, and reward program recommendations
- Developing job architecture, career frameworks, and salary ranges that support internal equity and external competitiveness
- Managing client workstreams across planning, budgeting, delivery, and reporting for rewards-related engagements
- Reviewing pay policies, incentive programs, and benefits practices for consistency with regulatory and governance requirements
- Preparing compensation benchmarking analyses, executive summaries, and client-ready presentations
- Guiding team members through project tasks, review cycles, and issue resolution across multiple deliverables
- Identifying opportunities to improve reward program design, process efficiency, and data driven decision-making
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 5 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Accounting, Actuarial Science, Analytics/Data Science, Business Administration/Management, Computer Science/Information Systems, Economics, Finance, Financial Mathematics/Quantitative Finance, Government/Public Policy, Health Administration/Public Health, Human Resources/Industrial Relations, Law/Legal Studies, Mathematics/Statistics, Organizational Management/Behavior, Risk Management/Insurance, Science, Taxation, Other
- Demonstrating compensation consulting experience across rewards programs
- Developing compensation structures, incentives, and job architecture
- Utilizing workforce analytics and market benchmarking in client settings
- Leading client deliverables and coaching junior team members
- Applying rewards technology and data tools to support delivery
The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
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