Senior Compensation Consultant Data Center Operations

Senior Compensation Consultant – Data Center & Critical Operations

We are seeking an experienced Senior Compensation Consultant to assist with the development of compensation infrastructure and serve as a strategic advisor on best practices for our global data center and critical operations workforce. In this individual contributor role, you will work directly with HR partners and business leaders to help develop our data center compensation philosophy and translate it into actionable programs, ensuring our pay practices remain competitive, equitable, and aligned with our ambitious growth plans.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and implement robust compensation infrastructure for data center and critical operations roles globally including input into pay architecture.
• Design and maintain scalable compensation programs that attract and retain top data center talent, balancing consistency with local market requirements.
• Assist with benchmarking and market pricing initiatives for a variety of data center and mission-critical roles.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on market best practices, advising on competitive trends, regulatory challenges, and pay equity for technical and hourly operational workforces.
• Lead the governance of the Data Center job architecture by working with the business to define or adjust jobs as business evolves.
• Partner and collaborate closely with HR, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders to align compensation strategies with workforce planning and business objectives.
• Build effective, trusted relationships with stakeholders quickly, leveraging strong collaboration and communication skills to influence, problem-solve, and deliver results.
• Lead and manage compensation-related projects and programs, ensuring timely and successful delivery of key initiatives across global data center and critical operations functions.
• Educate and advise HR partners and hiring managers on data center compensation frameworks and infrastructure.
• Clearly and concisely communicate complex compensation concepts by distilling them into actionable, relevant insights for a variety of audiences.
• Encourage adoption of new compensation practices and help stakeholders navigate change.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive compensation experience, with meaningful exposure to data center, critical operations, or similar technical operational environments.
• Demonstrated success in building compensation frameworks and pay infrastructure from the ground up in an operationally focused, global, or high-growth company.
• Understanding of the unique work environments, talent competition, critical staffing needs, and shift structures in data centers or related industries.
• Strong expertise in market pricing, job evaluation, pay equity, and the unique aspects of technical and hourly/shift-based compensation.
• Comfortable in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, and adept at managing multiple priorities.
• Outstanding collaboration and communication skills, with a proven ability to partner cross-functionally and establish credibility and trust quickly with senior stakeholders.
• Exceptional ability to simplify complex compensation topics and distill key concepts for non-expert audiences.
• Demonstrate intellectual curiosity and a consultative, solutions-driven approach, with an emphasis on attentive listening and understanding partner perspectives.
• Experience managing multiple complex projects independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Finance, or related field; advanced degree or CCP preferred.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Recent experience implementing job architecture projects or designing pay structures.
• Compensation infrastructure design experience specific to large-scale data centers or critical facilities.
• CCP, GRP, or similar compensation certification.
• Experience leveraging advanced compensation analytics and major HR technology platforms.
• Exposure to regulatory/pay compliance for operational roles across multiple geographies.

Key skills/competency

• Compensation Consulting
• Data Center Operations
• HR Infrastructure
• Market Pricing
• Job Architecture
• Pay Equity
• Global Compensation
• Talent Retention
• Project Management
• Stakeholder Management