Senior Compensation Consultant

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships.  We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

Brown Brothers Harriman is currently recruiting a Sr. Compensation Consultant to join our Compensation Team, supporting our Global Technology organization. As a member of the global compensation team, this role supports Firmwide Compensation programs, processes, and practices, and partners closely with a variety of HR COEs, including HR Business Partners (HRBP), Talent Acquisition (TA), HR Legal, Employee Relations and Talent & Development, in the delivery of Firmwide compensation initiatives.
 

In this role, you will provide HRBPs and business leaders with compensation-related consultative guidance, analysis and support. Specific areas of focus will include supporting funding model scenarios, bonus and salary projections, planning budgets, salary and bonus compensation planning, reconciliations, administering promotion programs and new hire offers, and market pricing in global markets with delivery of market trends analysis and reporting.
 

Some of your key responsibilities include:

• Support and participate in ongoing review of compensation practices, policies, and processes.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to develop competitive compensation offers for new hires.
• Support the execution of the Total Compensation Planning cycle for the Technology organization, in partnership with HRBPs.
• Execute the compensation market survey process for assigned groups and benchmark BBH jobs and practices to external market surveys.
• Track key issues and trends in compensation, by participating in industry groups, conducting benchmarking studies, and gathering market intelligence from Recruiters.
• Analyze data from external and internal sources to support the preparation of competitive intelligence summaries and compensation strategy recommendations to business.
• Review new and existing job descriptions and level to appropriate grade in the BBH job hierarchy; ensure job leveling is compliant with Employee Relations job leveling recommended practices and Department of Labor requirements.
• Support compensation related projects such as compensation program design and implementation, external benchmarking studies, functional promotion review, and development of compensation communications

Desired Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years compensation experience; CCP certification (in process or achieved) required; experience within financial services industry a plus
• Strong knowledge of compensation best practices; experience with Pay Equity Analysis principles and methodology desired
• Experience working with McLagan, Radford and Korn Ferry surveys and databases a plus
• Knowledge of Job Architecture Framework development or project execution a plus
• Excellent Excel, PowerPoint and Access skills
• Experience with Workday & People fluent

Desired Competencies:

• Strong analytical, project management and process management skills
• Ability to manage multiple, high priority tasks and adjust to shifting priorities, while meeting deadlines
• Excellent organizational and follow up skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and interact with all levels of management in a professional and positive manner.
• Strong, interpersonal, communication and presentation skills

This role can be based in either our New York or Boston locations and will be a hybrid role, with three days per week in-office

Salary Range

$135k-$160k base salary + annual bonus target

BBH’s compensation program includes base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit-sharing. The anticipated base salary range(s) shown above are only for the indicated location(s) and may differ in other locations due to cost of living and labor considerations. Base salaries may vary based on factors such as skill, experience and qualification for the role. BBH's total rewards package recognizes your contributions with more than just a paycheck—providing you with benefits that enhance your experience at BBH from long-term savings, healthcare, and income protection to professional development opportunities and time off, our programs support your overall well-being. 

We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

About BBH:

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.

We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another. 

We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation.  As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under federal, state or local law.