Director, Compensation

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Job Summary

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Job Summary

We are looking to add a Director, Compensation to our Austin TX Team. Axiom is seeking a strategic and operationally strong Director, Compensation to lead the development, implementation, governance, and continuous improvement of its global compensation programs. Reporting to the SVP, Total Rewards, this role will help establish a competitive, equitable, and financially sustainable compensation strategy aligned with Axiom’s business priorities and talent objectives.

As a newly independent public company, Axiom is evolving its global compensation philosophy, job architecture, salary structures, and operating processes. This leader will play a central role in building scalable frameworks that support consistent decisions across regions while recognizing local market conditions and business needs.

The Director will serve as a senior subject matter expert for broad-based compensation, partnering closely with regional Total Rewards, HR Business Partners, Finance, Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, and external compensation advisors. The role will collaborate with the executive compensation function on appropriate alignment, without owning executive compensation or equity plan administration.

Location: Onsite, Austin, Texas, USA

Reports To: Senior Vice President, Total Rewards

What a typical day looks like:

Key Responsibilities

Compensation Strategy & Program Design

· Develop and execute a global broad-based compensation strategy aligned with Axiom’s talent and business objectives.

· Establish and maintain compensation policies, governance standards, and decision frameworks that balance competitiveness, internal equity, affordability, and regional needs.

· Evaluate market practices and recommend enhancements to salary, incentive, and other cash compensation programs.

· Translate business strategy and workforce priorities into practical compensation solutions.

Global Job Architecture & Salary Structures

· Lead the design and implementation of a scalable global job architecture, including job families, career levels, grading, and role evaluation methodologies.

· Develop, evaluate, and maintain market-informed salary structures across countries and employee populations.

· Partner with regional Total Rewards and HR leaders to assess organizational alignment, role leveling, and appropriate local adaptations.

· Model financial implications of alternative compensation structures, market positioning, and implementation approaches.

Market Benchmarking & Compensation Analytics

· Oversee participation in compensation surveys, market pricing, benchmark selection, and data quality.

· Establish consistent methodologies for evaluating market competitiveness, pay positioning, compression, and internal equity.

· Deliver clear, actionable compensation analytics and recommendations to HR and business leadership.

· Partner with Finance to assess compensation costs, budgets, and potential impacts of program changes.

Annual Compensation Processes

· Lead global annual merit and salary review planning, guidelines, budgeting, administration, and post-cycle analysis.

· Partner with regional teams on promotion, off-cycle adjustment, and pay exception governance.

· Support design and administration of broad-based short-term incentive programs, as applicable.

· Improve process consistency, controls, communications, and employee and manager experience.

Regional Partnership & Governance

· Work closely with regional Total Rewards leaders to understand country-specific market practices, regulations, and business requirements.

· Create globally consistent standards while enabling compliant, market-appropriate local execution.

· Advise HR Business Partners and Talent Acquisition on complex offers, promotions, retention situations, and compensation decisions.

· Partner with Legal and HR leadership on pay transparency, pay equity, and other applicable compensation-related requirements.

Systems, Operations & Continuous Improvement

· Partner with HRIS, HR Operations, and Payroll to improve compensation data, Workday configuration, workflows, and reporting.

· Establish documentation, approval controls, and audit-ready processes for compensation decisions.

· Identify opportunities to streamline manual work and improve data accuracy, self-service, and decision support.

· Lead cross-functional compensation initiatives and manage external consulting partners and related deliverables.

Team Leadership

· Lead, coach, and develop compensation professionals, as applicable, and coordinate effectively with regional compensation resources.

· Build compensation expertise and consistent service standards across the Total Rewards organization.

· Foster a collaborative, analytical, and continuous-improvement mindset.

Leadership Scope

· Leadership of global broad-based compensation strategy, job architecture, market pricing, and salary structure initiatives.

· Ownership of enterprise compensation methodologies, governance, and annual salary planning processes.

· Cross-functional influence across regional Total Rewards, HR, Finance, and business leadership.

· Responsibility for compensation consulting engagements, project delivery, and related budgets.

Key Stakeholders

· SVP, Total Rewards and Chief People Officer

· Regional Total Rewards and Compensation Teams

· HR Business Partners and Talent Acquisition

· Finance and Business Leadership

· HRIS, HR Operations, and Payroll

· Legal and Compliance

· External Compensation Consultants and Survey Providers

The experience we are looking to add to our team:

Required

· Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or a related field.

· 10+ years of progressive compensation or total rewards experience, including significant responsibility for broad-based compensation programs.

· Demonstrated experience with job architecture, job evaluation, salary structures, and market benchmarking.

· Experience supporting compensation programs across multiple countries or regions.

· Strong financial modeling, analytical, project management, and executive communication skills.

· Ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and influence senior stakeholders.

· CCP or related compensation certification.

· Experience in a publicly traded, multinational organization.

· Experience with compensation transformation, organizational separation, or stand-up activities.

· Experience with Workday compensation functionality and major market survey providers.

· Experience in manufacturing, engineering, or technology-oriented environments.

Leadership Competencies

· Strategic thinking and business acumen

· Global compensation and market expertise

· Analytical rigor and financial acumen

· Executive communication and influence

· Cross-functional collaboration

· Change leadership and project execution

· Operational excellence and sound judgment

Success Measures

· Implementation of a clear, scalable global job architecture and competitive compensation structures.

· Consistent, timely, and well-governed annual compensation processes.

· Improved market competitiveness and internal pay alignment supported by reliable analytics.

· Effective management of compensation costs and transparent financial modeling.

· Strong partnership and adoption across regional Total Rewards and HR teams.

· Improved data quality, process efficiency, and compliance readiness.

· Successful delivery of priority compensation transformation initiatives.

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

Application Deadline:

Applications for this job position will be accepted for at least five days following the job posting start date below and continuing until the end date below or until the position is filled. This posting may close sooner due to application volume.

Job CategoryHuman Resources

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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