MFS  Investment Management

Compensation Consultant

MFS Investment Management$88K — $126K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related area.
  • 5-6 years of experience in compensation or related analytical discipline.
  • Strong understanding of compensation principles including market pricing and job evaluation.
  • Proficient in Excel with advanced skills in compensation analysis.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities independently with limited supervision.
  • Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Detail-oriented with excellent organization and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary intake point for compensation requests, ensuring timely response and resolution.
  • Provide consultation and recommendations on compensation matters, including job matching and offers.
  • Conduct compensation analyses using internal data and market benchmarks to support decision-making.
  • Prepare analyses and recommendations for Compensation leadership and Senior Consultants.
  • Partner with HR Business Partners and managers to address compensation-related inquiries.
  • Administer and support compensation programs and ensure adherence to guidelines.
  • Identify opportunities to improve compensation processes and workflows.

Benefits

  • 15% contribution to your retirement account separate from the 401(k).
  • Education Assistance including $100 monthly up to $10,000 lifetime maximum for loan payments and $8,000 annually for tuition reimbursement.
  • Access to discounted tutors and college coaches.
  • Generous time off including fully paid parental and caregiver leaves.
  • Choice of medical and dental plans with an employer contribution to the Health Savings Account.
  • Tax deferred commuter benefits and flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care.
  • Robust wellness programs including webinars and fitness benefits through Wellhub.
Full Job Description
THE ROLE

Using discretion and judgment, provides compensation expertise, analysis, and consultation to support compensation programs and business needs across MFS. Serves as the primary point of contact for a broad range of compensation requests, including job leveling, market pricing, offers, and compensation-related inquiries. Partners closely with Compensation leadership and Senior Consultants to provide analysis, recommendations, and operational support that enable effective compensation decisions and program delivery.

WHAT YOU WILL DO
  • Serves as the primary intake point for compensation requests, ensuring timely response, analysis, and resolution.
  • Provides consultation and recommendations on compensation matters, including job matching, job leveling, market pricing, hiring offers, buyouts, guarantees, cash flow advances, and related compensation programs.
  • Conducts compensation analyses utilizing internal data, market benchmarks, and established compensation methodologies to support decision-making.
  • Prepares analyses, recommendations, and supporting materials for review by Compensation leadership and Senior Consultants.
  • Partners with Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partners, managers, and employees to address compensation-related questions and requests.
  • Administers and supports compensation programs, policies, processes, and governance activities, ensuring consistency and adherence to established guidelines.
  • Supports annual compensation planning through reporting, analysis, modeling, testing, and process coordination.
  • Maintains market data, benchmarking information, compensation structures, and related compensation tools and systems.
  • Owns compensation knowledge management processes, including development and maintenance of documentation, FAQs, guidance materials, decision frameworks, and operating procedures to support consistency, scalability, and continuity across compensation activities.
  • Maintains knowledge of compensation programs, policies, practices, and historical decisions to ensure consistent application of compensation guidelines.
  • Identifies opportunities to improve compensation processes, reporting, workflows, and documentation to enhance operational effectiveness.
  • Manages compensation projects and work assignments, coordinating activities, stakeholders, and timelines to ensure successful execution.
  • Maintains knowledge of compensation regulations, market practices, and industry trends to support sound compensation recommendations.


WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
  • Bachelor's degree in a related area.
  • 5-6 years of experience in compensation, financial analysis or closely related analytical discipline.
  • Strong understanding of compensation principles, including market pricing, job evaluation, compensation structures, and compensation administration.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and develop practical recommendations.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently with limited supervision.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Advanced proficiency with Excel and compensation-related analysis.
  • Strong attention to detail, organization, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.


PREFERRED SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
  • Knowledge of compensation regulations, job evaluation, and external benchmarking practices.
  • Experience with compensation and HRIS tools (e.g., Workday, MarketPay).
  • Experience providing consultative / center-of-expertise support (influencing without direct authority).


#LI-JN1

Base Salary Range: $88,000.00 - $126,000.00This position is eligible for competitive incentive bonus.
At MFS, we believe in fair and transparent compensation. For that reason, we're including the salary range for this position. This range reflects our good-faith expectation for what we'll pay depending on the candidate's experience, training and education. In addition to the salary, we also offer significant and competitive incentive compensation based on both individual and company performance. Other components of our Total Rewards Package include:
  • MFS contributes an amount equal to 15% of your base salary to your retirement account that is separate from the company -sponsored 401(k)
  • Education Assistance: MFS contributes $100 monthly up to $10,000 lifetime maximum directly to loan provider
  • Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement up to $8,000 annually
  • Education Assistance: Access to discounted tutors and college coaches
  • Generous time off and fully paid leaves including 20-weeks for maternity, 12-weeks for parental and caregiver leaves
  • Choice of medical and dental plans and an and an employer contribution into the Health Savings Account
  • Tax deferred commuter benefits & flexible spending accounts (medical & dependent care)
  • Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program with a focus on mental health, subsidized fitness benefit via Wellhub (formerly Gympass), where you can workout at gyms, studios and boutique fitness locations near you, join virtual personal training sessions and access a wide variety of well-being apps

Our compensation philosophy is to pay competitively for talent while ensuring equity across employees performing comparable work. We are committed to transparency - if you have questions about how we arrived at this range or what additional benefits and bonus opportunities come with the role, we'll be happy to discuss them

#LI-HYBRID

MFS is a hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

About MFS Investment Management

MFS Investment Management is an American-based global investment manager, formerly known as Massachusetts Financial Services. Founded in 1924, MFS is one of the oldest asset management companies in the world and has been credited with pioneering the mutual fund. The first mutual fund, the Massachusetts Investors Trust fund, is still in operation today. MFS had $528.4 billion in assets under management as of January 31, 2020.
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