Director of Compensation - Ambient Enterprises

About Us:

Ambient Enterprises is an umbrella company for 28 recognized industry leaders in the custom HVAC market. We offer product expertise, technical and application support, system design and operational support thereby meeting our clients’ specific needs and requirements. Leveraging our market leadership in the commercial, industrial, healthcare/life sciences and residential building markets, we are expanding our service and solution offerings and building our footprint both organically and through acquisitions. With explosive growth over the past 2.5 years, we look forward to expanding our services nationwide. 

Role: Director of Compensation 

As Ambient’s Director of Compensation, you’ll be responsible for implementing and managing all compensation programs, policies and procedures across US and Canadian locations, to align with the company’s goals and competitive practices. You’ll be responsible for conceptualizing and communicating the overall compensation philosophy, timelines and guiding principles to stakeholders and managing from beginning to end the compensation cycles. Will also look to you to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of existing compensation practices and recommend cost-effective changes and process improvements while ensuring compliance with federal, state and local compensation laws and regulations.

Responsibilities:

• You’ll manage the development, implementation and administration of compensation programs across the organization.
• Define baseline and compensation pools, analyze, develop, compile and effectively present comprehensive compensation funding models to obtain executive approvals.
• Ownership and governance of the organization’s job architecture.
• Partner with leadership, HR and finance stakeholders to lead and administer annual compensation nationally in a timely manner.
• Support the sales compensation cycle, including managing the compensation plan and commission model.
• Provide advice and support as needed, to managers and practice group directors on pay decisions, policy interpretations, and job pricing and evaluations.
• Oversees the participation in salary surveys firmwide, monitor salary survey data and market trends to ensure salary competitiveness, aligning with recruiting and retention strategies.
• Involved in aspects of M&A particularly ensuring that new company acquisitions are aligned to corporate business practices and policies.
• Partners with finance to determine and adjust as needed, forecasts and annual fundings (ex: financial planning, baseline methodology).
• Ownership of the Compensation module for including set-up, implementation and maintenance.

Requirements:

• 5-10 Years of experience with Compensation, HR or Total Rewards
• Knowledge of federal, state and local regulations and compliance requirements related to employee compensation.
• Experience implementing Compensation module for an HRIS, Workday preferred.
• Strong analytical and actuarial skills. Ability to interpret and communicate data effectively.
• Computer proficiency and technical aptitude with the ability to use Microsoft products, including Excel.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to plan and set priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with leaders and peers.
• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple assignments and work with highly confidential information.

Estimated Salary:
$200,000 - $220,000 annually, with flexibility based on experience and skills

Ambient provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.