DESCRIPTION

Amazon’s Compensation team is seeking a Compensation Consultant to provide strategic compensation support to our fast growing AWS business (UC and Infrastructure. At Amazon, our businesses continue to grow and expand because of our customer focus, innovative technologies, and world class operations. Driving all of our businesses are talented employees who are strong owners, have the highest standards, and obsess over our customers.

As a Compensation Consultant, you will be responsible for delivering on the compensation needs in Amazon's AWS business through analytical and consulting services. You will manage difficult problems/efforts and coach key stakeholders on Amazon's compensation philosophy and strategy as well as consult and advise stakeholders on comp policies, practices, and processes (e.g., new hire offers, retention, promotions). You build and maintain trust-based relationships with key stakeholders. You support your assigned client group(s) on all compensation matters and work on transactional compensation activities and approval requests.
We are looking for candidates who thrive in a fast-moving environment and are comfortable dealing with ambiguity. You have a diverse scope where analysis requires evaluation and understanding of current business trends. You may lead small to mid-size projects (e.g., job family development/revision, analytics tool design) with limited guidance. You understand and apply functional skill and core compensation knowledge to prioritize programmatic work and set goals to solve client issues/challenges. You work with your assigned client group(s) to assess competitive labor market trends and may leverage market data as required. With guidance, you may design and deliver compensation infrastructure for the assigned client groups (e.g., build/design variable compensation plan, step plan, job family range). You roll out new compensation policy changes and ensure client adoption and understanding.

Key job responsibilities
Participate in and may lead the development and/or improvement of comp programs and processes
Establish cross functional partnerships within your assigned client group(s)
Identify gaps in data and reporting, and partner with the relevant teams to resolve
Respond appropriately to urgent or ad-hoc requests and take necessary actions to resolve, escalate, and identify the correct teams to involve
Leverage analytics tools and data to understand the state of their businesses
Translate data to create a narrative for the assigned group and influence decision making
Provide content and participate in business reviews for your client group(s)
Maintain a working knowledge of relevant local legislation and labor contracts that may affect compensation policies