HR Compensation Program Manager

As a Compensation Program Manager,  you will lead our efforts to rethink our approach on how we respond to compensation inquiries and build our training content. Compensation is a highly strategic and highly personal issue, so the ideal candidate will be just as comfortable thinking through both the team and employee impacts of program changes.Your Impact:Oversee the management and successful completion of complex projects and programs.Develop detailed project plans for execution of programs including benchmarking, design and modeling, budgets, timelines, communication and training, and systems/tools.Coordinate cross-functional teams and stakeholders; communicate regularly to ensure they are informed of progress and changes; deliver training to ensure full enablement.Monitor programs to regularly track progress, identify and mitigate risks, and make recommendations for improvement.Specific responsibilities:Partner with Comp Advisors, HR Operations and broader Palo Alto Networks teams to consult on day-to-day compensation program matters.Organize and drive completion of Compensation IT requests with SMEs and People Tech stakeholders, including managing timelines for intake requests, Business Requirement Document (BRD) creation, testing, and the sharing of regular updates with larger stakeholder groups.Primary point of contact with third party vendors for compensation data, systems and services. Responsible for compensation surveys and practices & trends questionnaire submissions. Lead the transition of our compensation team email alias to ServiceNow and identify trends to automate manual tasks and simplify compensation requests.Prepare complex compensation analysis and reporting to identify trends and patterns to guide recommendations for plan changes and/or improvements.Measure effectiveness of compensation programs and identify and implement process improvements in compensation administration to enhance efficiency and scalability.Oversee and maintain comprehensive, up-to-date compensation resources on the intranet to ensure easy access for all team members and employees. Regularly update content, improve resource accessibility, and collaborate with relevant teams to ensure the information aligns with current policies, market trends, and internal needs. Provide proactive communication to the team and employees on new resources and updates available.Build and refine tools for supporting Compensation programs and operations.Lead Compensation projects and ad-hoc analysis as assigned.