Donaldson is committed to solving the world’s most complex filtration challenges. Together, we make cool things. As an established technology and innovation leader, we are continuously evolving to meet the filtration needs of our changing world. Join a culture of collaboration and innovation that matters and a chance to learn, effect change, and make meaningful contributions at work and in communities.
As a Principal Compensation Analyst at Donaldson, you will lead compensation projects and collaborate with a variety of stakeholders mainly supporting North America but may have some global driven initiatives. This person must be able to influence and advise leadership, build efficient processes, and provide practical solutions to complex compensation challenges. Qualified candidates must be able to work a hybrid schedule at our Bloomington, MN office.
Role Responsibilities:
- Serve as the technical authority for North America compensation programs, leading the design and governance of annual compensation processes including salary structures, rewards cycles, budgeting, and pay transparency initiatives.
- Partner with HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, Finance, and senior leaders to influence compensation decisions and drive consistent, data-driven outcomes.
- Own job evaluation judgments for North America, ensuring accurate alignment with the company’s job architecture and compliance with FLSA, EEO, and pay transparency regulations.
- Create and maintain compensation policies, procedures, and training materials to support both the North American and global Total Rewards teams.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, or related field.
- 8+ years of compensation experience
- 3+ years of professional experience with a large organization/company.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Compensation experience within the manufacturing sector and expertise in broad-based compensation.
- Strong knowledge of compensation tools as well as North American compliance, including FLSA, EEO, and Pay Transparency.
- Experience working within global job architecture frameworks and influencing cross-functional teams.
- Experience with compensation and market benchmarking tools such as Mercer, Market Pay, and Workday.
- Strong presentation skills, with the ability to influence and communicate complex compensation information effectively to executives and leadership.
- Proven experience supporting compensation structures for sales teams.
Relocation: This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.
Annual Salary Range: $111,840 – $139,800. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors including, but not limited to applicable work experience, training, education, performance.
This position is eligible for annual incentive plan based on performance and company growth.
Employee benefits are part of the competitive total rewards package that Donaldson Company, Inc. provides to you. Our comprehensive benefits program includes health benefits, retirement plan (401k), paid time away, paid leaves (including paid parental leave) and more.
Immigration Sponsorship Not Available:
- Applicants for this position must be currently and legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship (e.g., H-1B, J-1, F-1, CPT, OPT, etc.).
- Donaldson will not offer immigration sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.
- International relocation or remote work arrangements outside of the U.S. will not be considered.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, or a related field
- 8 or more years of compensation experience
- At least 3 years of professional experience with a large organization or company
- Compensation experience in the manufacturing sector and expertise in broad-based compensation
- Strong knowledge of compensation tools and North American compliance, including FLSA, EEO, and pay transparency
- Experience with global job architecture frameworks and influencing cross-functional teams
- Experience with Mercer, MarketPay, and Workday
- Strong presentation skills and ability to influence and communicate complex compensation information to executives and leadership
- Experience supporting compensation structures for sales teams
Donaldson Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Donaldson Company and has not been reviewed or approved by Donaldson Company.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs like a 401(k) match, profit-sharing, and an employee stock purchase plan are positioned as meaningful components of total compensation. Company materials consistently frame retirement benefits within a broader Total Rewards offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program with mental‑health resources create a comprehensive health and wellbeing package. Healthcare is often characterized as decent and a core strength of the overall offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and paid parental leave are explicitly included, alongside other company‑paid leaves such as bereavement, jury duty, and military leave. Some locations highlight multi‑week PTO from the first year, underscoring breadth of leave options.
Donaldson Company Insights
What We Do
Donaldson Company helps solve some of the world's most complex filtration and contamination control challenges, and is one of the largest global providers of unique filtration technologies and high-quality filters and parts. Our filtration technologies and products are used every day, in a variety of industries and environments, including aerospace, agriculture, construction, food and beverage, manufacturing, mining, power generation, transportation and many more. Key to our success, our 14,000 employees support customers at sales, manufacturing and distribution centers from over 140 locations on six continents. The filtration market continues to grow. Customers' needs for filtration solutions continue to evolve. And the opportunities for our products and our people continue to expand.
