Compensation and Benefits Senior I

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San Diego, CA, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Energy • Utilities • Renewable Energy
The Role
Provides advanced compensation and benefits support through job evaluation, market pricing, salary recommendations, benefits administration, pay equity analytics, regulatory compliance, employee communications, and executive compensation activities. Advises HR, payroll, finance, and legal stakeholders on pay decisions and policies, coordinates compensation surveys, and supports cross-functional Total Rewards projects.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities

Sempra: Where opportunity powers impact​

​At Sempra, a better world begins with better energy—and with people who want to make a difference. That’s why we’re tackling the biggest challenges facing our industry while building ahigh‑performance culture where you can do your best work. Together, our teams support nearly 40 million consumers across the U.S., strengthening the communities we serve and creating impact that extends far beyond the workplace. Here, collaboration, inclusivity and shared purpose empowers you to grow your passion, build a rewarding career and contribute to something bigger—helping shape a better energy future for all.


Primary Purpose
Delivers advanced compensation and benefits support through detailed job evaluations, market pricing, and compliance oversight, providing insights that enhance pay equity and program effectiveness.
Duties and Responsibilities

  • Conducts job evaluation and market pricing for assigned roles, matches jobs to survey benchmarks, and recommends hiring ranges.
  • Builds salary recommendations that balance external competitiveness with internal equity and budget considerations.
  • Leads complex benefits administration tasks, including retirement plan contribution reconciliation and claim escalations.
  • Designs recurring analytics on pay equity and benefits utilization and presents insights to human resources partners.
  • Interprets and applies federal and state requirements for pay and benefits and updates procedures accordingly.
  • Creates manager toolkits and employee communications that explain pay structures, incentive eligibility, and benefit options.
  • Coordinates survey participation cycles and improves matching rules to enhance data quality.
  • May participate in administration of executive compensation programs, including base salary, annual and long-term incentives, stock plan administration, nonqualified deferred compensation and pension plan administration and/or executive benefits administration.
  • May provide reporting and analyses for preparation of regulatory filings or meetings of the Compensation and Talent Development Committee of Sempra’s Board of Directors.
  • Participates in cross functional projects within Total Rewards.
  • Serves as a subject‑matter resource to payroll, finance, and legal on pay decisions and policy interpretation.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

Education

Required:

  • Typically requires a 4 year degree in a relevant field, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

Experience

Required:

  • Typically requires 5 years of related experience.

Preferred:

  • Additional experience in executive compensation, equity compensation, stock plan administration, deferred compensation plan administration, and/or executive benefits administration.

Licenses and Certifications

Preferred:

  • Professional licenses such as Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS), Certified Executive Compensation Professional (CECP), and/or Certified Equity Professional (CEP).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required:

  • Ability to independently resolve complex issues involving data validation or modeling assumptions.
  • Ability to synthesize multiple sources of market intelligence to propose data-supported recommendations.
  • Knowledge of compensation design concepts, including job evaluation, classification, and benefits cost structures.
  • Knowledge of relevant regulatory frameworks, including wage laws and benefits compliance requirements.
  • Skill in developing analytical models that evaluate pay competitiveness or benefits utilization.
  • Skill in drafting compensation or benefits summaries for leadership review with clear rationale.
  • Skill in explaining sensitive compensation or benefits implications to influence understanding and alignment.

Skills Required

  • Four-year degree in a relevant field, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
  • Five years of related experience
  • Ability to resolve complex data validation or modeling issues independently
  • Ability to synthesize market intelligence into data-supported recommendations
  • Knowledge of compensation design, job evaluation, classification, and benefits cost structures
  • Knowledge of wage laws and benefits compliance requirements
  • Experience developing analytical models for pay competitiveness or benefits utilization
  • Skill in drafting compensation and benefits summaries for leadership
  • Skill in explaining sensitive compensation and benefits implications
  • Experience in executive compensation, equity compensation, stock plan administration, deferred compensation, or executive benefits administration
  • Certified Compensation Professional, Certified Employee Benefits Specialist, Certified Executive Compensation Professional, or Certified Equity Professional certification
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The Company
15,938 Employees
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

Sempra is an energy infrastructure company that owns regulated public utilities and operates major energy networks across North America. Through its California and Texas utility platforms, it delivers electricity and natural gas to millions of customers. Its infrastructure business develops, builds, operates and invests in liquefied natural gas facilities, energy networks and low-carbon solutions, supporting reliable energy access and energy security.

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