We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.
WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:
- Centralize and supervise core compensation frameworks and standard processes, ensuring consistent global application.
- Supervise and support global compliance with statutory requirements, including minimum wage, pay transparency, and other regulatory updates.
- Collaborate with HR Technology (HRIS) to manage Workday compensation configuration, data integrity, and system enablement.
- Drive compensation process standardization and efficiency, identifying and implementing improvements at scale.
- Establish and maintain governance, controls, and documentation to support consistent and audit-ready execution.
- Support updates and statutory changes through system configuration and process execution.
- Provide leadership and direction, as a people manager, for global market intelligence and compensation operations, setting priorities, ensuring alignment, and driving consistent execution.
- Be responsible for delivery of global benchmarking processes (salary surveys) and ensure data integrity and alignment to business needs.
- Provide oversight of pay structure development and maintenance, ensuring consistency with enterprise frameworks.
- Ensure effective management of job architecture and benchmarking processes in alignment with internal structures and market data.
- Partner with HR Tech and team members to ensure Workday data, configuration, and reporting support compensation programs.
YOU HAVE:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, business or related field, or equivalent experience
- Advanced degree (MBA or Master’s) a plus
- Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) certification a plus
- 7+ years of proven experience preferred
- Experience managing compensation processes, frameworks, and/or systems
- Experience with job architecture, benchmarking, and compensation survey participation
- Experience with HRIS systems (Workday preferred), including configuration and reporting
- Supporting compensation compliance and regulatory requirements, ideally in a global context
- Experience leading or coordinating compensation operations and overseeing data coordination efforts
- Exposure to global compensation programs, including regional nuances
- Manufacturing experience or experience with hourly production compensation a plus
- Operating in a matrixed, global organization
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Strong process orientation with focus on standardization, scalability, and efficiency
- High attention to detail with emphasis on data accuracy and governance
- Advanced Excel and data management capability
- Proficiency with HR systems (Workday or similar) and reporting tools
- Ability to translate compensation requirements into systems and process execution
- Ability to lead through others and drive accountability for outcomes
- Strong collaboration across HR, HR Tech, and global collaborators
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
WE HAVE:
A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day
nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.
Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.
Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work
We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide
Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money
Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:
Innovative & adaptable
Dedicated to absolute integrity
Focused on the customer first
Respectful and team oriented
Optimistic and energizing
Accountable for performance
Benefits to support the lives of our employees
At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 7+ years proven experience in compensation or related HR work
- Experience managing compensation processes, frameworks, and systems
- Experience with job architecture, benchmarking, and compensation survey participation
- Experience with HRIS systems and Workday configuration and reporting
- Supporting compensation compliance and regulatory requirements (global context preferred)
- Experience leading or coordinating compensation operations and overseeing data coordination
- Advanced Excel and data management capability
- Advanced degree (MBA or Master's)
- Certified Compensation Professional (CCP)
- Manufacturing or hourly production compensation experience
nVent Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about nVent and has not been reviewed or approved by nVent.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support appears well-developed, including a 401(k) plan with up to a 5% company match administered through Fidelity. Stock ownership opportunities are also offered through an employee stock purchase plan with a matching contribution.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is broad, spanning medical, dental, vision, prescription drug plans, and mental health resources. Additional protection benefits like disability and life/AD&D coverage are also included.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings include vacation, separate sick time for hourly employees, floating holidays, and paid volunteer time. Paid parental leave is available for up to six weeks within the first 12 months to bond with a new child.
nVent Insights
What We Do
nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation. Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.
Why Work With Us
At nVent, our employees bring bold ideas, are authentic and build the future of a more sustainable and electrified world. Promoting a culture of inclusion is a cornerstone of our strategy and is woven throughout our organization. We believe that diverse perspectives are key to our company’s ability to innovate for our customers and grow.
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