Director Compensation

Strativ Group is partnering with a fast-growing, venture-backed defence technology company building autonomous aircraft and AI-driven systems used by customers worldwide. They’re looking for a senior compensation leader to own pay strategy for their aircraft division as it scales its manufacturing and operations footprint.THE ROLEYou’ll be the go-to compensation expert for a large, mostly hourly workforce spanning manufacturing, production, operations, supply chain, logistics, customer success and skilled trades. You’ll work alongside senior business leaders, HR business partners, Finance and Legal to build pay programmes that help the business grow, hire and keep great people, and run efficiently.WHAT YOU’LL DOSet and lead compensation strategy and governance for the division’s manufacturing and operations workforceDesign wage structures, location differentials, shift premiums and career progression frameworks for large non-exempt populationsRun market pricing using major survey providers and manufacturing-specific dataAdvise executives on the pay side of new facilities, expansions, acquisitions, org design and workforce planningLead analysis on market position, pay equity, labour cost modelling and incentive effectiveness, and turn it into clear recommendationsKeep programmes compliant with federal, state and local wage and hour lawSimplify and scale processes, and build compensation know-how across the HR teamWHAT YOU’LL BRINGDegree in HR, Finance, Business, Economics or similar15+ years in compensation, with substantial leadership experience supporting manufacturing, production, operations or supply chainProven track record designing pay strategy for large hourly/non-exempt workforcesStrong knowledge of wage and hour regulationsExcellent analytical, financial modelling and executive presentation skillsThe credibility to influence senior leaders and drive organisation-wide decisionsNICE TO HAVECCP certificationUnion and non-union manufacturing experienceBackground in global manufacturing or advanced techExperience with Radford, Mercer or WTW surveysWorkday or SAP SuccessFactors experienceLean / Six Sigma exposureExperience managing compensation professionals