Hybrid Senior Compensation & Payroll Specialist

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About the role

  • Senior Compensation and Payroll Specialist at BASF overseeing compensation and payroll strategies across U.S. and Canada, ensuring compliance and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and maintain the company’s compensation philosophy and go-to-market strategy.
  • Partner with Talent Acquisition on compensation guidance for hiring, promotions, salary adjustments, and internal equity.
  • Manage incentive programs including bonus, long-term incentives (LTI), and other variable pay programs across all employee groups—including union, management-represented, and executives.
  • Conduct market analyses and benchmarking to ensure competitive pay structures.
  • Support compensation governance, regulatory compliance, and risk mitigation.
  • Lead compensation-related projects and process rollouts (e.g., annual merit cycles, global initiatives).
  • Provide consulting and administration support for the annual compensation planning cycle.
  • Oversee all data migration, sandbox testing, and full end-to-end implementation of payroll systems.
  • Act as the primary contact for managing the BPO payroll vendor relationship.
  • Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations, including payroll tax reporting and payments.
  • Oversee involuntary deductions such as garnishments, levies, and child support orders.
  • Monitor legislative changes and implement necessary updates.
  • Partner with Finance on payroll expense allocation, GL posting, and reconciliation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Finance, or related field.
  • Advanced degree or certifications (e.g., CCP, CPP) preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience in compensation and payroll across multi-state environments.
  • Strong knowledge of U.S. payroll laws and regulatory requirements.
  • Expertise in compensation benchmarking and market analysis.
  • Proven experience leading complex system implementations.
  • Experience with HRIS and payroll platforms (e.g., Workday, ADP, SAP).

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements whenever possible
  • Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options
  • Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
  • Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)
  • Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages
  • Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive
  • Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities.
  • Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens
  • Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!

Job title

Senior Compensation & Payroll Specialist

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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