Senior Manager – Global Compensation

Novanta Inc.

Senior Manager of Global Compensation at Novanta designing and governing global compensation frameworks for a $1–$2B organization. Leading compensation strategy and compliance with market standards.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeBedford • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $152,350 - $227,827 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Designing, building, and governing scalable global compensation frameworks
Maintaining a globally consistent, scalable compensation philosophy appropriate for a $1–$2B organization
Leading end-to-end Annual Compensation Planning cycle in Workday
Supporting and evolving sales incentive design frameworks
Owning the enterprise capability of manager compensation education
Collaborating with HR Business Partners to provide customized solutions

Requirements

What you’ll need

7-10 years of progressive compensation experience in a global, $1–$2B range organization
Deep expertise in broad-based compensation, sales incentive design, manager enablement and global compliance
Strong analytical and modeling skills; advanced Excel capability required
Proven experience partnering with Finance, HR Business Partners, and senior leadership teams
Familiarity with global market pricing tools and pay transparency trends
CCP or similar certification preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

full range of medical, financial, and other benefits to make your quality of life better

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Hard Skills & Tools

compensation frameworkscompensation philosophyAnnual Compensation Planningsales incentive designmanager compensation educationanalytical skillsmodeling skillsExcel

Soft Skills

collaborationcustomized solutions

Certifications

CCP