Panera Bread
Director, Compensation & Talent Analytics
$208K–$237K
Newton Support Center · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of progressive relevant experience; 5+ years of leadership experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree required, preferably in a related field; relevant professional experience may be considered in lieu of a related degree. Master's degree preferred.
About the job
Leads compensation strategy and governance, incentive programs, and enterprise talent analytics to support workforce decisions and business objectives.
What you'll do
- Design and oversee compensation programs, including pay structures, incentives, executive compensation support, and pay equity.
- Establish talent analytics strategy and deliver workforce dashboards, reporting, and executive decision support.
- Lead and develop compensation and analytics teams; partner with HR, Finance, Legal, and business leaders.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree required; relevant professional experience may substitute for a related degree.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in compensation, total rewards, workforce analytics, or related disciplines.
- 5+ years of leadership experience managing teams and developing talent.
- Deep compensation expertise, analytics and executive reporting experience, knowledge of regulations and pay equity, and experience with Workday, Excel, and workforce analytics tools.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) designation.
- Experience with executive compensation and board reporting, AI-enabled workforce analytics, or large distributed workforces.
Pay
$207,723 - $236,804 annually (base salary)
Tools
Workday, Excel, Power BI, AI-enabled technologies
AI focus
Optimize compensation and talent analytics using AI-enabled technologies; experience implementing AI-enabled workforce analytics solutions is preferred.
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