About the Role
This contract role supports a leading consulting firm on a high-impact compensation benchmarking and structure review initiative across the US and Canada. This is a highly visible, strategic project for professionals experienced in compensation analytics, large datasets, and translating market data into clear pay structures.
Responsibilities
- Conduct market benchmarking across salary, bonus, and total rewards programs.
- Analyze compensation data across US and Canada consulting markets (Life, P&C, Health actuarial space).
- Build structured salary ranges by practice, role, level, and credential progression (ASA, FSA, exam pathways).
- Review internal compensation data for equity, compression, and market alignment issues.
- Identify outliers and inconsistencies in pay structures and progression paths.
- Support development of compensation frameworks and guidelines used across the organization.
- Evaluate broader total rewards programs including benefits, incentives, and exam support.
- Present findings and recommendations to HR leadership and senior stakeholders.
- Develop dashboards, reports, and compensation tools for ongoing use.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in compensation, HR analytics, finance, or total rewards.
- Experience working with compensation survey data and benchmarking tools.
- Background in consulting, insurance, actuarial, or professional services environments preferred.
- Ability to translate complex data into clear compensation recommendations.
- Experience with actuarial compensation structures (ASA, FSA, exam-based progression).
- Exposure to consulting firm compensation models.
- Experience building salary bands or compensation frameworks from scratch.
Skills
- Excel (pivot tables, modeling, large dataset analysis)
- Analytical skills
- Data storytelling
- Executive-facing presentation skills (PowerPoint storytelling)
Location
- US
- Canada
- Remote
Work Type
- Contract
Experience Level
- 5+ years of experience
Education Level
- ASA credential
- FSA credential
- Actuarial exam pathways
About the Company
- CRD Careers is a boutique recruitment agency specializing in Sales and HR placements.
- We connect growth-minded companies with high-impact professionals who drive real results.
- Our approach is precise, people-first, and built for long-term success.
- We do outcomes.
