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Director, Compensation Programs

Unum Group


Job Location:

Portland, OR - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 89900 - 169900
Posted: 21 August 2026 (19 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 18 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

When you join the team at Unum you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.

Here we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout lifes moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this we provide:

  • Award-winning culture

  • Inclusion and diversity as a priority

  • Performance Based Incentive Plans

  • Competitive benefits package that includes: Health Vision Dental Short & Long-Term Disability

  • Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)

  • Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution

  • Mental health support

  • Career advancement opportunities

  • Student loan repayment options

  • Tuition reimbursement

  • Flexible work environments

*All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans.

And thats just the beginning

With 10000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether youre directly supporting a growing family or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others and join Team Unum today!

General Summary:
The Dir Compensation Programs is responsible for the design development and management of our global compensation structure to include base incentive and recognition elements. This position will lead the transformation of our global compensation framework to enable career growth for employees workforce management efficiency and our strategic business initiatives. They will use advanced analytics and predictive modeling to create compelling strategic insights that fuel the work. This role will require a candidate that has deep subject matter expertise a strong ability to partner and build relationships strong analytical capabilities and creativity to drive successful and effective programs.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

  • Develop design and administer compensation programs that are internally equitable market competitive and compliant while supporting overall business objectives.
  • Manage the global career framework aligning and supporting career enablement for employees and workforce planning for leaders.
  • Complete complex analytics and predictive modeling to formulate clear and insightful strategic compensation program recommendations that are market aligned and position Unum as an employer of choice.
  • Partner closely with HR Business Partners and Senior Leadership Team to develop compensation initiatives that align drive and amplify Unum groups strategic business and workforce goals.
  • Design and oversee our annual compensation review process including our annual incentive programs.
  • Lead coach and develop a collaborative compensation team using a consultative approach
  • Partner with our People Delivery Group to automate processes dashboards and digitally enabled compensation processes that help drive decision making for leaders
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders external consultants and vendors to improve programs ensure competitiveness and optimize our portfolio.
  • Partner with internal teams to develop and manage meaningful dashboards that help leaders manage and execute on their workforce management strategies.
  • Maintain current knowledge of external compensation practices and trends including applicable legal regulations

Job Specifications

  • Bachelors degree preferred
  • Minimum of 7-10 years experience in the development and management of global compensation programs preferred
  • Certified Compensation Consultant (CCP) designation is desired
  • Demonstrated ability to translate global business strategies directly into actionable compensation work
  • Demonstrated ability to assess business issues and develop effective solutions
  • Ability to create strong partnerships and work effectively at all levels
  • Strong influencing skills; Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Flexibility to work well under pressure while managing multiple priorities and tight deadlines
  • Strong math and statistical ability

Proficient with technology including HRIS excel PowerPoint and external vendor compensation solutions

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Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga TN with international offices in Ireland Poland and the UK Unum also has significant operations in Portland ME and Baton Rouge LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia SC with over 40 field offices nationwide.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring placement and advancement without regard to a persons race color religion national origin age genetic information military status gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability or protected veteran status.

The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description actual pay will be based on skill geographical location and experience.

$89900.00-$169900.00

Additionally Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health vision dental) insurance benefits (short & long-term disability) performance-based incentive plans paid time off and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

Company:

Unum

Required Experience:

Director


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Unum provides comprehensive financial insurance products to industries of all sizes. Leader in disability insurance, life insurance, compliance and developing HR technology solutions for our clients.

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