Marco H. Propst
Compensation and Benefits Manager, Software
San Jose, CA · (408) 555 0129 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/marcohpropst
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Eleven years in compensation, four managing compensation and benefits
INDUSTRIES
Software, medical devices, staffing
SPECIALTIES
Market pricing, job leveling, equity bands, pay transparency
SYSTEMS
Workday, Radford survey data, Payfactors, Carta, Microsoft Excel
CREDENTIALS
Certified Compensation Professional through WorldatWork
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in economics, Santa Clara University
Results at a Glance
240
Job titles nobody
310
Benchmark jobs
340,000
Dollar remediation
Executive Summary
Compensation and benefits manager at a software company with 1,600 employees in eighteen states. Eleven years in compensation, the last four running the function for a company that doubled in size. Owns market pricing, the salary structure, equity bands and the annual pay review cycle.
Signature Achievements
- Built a job architecture of six career tracks and fourteen levels that replaced 240 job titles nobody could match to the market.
- Priced 310 benchmark jobs against three technology surveys and aged the data to a common date, which cut off cycle pay requests by more than half.
- Delivered a review cycle covering 1,600 employees and a 7.4 million dollar merit and equity budget with no adjustment after the close.
- Ran a pay equity study with counsel and closed nineteen differences with a 340,000 dollar remediation.
- Set posted pay ranges for the eleven states that require them and wrote the guidance recruiters use when a candidate asks about pay.
- Moved the company from one national pay scale to three geographic zones, which saved 1.2 million dollars a year with no decrease to anyone in place.
Professional Experience
Compensation and Benefits Manager
Meridian Loop Software, San Jose, CA 2022 to present
Owns compensation and benefits for a software company with 1,600 employees in eighteen states, working with two analysts.
- Maintains the salary structure, the equity bands and the compensation review calendar.
- Prices new and changed jobs and joins recruiters on any offer above the range midpoint.
- Runs the annual merit, bonus and equity refresh cycle inside the human capital system.
- Manages the medical, dental, life and disability plans and the annual renewal with the broker.
- Prepares the compensation analysis the chief human resources officer takes to the board.
Senior Compensation Analyst
Cordova Medical Devices, Fremont, CA 2018 to 2022
Supported compensation for a medical device maker with 2,400 employees across two plants and a commercial team.
- Matched and submitted data to five salary surveys a year and built the market pricing library.
- Modeled the merit matrix and priced each option for the leadership team.
- Reviewed exempt status for 62 positions against the salary basis and duties tests.
- Built the first pay range structure for the plant technician job family.
Compensation Analyst
Bayline Staffing Group, Oakland, CA 2015 to 2018
Compensation analyst at a staffing firm placing 4,000 contract workers a year.
- Priced contract roles for client bids and tracked bill and pay rates by market.
- Built the weekly reporting that showed margin by job family.
- Applied state and local minimum wage changes for placements in six states.
Licensure and Certification
Certified Compensation Professional, WorldatWork
Member, Northern California compensation association
Education
Bachelor of Science in economics, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California, 2015
Core Skills
Market pricing · Job leveling · Salary structure design · Merit cycle management · Equity administration · Pay equity analysis · Pay transparency compliance · Survey participation · Benefits renewal · Compensation modeling