Compensation Specialist

Overview The Compensation Specialist is the operational owner of Confluent Health ’s enterprise compensation programs. This role runs the annual compensation cycle, administers incentive and bonus plans, prices jobs against the external market, and maintains the data integrity that every downstream compensation decision depends on. The work spans a clinically dense, geographically distributed workforce of 10,000 employees across 850 locations in 31 states, with five business lines that carry different pay structures and incentive designs. Market conditions for licensed clinicians vary materially by geography, which makes accurate pricing and disciplined structure maintenance a business issue rather than an administrative one. This role partners closely with Total Rewards, People & Culture Technology, Payroll, Finance, Talent Acquisition, and operating leaders. Success is measured in accuracy, timeliness, and the ability to translate compensation data into recommendations that a non-compensation leader can act on. Responsibilities Annual Compensation Cycle — 30% Own end-to-end coordination of the annual merit and incentive cycle: timeline, system configuration, manager tools, approval routing, and payroll handoff. Build and maintain merit planning worksheets and budget allocation models; reconcile final awards to approved budget by business line. Prepare and quality-check compensation recommendation packets for leader review, including compa-ratio, range penetration, and p