Senior Associate Compensation And Rewards

Overview: 

Founded in 1988, Trimont (www.trimont.com) is a specialized global commercial real estate loan services provider and partner for lenders and investors seeking the infrastructure and capabilities needed to help them scale their business and make informed, effective decisions related to the deployment, management and administration of commercial real estate secured credit. As the largest master servicer of commercial real estate loans in the United States, Trimont manages securitizations with meticulous oversight and coordination—protecting cash flows, mitigating risk, and ensuring portfolio performance. 

We do this with a team of 1100+ extraordinary team members who serve a global client base from offices in Atlanta (headquarters), Bengaluru, Charlotte, Dallas, Hyderabad, Kansas City, London, New York and Sydney. We empower our people with advanced technology, industry-leading knowledge, and a culture centered on our core values. This approach enables our teams to deliver exceptional client service, build lasting relationships and take pride in the high-quality work they perform. 

Trimont is an innovative firm where visionary professionals come to learn, grow, and thrive with colleagues driven by curiosity and collaboration. 

Learn: We believe ongoing learning is critical and are focused on providing a work environment where all team members can take ownership of their careers. 

Grow: We work alongside the largest institutional lenders in the world, overseeing the most significant projects in the industry. This unique opportunity allows us to broaden our skillset and develop our abilities by tackling some of the industrys most challenging and exciting endeavors.  

Thrive: Our firm is a place where ethics and excellence meet to create an experience that matches our capabilities. There are no limits to what we as team members and as an organization, can achieve together. 

Where people, purpose, and progress come together every day.

Job Summary:

The Senior Associate Compensation oversees the design, implementation, governance, and administration of compensation programs aligned with the organization’s talent strategy and business goals. This role maintains a scalable job architecture, leads compensation benchmarking and survey activities, and manages the annual year-end compensation cycle. The position works closely with People & Culture, Finance, business leaders, and HRIS teams to ensure programs are competitive, equitable, compliant, financially responsible, and consistently applied.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, governance, and ongoing management of job architecture, including job families, career tracks, levels, titles, grades, and advancement criteria.
• Evaluate roles, maintain salary structures and market ranges, and recommend titles, grades, pay ranges, and compensation actions using consistent methodology.
• Conduct compensation benchmarking, manage survey participation and vendor relationships, and analyze market data to support competitive and equitable pay decisions.
• Manage the annual compensation cycle, including merit increases, promotions, market adjustments, incentives, budgeting, approvals, communications, and reporting.
• Partner with People & Culture, Finance, HRIS, payroll, recruiters, and business leaders on compensation decisions, internal equity, organizational design, and process execution.
• Develop dashboards, executive-ready analyses, and recurring reports that translate compensation data into actionable insights.
• Maintain compensation policies, documentation, audit controls, pay equity support, and compliance practices while handling confidential information with discretion.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, Analytics, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 4+ years of progressive experience in compensation or total rewards, with direct responsibility for job architecture, market pricing, compensation surveys, and annual compensation cycles.
• Proven experience designing and maintaining salary structures, grades, ranges, and job-leveling frameworks.

• Strong understanding of compensation principles, market data analysis, internal equity, pay governance, and relevant regulations.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and data analysis; experience with HRIS and compensation planning platforms required (UKG experience preferred).
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) or similar credential preferred.
• Experience supporting international or multi-jurisdictional employee populations preferred.
• Demonstrated analytical skills and sound business judgment.
• Strong project and process management abilities.
• Effective stakeholder management and consultative partnership skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive-level communication.
• High attention to detail, data accuracy, and internal controls.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and make sensitive decisions.
• Commitment to fairness, consistency, confidentiality, and continuous improvement.

Trimont is an equal opportunity employer, and we are proud to support and celebrate diversity in the workplace. If you have a disability and need an accommodation or assistance with the application process or use of our website, please contact us. Trimont maintains a drug-free workplace and is committed to providing a safe, secure, and productive environment for all team members.