Compensation Consultant
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 29, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 28, 2026.
Join Hamilton Lane, a global leader in private markets, as we scale to meet the demands of our growing client base. Here, you’ll work with ambitious, high-performing teams built on integrity, candor and collaboration, backed by our market-leading data and technology. We invest heavily in our people and our partners, giving you the platform to enrich lives, safeguard futures and grow your career.
What We Do
As one of the largest private markets investment firms globally, we provide innovative solutions to institutional and private wealth investors around the world, specializing in flexibility and full-spectrum access. We currently employ approximately 800 professionals operating in offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East, and have $1.0 trillion in assets under management and supervision, composed of $146.1 billion in discretionary assets and $871.5 billion in non-discretionary assets, as of December 31, 2025.
As a Compensation Associate, you will support the management and administration of global compensation related programs and platforms. The position will report to the Vice President, Compensation and work closely with internal stakeholders, including Executive Committee members, influencing and modeling comprehensive compensation programs, including base salary, bonus, and long-term incentives.
Your responsibilities will be to:
- Work with HR Business Partners, Finance, and Talent Acquisition to analyze compensation data and trends and provide support in evaluation of employee salaries, benchmarking and equitable pay to ensure alignment to overall compensation strategy
- Support the annual compensation planning cycle, including bonus and salary planning programs
- Provide data analysis and reporting support, troubleshoot and resolve issues, and track systems, initiatives and projects.
- Participate in the development, design, and maintenance of the job evaluation process, including conducting salary benchmarking, creating salary ranges, and providing recommendations
- Analyze internal and external market data to address compensation-related needs; prepare and present recommendations and participate in surveys
- Aids in the evaluation and analysis of salary data, determination of pay grades for new or existing jobs including market pricing
- Monitor and resolve data issues, and support the department's reporting and analysis needs
- Work with the firm’s Workday team to provide feedback and recommendations to continually enhance and improve the system functionality.
- Assist with managing vendor administration/relationships and engage with vendors throughout the year
- Assist with certain payroll functions
- Help with Global Mobility Administration
Your background will include:
- College degree (B.A., B.S. or B.B.A.) or equivalent work experience
- At least 3 years in a compensation or related subject area
- Workday experience strongly preferred
- Must be proficient in Microsoft applications including significant proficiency in Excel
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and be able to prioritize workload
- Action-oriented and eager to embrace new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
- Resourceful, securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently
- Adept at building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives and goals
- Able to operate effectively, even when things are not clear or the way forward is not obvious
- Must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship
Benefits
At Hamilton Lane, our benefits philosophy is simple: to provide our employees with a competitive suite of benefits and services to help navigate through the complexities and challenges of working, living, raising a family, and eventually retiring. To do this, Hamilton Lane offers the following benefits:
Enhancing Your Physical and Emotional Health
Employees have access to healthcare coverage, mental health resources, health & fitness reimbursement program, and Wellness Rewards Program.
Developing Your Career
Tuition and certification reimbursement programs are available, along with continual education and development trainings for you to grow with Hamilton Lane.
Supporting Your Family & Community
For our communities, Hamilton Lane provides paid time off to volunteer and compensates for referring qualified candidates that join our team.
For growing family, we offer an adoption reimbursement program, paid time off for new parents and newlyweds, and provide travel support for nursing parents.
Safeguarding Your Financial Wellbeing
Hamilton Lane contributes to retirement programs and offers an employee stock purchasing plan.
Hamilton Lane is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other classification prohibited by applicable law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, please contact Human Resources at [email protected].
Hamilton Lane is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Hamilton Lane via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Hamilton Lane. No fee shall be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Hamilton Lane as a result of the referral or through other means.