Compensation Manager

BAIN CAPITAL OVERVIEW

With approximately $185 billion of assets under management, Bain Capital is one of the world’s leading private investment firms. We create lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Over four decades we have strategically grown our platform to focus on Private Equity, Growth & Venture, Capital Solutions, Credit & Capital Markets, and Real Assets. Today, our team includes 1,880+ employees in 24 offices on four continents. 

We partner differently to help people and companies embrace possibility and realize potential.

Founded as a private partnership in 1984, we have fostered a culture of innovation, entrepreneurialism, and agility, empowering our people to define and own their career trajectories. Today, our partnership approach enables us to pursue strategic growth, build enduring relationships with a robust external network, and collaborate across our integrated platform to connect the deep and diverse expertise that unlocks breakthrough insights.

Our people are the heart of our advantage.

Colleagues at all levels have a seat at the table as they tackle business challenges with a principal investor mindset. By asking incisive questions, respectfully challenging one another, and remaining intellectually agile, we work together to achieve exceptional outcomes. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Bain Capital is looking for an experienced professional to support the compensation program for our Capital Markets businesses globally. Capital Markets businesses include Credit, Special Situations, Public Equity, Insurance and Partnership Strategies.  The Compensation Manager will directly support two to three of the Capital Markets businesses and provide support for the others as needed. 

Day-to-day responsibilities within assigned businesses include:

• Perform complex compensation modeling and analysis, financial planning, competitive benchmarking, compensation planning and forecasting, and manage the annual compensation cycles for assigned businesses.

• Collaborate with other members of the compensation team, senior leadership, including various business unit leaders, HRBPs and members of Finance.

• Provide guidance on annual compensation cycles, bonus planning, and carried interest grants as well as develop competitive offers.

• Develop detailed compensation models and scenarios to support strategic decision-making and ensure alignment with business objectives, including, creating presentations and spreadsheets on compensation analyses for executive meetings. Ability to attend meetings and present when required.

• Participate in the development and maintenance of competitive compensation matrices, ensuring a consistent approach to compensation decisions.

• Assist in financial analysis and reporting related to compensation on the P&L, including annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-term planning.

• Work closely with Coinvest and GP teams on matters related to employee coinvest and carried interest awards.

• Exercise critical thinking to make data-driven recommendations. Use technical and business writing skills to synthesize the results of complex analyses into salient points for senior leadership.

• Recommend and implement solutions for compensation related issues as needed.

• Prepare and distribute monthly, quarterly, annual and ad hoc compensation and headcount reports.

• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior compensation professionals, fostering team growth and development.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven ability to influence and communicate effectively across all organizational levels, while fostering strong relationships.

• Thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with a hands-on culture. Demonstrated capability to meet high expectations for deliverables.

• Experience in manipulating, managing, and analyzing data using Excel functions such as VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, indexing, SUMPRODUCT, and creating pivot tables and graphs/charts.

• Adept at developing and tailoring compensation strategies to meet the unique needs of various businesses.

• Strong analytical skills, capable of extracting key insights from both quantitative and qualitative data to inform compensation decisions.

• Excellent at collaboration with strong communication and presentation skills. Skilled in creating compelling narratives through PowerPoint presentations.

• Focus on accuracy and attention to detail, ensuring high-quality outputs.

• Strong organizational skills to prioritize workload, manage multiple projects simultaneously, meet deadlines, and handle confidential information with the utmost discretion.

DESIRED BACKGROUND/EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree required.

• 8+ years of experience in an analytical Compensation role, preferably in the financial services industry.

• Experience with incentive plan design, equity programs, deferred compensation, and carried interest programs preferred.

• Understanding of financial concepts (e.g., P&L, balance sheet) including experience with financial modeling.

• MBA a plus.