Mutual Opportunities
Compensation Consultant
Boston, Massachusetts; Springfield, Massachusetts
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Overview
A career with us means you’ll work alongside exceptional people and be empowered to reach your professional and personal goals. Our employees are at the foundation of what enables MassMutual to deliver on our purpose to help people secure their futures and protect the ones they love.
We embrace the idea that we all are stronger and better through our support for one another. We strive to create a culture where employees feel valued and are celebrated for who they are.
“Since our founding in 1851, mutuality has put our policyowners at the center of everything we do. At our core, we’re a company of people helping people in their time of need, and that spirit extends to the culture we’ve built at our company. Our employees support and rely on each other each day, collaborating to deliver the best solutions for our customers and help millions more secure their future and protect the ones they love.”
Job Description
The Opportunity
Here in our Human Resources organization at MassMutual, our mission is to create a workplace of choice where innovative, diverse and exceptional people thrive together. To help us to achieve this mission, we have a current opportunity for a Compensation Consultant in either our Boston Seaport office or in our corporate home office in Springfield, MA. As a Compensation Consultant you will be a key member of our team as you develop, coordinate, and administer a variety of programs and activities covering multiple broad-based compensation related activities. You will be responsible for providing strategic consultation to assigned business groups, partnering across Human Resources to align guidance and solutions with business needs and talent strategies. As a Compensation Consultant, you will need to have strong analytical ability, judgment, and communication skills and will have experience in one or more areas of compensation.
The Team
Our Compensation & Benefits team is comprised of a tight-knit group of collaborative professionals. The team’s strengths lie with their communication, consulting, and analytical skills with a strong focus on attention to detail. As a Compensation Consultant you will be an integral member of the team and be relied upon to not only support your assigned business areas, but also contribute to cross-enterprise initiatives. Our team members enjoy a hybrid schedule, combining in person office time three days a week with the flexibility of being able to work from home as well. As a Compensation Consultant you will also work to build relationships with our other center of excellence teams across HR including our HR consulting team, Talent Acquisition and Talent Management teams.
The Impact:
As a Compensation Consultant, you will drive our compensation strategy by serving as a trusted advisor to HR partners and business leaders—diagnosing needs, translating market and policy into practical guidance, and driving consistent decisions across the enterprise. Your impact will include:
Serve as a trusted advisor to HR and leaders on pay practices, translating market data, policy, and compliance considerations (pay equity, FLSA) into clear, practical guidance; deliver manager/HR enablement through 1:1 coaching and training.
Advise client leaders on job architecture decisions by leading job catalog reviews (grade alignment, new role creation, market match validation) and providing recommendations on role leveling, classification, and job/organizational design grounded in market and business context.
Create tailored total compensation solutions, while aligning to company approach, for offer and pay decisions (typically mid-management and above) by identifying options, tradeoffs, and impact in a way that enables confident, consistent decisions.
Facilitate annual compensation planning with HR partners and business leaders of assigned client group— identifying opportunities for process improvement and providing data, insights and recommendations for maximizing annual budget and reinforcing a pay-for-performance approach.
Advise HR partners and business stakeholders on how to leverage enterprise recognition programs effectively, aligning recognition moments to desired culture and engagement outcomes and improving adoption through clear guidance.
Proactively identify opportunities to strengthen compensation programs and policies; develop business cases and recommendations for consideration.
Provide governance through Workday approvals (promotions, off-cycle adjustments, offers), ensuring decisions are policy-aligned, well-documented, and consistent; elevate themes and recommend guidance when patterns indicate risk or opportunity.
Apply structured consulting and problem-solving skills to ambiguous compensation/HR challenges—synthesizing inputs, developing options, and delivering clear recommendations as a subject matter expert.
Build and maintain strong relationships across HR, business areas, subsidiaries, and external partners; represent Compensation as an advisor who brings perspective, alignment, and follow-through to shared work.
Participate in cross-functional compensation initiatives from concept through implementation.
The Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree
8+ years of Human Resources experience, with 6+ of compensation experience
Strong collaborative working style
Demonstrated experience in providing consultative partnership to HR and business team members
Effective time management and organization skills.
Creativity and problem-solving skills
Proven focus on continuous improvement and efficiencies beyond own scope of responsibility.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills; ability to identify, evaluate, interpret, and organize data
Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced work environment.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills and strong interpersonal skills. Demonstrated focus on client service and business acumen
The Ideal Qualifications
CCP, GRP, CECP, or CSCP certification.
Experience managing compensation programs in large organization across diverse functions and levels.
Experience with HRIS systems, specifically Workday
What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team
Regular meetings with the Compensation team
Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager
Access to mentorship opportunities
Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQ, Veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups
Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms
Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits
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Salary Range: $128,000-$168,000
Hiring Process
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By the numbers*
- 85% of employee respondents say they are proud to work at MassMutual
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% of employee respondents say the work they do at MassMutual is meaningful - 85% of employee respondents say they feel encouraged to come up with new and better ways of doing things
*Source: 2025 MassMutual employee engagement survey
Award-Winning Culture
MassMutual is guided by a single purpose: We help people secure their future and protect the ones they love. As a company operated for the benefit of our members and participating policyowners, we are defined by mutuality and our vision to provide financial well-being for all Americans. It’s more than our company structure — it’s our way of life. We are a company of people protecting people. Our company exists because people are willing to share risk and resources and rely on each other when it counts.
We strive to build a thriving community where everyone is valued, included, and feels that they belong.
At MassMutual, we Live Mutual.
How We Work
MassMutual’s flexible workplace approach combines the importance of connecting in person and the flexibility of working remotely. Our hybrid model puts collaboration first with employees coming in at least three days per week to our spectacular campus settings and also enjoying the flexibility of remote Fridays, company-wide remote weeks, and a bank of flexible remote weeks to use throughout the year.
Benefits for the whole you (and your loved ones)
There’s more to your life than your job and there’s more to your aspirations than a paycheck. We take a holistic view of compensation and benefits that provides the flexibility to create a healthy balance in your life for work, family, and community. We offer the benefits you’d expect, like medical, dental, 401(k), and generous vacation time, but we also offer ones you might not expect, like three paid days for volunteering, a $1,250 annual Well-Being Wallet, and up to 320 hours of caregiver leave.
Explore some of our offerings below. Benefit details can be found here.
Why MassMutual?
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where we work
Springfield Office
1295 State Street, Springfield, MA
Boston Office
10 Fan Pier Blvd, Boston, MA
New York Office
2 Park Ave,
New York, NY
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