Compensation Director, Aircraft Engineering and Manufacturing (R6270)

Seattle, Washingtonfull time

On Site

senior

H1B: no

Shield The Compensation Director at Shield AI leads compensation strategy for the Aircraft division, overseeing programs for manufacturing, production, operations, supply chain, logistics, customer success, and skilled trades. The role partners with business leaders and HR to design competitive, scalable, and compliant compensation frameworks.

Responsibilities

The Compensation Director, Aircraft Engineering and Manufacturing, serves as the strategic compensation leader for the Aircraft division, providing enterprise-level oversight for compensation programs supporting manufacturing, production, operations, supply chain, logistics, customer success, and skilled trades. This role defines compensation strategy for large, complex employee populations while ensuring programs are competitive, scalable, compliant, and aligned with business objectives.
As the organization's subject matter expert for manufacturing and operations compensation, the Director partners closely with business leaders, Px Business Partners, Finance, and Legal to design compensation programs that enable business growth, talent attraction, workforce scalability, and operational excellence.
The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in manufacturing compensation strategy, non-exempt workforce design, market intelligence, and executive consulting, with a demonstrated ability to influence enterprise decisions and build compensation frameworks that support rapidly growing operations.

Qualification

Bachelor's degree in Human ResourcesAdvanced analyticalExperience leading largeExpertise utilizing RadfordExperience with WorkdayLean

Required

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field.
15+ years of progressive compensation experience, including significant leadership supporting manufacturing, production, operations, or supply chain organizations.
Deep expertise designing enterprise compensation strategies for large non-exempt employee populations.
Extensive knowledge of wage and hour regulations, compensation governance, and manufacturing compensation practices.
Demonstrated experience designing wage structures, progression frameworks, geographic differentials, and premium pay programs.
Advanced analytical, financial modeling, and executive presentation skills.
Proven ability to influence senior executives and drive enterprise-wide compensation decisions.
Experience leading large, cross-functional compensation initiatives with significant organizational impact.

Preferred

Certified Compensation Professional (CCP).
Experience supporting both union and non-union manufacturing environments.
Experience within global manufacturing or advanced technology organizations.
Expertise utilizing Radford, Mercer, WTW, and specialized manufacturing compensation surveys.
Experience with Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, or enterprise compensation planning systems.
Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement experience.
Experience leading or mentoring compensation professionals.
Full-time regular employee offer package: