Michelle Roy

About Michelle Roy

Innovation is something you have to stay ahead of, otherwise, your competitor will.\"I am a finance and compensation professional with 8+ years of experience partnering with global organizations to design strategies that drive both business results and employee engagement. My career spans compensation program design, financial analysis, job architecture, and incentive planning—always with a focus on aligning pay practices with organizational goals while ensuring fairness, transparency, and compliance.What I bring is the ability to connect financial insight with compensation strategy. From building competitive pay structures and leading global market benchmarking to automating HRIS/ERP integrations and creating executive-ready analytics in Power BI and Tableau, I deliver the data-driven insights leaders need to make smarter decisions. Core strengths include- Global compensation design, benchmarking & survey vendor partnerships- Incentive program development (short-term, long-term & sales incentives)- Pay equity analysis, transparency initiatives & workforce analytics- Finance-driven decision support, budgeting & resource planning- Advanced data visualization (Power BI, Tableau, Excel) & HRIS/ERP integrations Bilingual in English & Spanish, with an MBA and CCP certification (in progress), I combine financial acumen, technical expertise, and strategic vision to help organizations attract, retain, and motivate top talent—while fueling sustainable growth.

Experience

1. Director of Compensation

   YES Prep Public Schools

   Dec 2025 — Present · Houston, TX, US

Education

• The University of Texas at Arlington

  Bachelors, Biology

• University of Houston-Downtown

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Project Management

  2020 — 2022

• University of Houston-Downtown

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Finance and Financial Management Services

Skills

• Customer Service
• Training
• Business Systems Consulting
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• General Administrative Duties
• Marketing Strategy
• Marketing Communications
• Marketing
• Merchandising
• Team Leadership
• Leadership
• Business Development Consultancy
• Process Scheduler
• Payroll
• Social Media
• Databases
• Management
• Team Building
• Operations Management
• Strategic Planning
• Time Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Employee Training