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COMPENSATION PLANNING · LAUNCHING JANUARY 2027

Coming January 2027

Compensation Planning

From too many files and too little clarity to pay decisions with context and control.

Bring performance, company salary bands, policy recommendations, and research your company uploads into one manager workspace. Suggest salaries and see the impact on budgets and proposals as you plan.

More about this module

Plan salary increases, one-time bonuses, and promotions separately. Nala does not provide market information. Managers use the consultant insights or company research your organization supplies.

Manager workspace from the updated presentation · Illustrative USD data
Pay Structure & Uploaded InsightsCycle Rules & Budget PlanningManager Proposals & Pay DecisionsReview, Approvals & Cycle Close
01 / YOUR CAPABILITIES

One workflow. A shared basis for pay decisions.

Maintain your pay foundation, guide manager proposals, and review decisions without rebuilding the context or reconciling disconnected files at every step.

A maintained pay foundation. A controlled cycle. Clear ownership at each step.Discuss your process ↗

02 / NALA AI

Turn your policy into a draft.
Keep admins in control.

Use Nala AI to turn your compensation policy into draft planning rules. Your admins review eligibility, budgets, planner access, and approval paths before opening the cycle.

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Draft planning guidance

Start with a policy covering salary increases, bonuses, promotions, and exception thresholds.

Review the drafted rules

Use the draft as a starting point for eligibility, budgets, and routing. Admins review and approve the setup.

People remain responsible for pay proposals and approvals.

03 / GETTING STARTED

Start with your pay structure.
Agree the rules and ownership.

Set up Compensation Planning around your pay structure, policy, approval model, and payroll handoff. Prepare your team for the January 2027 launch.

01 / PAY FOUNDATION

Bring the context for your decisions.

Review grades, company salary bands, employee mapping, and performance data. Upload your consultant insights or company research for managers to use during planning.

02 / CYCLE MODEL

Define how your cycle should work.

Configure eligibility, planners, budgets, exception rules, and the people responsible for approvals.

03 / HANDOFF

Agree how results reach payroll.

Use an Excel export for your payroll team to validate. Your payroll team validates the file before processing.

Have an existing compensation policy or planning workbook?
Use it as the starting point for your module setup and implementation discussion.

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04 / SEE IT IN ACTION

See the planning journey in context.

Explore the screens from the updated presentation, from company salary bands and uploaded research through manager decisions and approval review.

COMPENSATION PLANNING MINI DEMO

From pay structure to proposals, approvals, and close.

Follow six screens from the presentation. See salary increase, one-time bonus, and promotion inputs alongside pay context, calculated outcomes, and budget impact. Sample values are in USD.

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TRY A SALARY PROPOSAL

See how a proposal changes your budget.

Use this interactive example to review performance, company bands, and company-uploaded research alongside each proposal.

Compensation Planning / Manager workspace

Your team. Every pay decision in context.

Review every employee, suggest a salary, and keep budget impact in view.

2027 compensation cycle · USD
Team budget$24,000
Annual salary increases$11,300
One-time bonuses$5,000
Budget remaining$7,700
Proposals ready3 / 3
Employee / Current salary
Performance
Company salary band
Uploaded research
Policy recommendation
Your proposal
Jordan LeeProduct analyst · G6Current annual salary$80,000
Exceeds expectationsLatest performance review
$85,000 - $105,000Company-defined annual band
Below company band
$88,000 - $102,000Company-uploaded reference
Consultant salary review · Product roles · Sep 2026
Uploaded by HR · USD annual pay
$90,000Based on company guidanceManager reviews final proposal
6.0% increaseOne-time bonus: $0Below company band
Taylor ReedProduct lead · G7Current annual salary$110,000
Meets expectationsLatest performance review
$100,000 - $130,000Company-defined annual band
Within company band
$108,000 - $125,000Company-uploaded reference
Company research · Product leadership · Sep 2026
Uploaded by HR · USD annual pay
$115,000Based on company guidanceManager reviews final proposal
3.0% increaseOne-time bonus: $2,000
Casey MorganSales manager · G7Current annual salary$100,000
Exceeds expectationsLatest performance review
$95,000 - $120,000Company-defined annual band
Within company band
$98,000 - $118,000Company-uploaded reference
Consultant salary review · Sales roles · Aug 2026
Uploaded by HR · USD annual pay
$105,000Based on company guidanceManager reviews final proposal
3.2% increaseOne-time bonus: $3,000
Your company supplies the external context. Upload insights from consultants or your own company research so managers can use them when making proposals. Nala does not provide market data or market-gap benchmarks.

Illustrative module walkthrough · Fictional employees and research · All amounts in USD
05 / YOUR TEAM

A clear experience
for everyone involved.

HR, managers, Finance, and leadership each have a clear role, with relevant context and visible ownership throughout the cycle.

06 / THE BIGGER PICTURE

Connect pay decisions
with talent context.

Bring performance, pay position, and compensation proposals into the same decision workspace. Keep the context behind each proposal alongside its cost impact.

Compensation Planning→ Performance Context→ Pay Structure→ Excel Payroll Handoff

07 / OUR CUSTOMERS

More clarity. Better people decisions.

“Nala brings all our HR tools into one seamless platform, giving us the insights we need to make data-driven decisions and boost employee engagement.”

NALA Client

What customers say about the Nala platform

09 / LET’S EXPLORE YOUR PROCESS

Pay decisions with context.
A process you can control.

Bring pay structure, compensation policies, planner roles, and approvals into one workflow. Schedule a demo and prepare for the January 2027 launch.

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LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR TEAM

Explore Compensation Planning.

Meet with our team to explore Compensation Planning, discuss your requirements, and prepare for the January 2027 launch.

Nala discovery call · 30 minutes
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COMPENSATION PLANNING · MODULE PREVIEW

The compensation planning journey.

Screens from the updated presentation · Illustrative USD data · Company supplies external market references

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COMPENSATION PLANNING · PRESENTATION SCREEN · ILLUSTRATIVE USD DATA

Enlarged Compensation Planning screen