Carrie Cavanaugh
Senior Compensation and Human Resources Consultant, Find Great People
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
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Carrie Cavanaugh, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CCP has over 20 years of experience as an HR Manager / Director in manufacturing, engineering & professional services organizations.
Before joining FGP HR Consulting, she held senior human resource management positions with prominent organizations, working with companies with employee bases between 50 and 30,000. She has been responsible for HR department startups and the management of multiple HR sites within a single company. In these roles she gained vast experience in covering HR issues including training & development, policy & procedure development, benefits, compensation, and labor relations.
Carrie has extensive experience in the field of compensation analysis, receiving her Certified Compensation Professional designation in 2018. As a compensation expert, Carrie is highly trained in labor costs, salary analysis and benefits structures. Carrie has experience using metrics and models to understand current salary trends and predict future trends. She works with businesses to help develop compensation plans and compensation philosophies.
Carrie often speaks to groups throughout South Carolina on various Human Resources and employment issues. During her career she has played a significant role in the development, roll out and delivery of multiple training programs including diversity, hiring/recruiting, management fundamentals, critical conversation skills and union avoidance. Additionally, Carrie is certified as a Crucial Conversations trainer and facilitator.
Carrie has a BS in Human Resource Management and Marketing from the University of South Carolina- Columbia. She received SPHR certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute and her SPHR-SPC from SHRM. Carrie received her Certified Compensation Profession (CCP) designation in 2018.
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The Pay Shift: Turning Compensation Data into Competitive Advantage
Compensation is having a moment — and for good reason. In a world of pay transparency, skills-based hiring, and relentless competition for talent, the way organizations design and communicate pay has become a direct reflection of their values and culture. Yet too often, compensation is treated as a technical process instead of the strategic story it really is.
In this high-energy, insight-driven session, Carrie Cavanaugh, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CCP, pulls back the curtain on what modern pay strategy looks like in action. Drawing from real consulting projects across industries, she shares how data, design, and dialogue can transform compensation from a source of tension into a driver of trust, performance, and belonging.
Participants will learn how to identify and close equity gaps, modernize outdated pay structures, and give leaders the confidence to discuss compensation with clarity and purpose. They’ll leave with practical tools — and a new mindset — for turning pay conversations into culture conversations.
Because in today’s market, compensation isn’t just about what you pay people. It’s about what that pay says about who you are as an organization.
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