Compensation Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead evaluations of job roles and market pricing utilizing third-party compensation surveys, benchmarking tools, and internal comparison data.

• Analyze external market data alongside internal pay positioning to propose salary ranges, hiring targets, geographic differentials, and additional pay considerations.

• Formulate pricing recommendations for new positions, releveling, reorganizations, promotions, and other organizational transformations.

• Maintain benchmark job matches and oversee participation in annual compensation surveys.

• Assist in the development, implementation, and upkeep of job architecture, which includes job families, career tracks, levels, and titling conventions.

• Collaborate with HR Business Partners and leaders to assess jobs, suggest levels, and ensure consistent application of job architecture.

• Review and provide consultation on job descriptions to ensure clarity, consistency, alignment with job families, career levels, and market benchmarks.

• Analyze, construct, and maintain compensation structures, salary ranges, grade assignments, geographic differentials, and associated guidelines.

• Evaluate compensation data, including range penetration, compa-ratio, compression, progression, pay relationships, and workforce trends.

• Develop and maintain compensation reports, dashboards, and decision-support tools.

• Validate, reconcile, document, and review compensation data and its underlying assumptions.

• Conduct and assist with pay equity analyses, remediation modeling, compensation audits, documentation, data validation, and control activities.

• Collaborate with the Director of Compensation & Benefits and stakeholders on compensation analysis, program design, job architecture, and compensation structure initiatives.

• Provide analytical and operational support for annual compensation cycles, encompassing planning, system setup, administration, modeling, analysis, and validation.

• Offer data-driven compensation guidance for hiring, promotions, internal mobility, and organizational changes; escalate complex cases and policy exceptions as needed.

• Prepare analyses, summaries, and recommendations for leadership review.

• Provide backup support for broader compensation and equity-related activities and undertake additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related discipline.

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in compensation, with direct involvement in market pricing, compensation survey analysis, job architecture, compensation structures, and/or compensation analytics.

• Experience in supporting job evaluation, job leveling, job architecture frameworks, and compensation structures.

• Strong analytical capabilities and advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, modeling, data validation, and effective presentation of findings.

• Proven ability to manage detailed tasks with a high level of accuracy, judgment, organization, and confidentiality.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate compensation analyses and recommendations to HR and business stakeholders.

• Willingness to travel occasionally for business needs, meetings, and onsite collaboration, as required.

• Preferred: Experience with pay equity analysis and involvement in annual merit and bonus cycles.

• Preferred: Familiarity with HRIS, compensation survey, market-pricing, or reporting tools such as CompAnalyst, MarketPay, Excel, Power BI, or similar platforms.

• Preferred: Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) designation or progress towards certification.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Retirement plan with employer matching contributions.

• Paid time off and holidays.

• Opportunities for professional development and training.

• Employee assistance program and wellness initiatives.