Compensation Analyst

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

📋 Description

• Deliver cross-functional compensation support throughout the Leidos enterprise.

• Collaborate with Total Rewards Partners and HR stakeholders to offer compensation advice and recommendations.

• Assist multiple Sectors and Functions while reconciling business requirements with enterprise compensation policies and internal equity.

• Assess and approve promotions, job modifications, salary changes, and other compensation-related actions independently.

• Review and authorize bonus and incentive payments for compliance, reasonableness, internal consistency, and adherence to program requirements.

• Analyze positions and employee responsibilities to aid in job family classification, career level assessment, FLSA classification, and compensation decisions.

• Conduct market pricing and compensation evaluations utilizing salary survey data and internal employee information.

• Create compensation models, analyses, dashboards, and both recurring and ad hoc reports.

• Assist with annual compensation initiatives and enterprise-wide compensation projects, including analysis, system testing, reporting, implementation, and ongoing process support.

• Identify trends, recurring challenges, and opportunities to enhance compensation processes, controls, tools, and reporting.

• Contribute to operational excellence, continuous improvement, and customer service within the Compensation function.

• Execute other tasks as assigned in alignment with enterprise objectives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and 4+ years of relevant experience in Compensation, Human Resources, or a related discipline; additional relevant experience may substitute for a degree.

• Proven understanding of compensation principles and practices, including base pay, job evaluation, market pricing, salary structures, and incentive compensation.

• Familiarity with FLSA regulations and experience in assessing exempt and non-exempt classifications.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, encompassing experience in analyzing extensive data sets, developing models, and using advanced formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and other analytical features.

• Experience in creating dashboards, reports, or data visualizations to highlight trends and convey significant business insights.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment and formulate recommendations.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the capacity to translate compensation concepts and complex data into clear, concise information for HR and business stakeholders.

• Demonstrated meticulousness and ability to identify inconsistencies, risks, and data quality challenges.

• Capability to independently manage multiple priorities and function effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

• Preferred: Experience with Workday Compensation and Workday Advanced Compensation.

• Preferred: Experience with compensation survey and market-pricing tools.

• Preferred: Familiarity with Power BI or similar dashboard and data visualization applications.

• Preferred: Experience supporting large, complex, geographically diverse, or matrixed organizations.

• Preferred: Experience in the government contracting sector.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Retirement plans with employer matching.

• Generous paid time off and holidays.

• Professional development opportunities.

• Flexible work arrangements.