Senior Compensation Analyst

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

📋 Description

• Act as the project manager for moderately complex compensation initiatives with minimal oversight.

• Oversee compensation projects from aligning stakeholders and developing strategies to modeling structures, creating job family frameworks, documenting policies, and providing communications training.

• Execute benchmarking and market pricing analyses across various industries and geographical locations.

• Create and propose salary structures.

• Utilize expertise in job architecture and job family frameworks.

• Engage in challenging client discussions and assist in resolving intricate compensation challenges.

• Offer compensation expertise during prospect and renewal discussions.

• Guide and mentor Compensation Analyst I and II team members.

• Take part in onboarding, job shadowing, and quality control reviews of junior personnel’s work.

• Manage and refresh internal documentation.

• Recognize opportunities for process improvements and team skill enhancement.

• Share industry and client insights during team discussions.

• Contribute to departmental strategic initiatives assigned by management.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5-6 years of practical compensation experience across various disciplines.

• In-depth knowledge of benchmarking and market pricing across different industries, regions, and data sources.

• Familiarity with the design, development, and analysis of salary structures.

• Understanding of job architecture, job family frameworks, and job leveling.

• Knowledge of compensation strategy formulation and execution.

• Strong project management abilities and capacity to independently handle moderately complex client engagements.

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel and strong data analysis skills.

• Proven history of mentoring and supporting fellow professionals.

• Basic knowledge of or the ability to swiftly learn compensation software platforms.

• Must reside in the United States; Payscale is currently unable to hire in Hawaii.

• High-speed internet with a minimum of 100 Mbps is recommended for remote work.

• A device for multifactor authentication is required.

• Nice to have: experience in client-facing complex consulting.

• Nice to have: experience with global job architecture and international compensation structures.

• Nice to have: knowledge of variable pay structure design.

• Nice to have: experience with pay equity analysis and pay transparency.

• Nice to have: familiarity with Payscale's benchmarking and services platform.

• Nice to have: compensation certification such as CCP.

• Nice to have: background in consulting or professional services delivery.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible paid time off.

• 14 Paid Company Holidays, including 2 floating holidays.

• Comprehensive benefits package, covering medical, dental, life, vision, disability, and life insurance at 100% by Payscale.

• Unlimited infertility coverage benefits through medical plans.

• Additional supplemental health benefits for employees and their families.

• 401(k) retirement plan with immediate company match fully vested.

• 16 weeks of paid parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents.

• Health Savings Account (HSA) options with company contributions each pay period.

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options for pre-tax employee contributions.

• Annual remote work stipend for wellness or home office equipment.

• Remote-first work model with options for work-from-home and company-paid co-working spaces.

• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.

• A culture of continuous feedback supporting performance and career advancement.

• Employee Resource Groups.

• Company-sponsored volunteer hours.

• Monthly company All Hands meetings.

• Regular access to executive leadership through AMAs.

• In-person company gatherings typically occurring a few times a year.

• Eligibility for an annual corporate bonus of 10%.