Senior Compensation Analyst

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About the Role

The Senior Compensation Analyst supports the design administration analysis and ongoing management of compensation programs across the organization. This role partners with Talent Business Partners Talent Acquisition Finance Payroll Legal and business leaders to provide data-driven guidance on market pricing job evaluation salary structures incentive programs compensation planning and pay-related compliance.

This role requires strong analytical capability sound compensation judgment and the ability to translate complex data into practical recommendations. The Senior Compensation Analyst independently manages recurring compensation processes and contributes to broader projects that support competitive equitable compliant and scalable pay practices.

What Youll Do

Compensation Strategy & Program Administration

• Support the design administration and governance of base pay variable pay and other compensation programs.

• Manage key components of annual compensation planning processes including eligibility reviews data validation planning tools statement testing approvals communications and stakeholder coordination.

• Conduct market pricing compensation benchmarking pay range analysis and internal equity reviews to inform pay recommendations.

• Maintain salary structures pay ranges guidelines and compensation-related documentation across assigned populations or geographies.

• Review compensation requests including new hire offers promotions transfers adjustments and other pay actions ensuring alignment with guidelines budget internal equity and market data.

• Provide guidance to Talent Acquisition Talent Business Partners and leaders on compensation policy offer positioning pay decisions and exception processes.

• Partner with HRIS teams to test and validate compensation-related Workday data processes reports and configuration changes.

Job Architecture & Organizational Design

• Support the administration of the organizations job architecture including job levels grades job profiles and related governance practices.

• Conduct job evaluations leveling assessments and job description reviews using established frameworks and market data.

• Create update and maintain job profiles and compensation-related job data in Workday.

• Partner with Talent Business Partners and leaders to ensure roles are appropriately aligned to job responsibilities organizational structure and compensation levels.

• Conduct periodic audits to support data quality job structure integrity and consistent application of leveling guidelines.

Incentive Compensation & Bonus Programs

• Administer annual quarterly and other incentive or bonus programs including eligibility validation payout calculations and participant data reviews.

• Analyze eligible earnings performance inputs proration and other factors that impact incentive calculations.

• Support the development maintenance and testing of incentive plan tools payout models and calculation templates.

• Review plan documentation and participant communications for accuracy and consistency with approved program design.

• Respond to compensation and incentive-related questions from HR partners leaders and employees as appropriate.

Regulatory Compliance & Pay Transparency

• Support compensation compliance activities including pay transparency FLSA/exemption reviews and other applicable federal state local or global requirements.

• Monitor compensation policies practices and documentation to support consistent governance and compliance.

• Partner with Legal Payroll HR and Finance to research and resolve compensation-related compliance questions.

Compensation Analytics & Workforce Insights

• Prepare recurring and ad hoc compensation headcount workforce and incentive-related analyses for HR Finance and leadership audiences.

• Develop reports dashboards and models that support compensation planning workforce planning retention analysis organizational changes and business decision-making.

• Participate in compensation surveys and external benchmark submissions; analyze survey results to inform market insights and pay structure recommendations.

• Identify trends risks and opportunities in compensation data and communicate findings in a clear actionable manner.

• Support broader talent analytics requests by combining internal workforce data with external market information where appropriate.

Project Leadership

• Lead discrete compensation projects and contribute to larger total rewards initiatives including structure updates pay transparency readiness incentive plan improvements and process automation.

• Develop scalable tools templates SOPs and governance documentation to improve accuracy efficiency and consistency.

• Partner cross-functionally with Finance Talent Payroll Legal HRIS and business stakeholders to implement compensation processes and program enhancements.

• Support compensation cost modeling scenario analysis and organizational planning initiatives.

• Identify opportunities to streamline recurring processes and strengthen operational controls.

What You Bring

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Finance Business Administration Economics Statistics or related field.

• CCP (Certified Compensation Professional) certification preferred.

• 5 years of progressive compensation total rewards HR analytics finance or related analytical experience.

• Demonstrated experience with compensation planning market pricing salary structures job evaluation and internal equity analysis.

• Experience supporting incentive or bonus programs including eligibility reviews payout calculations and plan administration.

• Experience working with HRIS platforms; Workday experience preferred.

• Experience supporting global or multi-state compensation programs preferred.

Technical Skills

• Advanced Excel skills including complex formulas lookups pivot tables modeling and data validation.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret large data sets identify trends and develop actionable recommendations.

• Experience with compensation survey platforms market data sources and benchmarking methodologies.

• Working knowledge of compensation principles pay transparency requirements and applicable wage and hour regulations.

• Strong written communication skills including the ability to develop clear reports summaries presentations SOPs and governance documentation.

• Proficiency with Workday reporting tools and data visualization tools preferred.

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