Compensation Analyst

Job Description

• Execute on day-to-day responsibilities such as matching and aligning on base compensation and pay grades for new and existing positions, gathering benchmarking data and recommending compensation changes.
• Act as trusted advisor to HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition Team, and business groups, providing recommendations on compensation matters that both support business goals and ensure market competitiveness regarding application of compensation policies, practices, and guidelines.
• Drive and support compensation program execution (including Year-end reviews, merit process, market adjustment processes, etc.)
• Analyzing and presenting relevant metrics and insights to drive the focus and execution of strategy.
• Making bonus/incentive recommendations based on our current talent strategy.
• Ensuring that PayScale has competitive and fair compensation plans to all employees.
• Influencing leaders to address complex compensation issues required for business success as we expand our footprint.
• Collaborating with other People team functions in the development an implementation of People programs.
• Amplifying our PayScale compensation software by working with Marketing and Sales as both a customer and external leader. Working with HR and business leaders to continue to evolve our end- to-end compensation strategy with a focus on the talent lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive compensation experience within fast-growing technology startups
• BA/BS degree with an emphasis in HR or equivalent combination of degree and experience
• Experience administering compensation programs including, but not limited to: Developing and maintaining a company's pay structure, performing compensation analysis, ensuring compensation structures are fair, equal and comply with changing laws and regulations.
• Current Compensation Certification
• Proficient with Payscale’s compensation software.
• Strong excel skills including using advanced features (pivot tables, look-ups, index, macros a plus, etc).
• Experience researching, developing, designing and executing compensation philosophies that align with changing workforce dynamics associated with remote work, growth and expansion.
• Experience influencing business leaders individually and collectively.

Additional Information

All around awesome culture where together we strive to:

• Pursue excellence every day
• Create customer value
• Compete to win (and lose!) as a team

As part of our culture of transparency and commitment to employee engagement, we have several programs and resources such as:

• Regular virtual company meetings
• Coffee chats
• Table for 4 Executive conversation
• Spirit Week
• Pulsing tools for continuous conversations to drive performance and career growth
• Strengths based tools designed to help employees engage with peers and managers, supported through a program called StandOut
• Access to top notch learning courses for all employees through LinkedIn Learning
• As well as constant re-evaluation of what our employees need to be successful at work!

Our more standard benefits include:

• Flexible Paid Time Off program – most employees average around 3 weeks per year
• 14 paid holidays including Independence Week, Juneteenth and World Mental Health Day
• 3 comprehensive health plans to fit your unique needs; plans have up to 100% company-paid premium coverage for employee Medical, Dental and Vision
• Access to Premera’s Healthcare Services including an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), 24-hour Nurse Hotline, Telehealth (Doctor on Demand), Talkspace, and other virtual care options
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options for pre-tax employee allocations towards: Medical, Dependent Care, Parking, and Transit
• Company Paid Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance
• Comprehensive Paid Parental / Adoption Leave program
• 401k program with fully vested, immediate company match

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