Senior Compensation Analyst

The Senior Compensation Analyst serves as a strategic advisor to business leaders and People Business Partners, providing expert guidance on compensation philosophy, market competitiveness, internal equity, and pay decisions. This role partners closely with leaders throughout the employee lifecycle, supporting hiring, promotions, organizational changes, and annual compensation programs while ensuring consistent application of compensation policies and practices.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Business Partnership
• Serve as the primary compensation partner for assigned business organizations.
• Consult with People Business Partners and leaders on compensation strategy, pay decisions, promotions, and company initiatives.
• Influence leaders through data-driven insights and sound compensation practices.

Compensation Programs

• Lead compensation planning activities including merit increases, promotions, equity planning, market adjustments, and off-cycle compensation reviews.
• Review and approve salary offers, promotions, internal mobility, and other compensation changes.
• Leads or participates in special projects.
• Build and maintain modeling, costing, and budget analyses to support decisions.

Market Pricing & Job Architecture

• Conduct market pricing using salary survey data and compensation benchmarking tools to evaluate the competitiveness of employee compensation.
• Participate annually in compensation surveys to collect and analyze market data, supporting compensation planning and ensuring alignment with industry trends and organizational pay strategies.

Compensation Governance

• Ensure compliance with compensation philosophy, policies, and applicable regulations.
• Identify compensation risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Maintain data integrity within compensation systems.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ Years of progressive compensation experience.
• Strong knowledge of compensation principles including salary structures, market pricing, and job evaluation.
• Advanced Excel or Google skills with experience analyzing large data sets.
• Experience with compensation planning systems and HRIS platforms.
• Analytical mindset with experience using data to provide business recommendations, problem-solving, and presentation skills.
• Excellent consulting and stakeholder management abilities.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or related field.
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP).
• Experience supporting engineering, aerospace, technology, or manufacturing organizations.
• Experience with market survey providers such as Aon, Mercer, Radford, and WTW.
• Experience with compensation platforms such as Pave, or similar systems.
• Proven track record of leading projects and driving process improvements.
• Analytical mindset with experience using data to inform decisions.
• Ability to operate both strategically and hands-on in a fast-paced environment.

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Willingness to work overtime or weekends to support critical mission milestones.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted.
• Specific certifications, as appropriate.

Compensation and Benefits:

Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Salary is one component of the compensation package. Full-time employees also receive company equity and access to medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid time off; paid parental leave; disability and life insurance; a 401(k) retirement plan; ClassPass credits; personalized mental healthcare; discounts and perks; snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner meals, and subsidized lunch.

U.S. Export Control Compliance Status:

The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls and must either be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.