Compensation & Systems Analyst

Compensation & Systems Analyst

The Compensation & Systems Analyst supports the administration and continuous improvement of compensation programs and HR systems. This role conducts compensation analyses, supports the annual Merit and Promotion cycles and incentive programs, processes and audits HRIS transactions, and helps maintain accurate and effective HR data, workflows, and reporting.

The Analyst partners closely with Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partners, IT, and other stakeholders to support compensation decisions, HR systems enhancements, process automation, and M&A integration.

Responsibilities:

• Compensation
• Conduct compensation analyses for new and existing roles, including market pricing, job titling, job leveling, and salary range recommendations.
• Review proposed salary changes and provide recommendations based on market data, internal equity, salary ranges, and compensation guidelines.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on offers to help ensure alignment with salary ranges, internal equity, and compensation practices.
• Support the annual Merit and Promotion cycles, including data preparation, analysis, auditing, system administration, and approvals.
• Participate in salary surveys and analyze market data to support the competitiveness of compensation programs.
• Prepare, analyze, and audit estimates and data related to incentive programs, including profit sharing and sales incentives.
• HR Systems & Analytics
• Process and audit compensation and employee transactions to maintain accurate job, pay, and organizational data.
• Analyze HRIS data, integrations, and workflows to identify data issues, process gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and maintain reports and dashboards to support business decisions, audits, compliance, and recurring processes.
• Partner with IT and other stakeholders on HRIS enhancements, integrations, testing, and system improvements.
• Support HRIS activities related to acquisitions and organizational changes.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and automate manual processes and assist with implementing scalable solutions.
• Continuous Improvement
• Support the development and maintenance of AI-enabled and automated HR processes, including job matching, pay transparency, Merit and Promotion administration, reporting, and auditing.
• Document processes, procedures, and system requirements to support consistent and sustainable HR operations.

Basic Qualifications:

• 4+ years of relevant experience in Compensation, HRIS, HR Analytics, Payroll, or a related HR operations role.
• Hands-on experience with an HRIS (e.g., Workday, UKG)
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including lookups, pivot tables, and data validation.
• Working knowledge of compensation fundamentals, including market pricing, salary ranges, and job leveling.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and commitment to accuracy.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to balance a high volume of daily requests with longer-term projects.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience supporting Sales Incentive programs.
• Experience using AI tools, automation, or emerging technologies to improve HR processes, reporting, or analysis.

Travel:

• 5%