Junior Compensation Analyst

About the role

This Junior Compensation Analyst position offers structured development within ACPWB's People Science practice, with formal enrollment in the Early Career Analytics Program and direct mentorship from a Senior Associate throughout your first year. You will contribute to pay equity analysis and reporting research that appears in client-ready deliverables, and you will receive honest feedback on the quality of your contributions. We do not warehouse junior talent.

ACPWB's People Science team is looking for a Junior Compensation Analyst who brings intellectual curiosity, analytical aptitude, and the willingness to be a new professional rather than pretending to be an experienced one. We structured the Early Career Analytics Program specifically to build the skills this team needs over time. Our most senior analysts started in roles like this one.

As a Junior Compensation Analyst in ACPWB's People Science group, you will learn how professional advisory work gets done: the rigor, the iteration, the client communication, and the judgment calls that don't appear in any textbook. We believe the best way to learn this is to do it, which is why every entry-level hire at ACPWB works on real engagements with real clients from the start.

Responsibilities

• Support data requests from senior team members with timely, accurate, and well-organized outputs
• Support senior analysts and associates with data collection, cleaning, and validation for pay equity analysis and reporting engagements
• Assist with survey administration including data collection follow-up and respondent tracking
• Contribute to the development of standard templates and analytical tools used by the People Science team
• Prepare internal reference documents and research summaries for use by engagement teams
• Assist in the preparation of client-ready spreadsheets, charts, and supporting exhibits

Qualifications

• Recent graduate or candidate with up to 0 years of relevant internship or work experience
• GPA of 3.3 or above, or equivalent demonstrated academic performance
• 0 years or less of professional experience — this is an entry-level role and will be evaluated accordingly
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and basic charting
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite including Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Preferred

• Prior research assistant experience in an academic or professional setting
• Prior internship in HR, finance, consulting, or data analysis
• Experience supporting a professional team in a coordinator or assistant capacity
• Experience with survey research methods or primary data collection

What Success Looks Like In Year One

• Complete your first annual performance review cycle with documented goals for year two
• Complete all mandatory compliance and training requirements on or ahead of schedule
• Develop working proficiency with ACPWB's primary data platforms and benchmarking tools