Junior Compensation Analyst

Job Responsibilities

• Provide wage guidance to managers and recruiters by reviewing compensation survey data, pay ranges, internal equity, and established compensation guidelines.
• Maintain accurate job and compensation data in the HRIS system, including job profiles, job levels, job families, FLSA status, compensation grades, and pay ranges.
• Partner with HR Business Partners to support job analysis, benchmarking, and job architecture updates to ensure roles are aligned appropriately.
• Participate in compensation survey activities, including preparing submissions, validating data, organizing results, and documenting market pricing outcomes.
• Prepare compensation reports, audits, data summaries, and quality checks to support data accuracy, internal equity, compliance, and consistent decision-making.
• Support the annual compensation review process by validating data, organizing inputs, reviewing process materials, and preparing documentation.
• Respond to routine compensation questions and coordinate compensation inputs, timelines, data requests, and deliverables with HR Business Partners, recruiters, and managers.
• Escalate non-standard or higher-risk compensation matters, including complex offer guidance, pay equity concerns, FLSA questions, and exceptions to established guidelines.
• Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive employee, job, and pay information with discretion.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Data Analytics, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• 0-2 years of experience in compensation, HR, data analysis, or a related administrative/analytical role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to handle confidential information and follow established processes with accuracy.
• Clear communication skills and ability to partner effectively with HR, recruiters, and managers.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Basic knowledge of compensation principles, market pricing, pay structures, and internal equity.
• Workday, compensation survey, and market pricing experience preferred.