Senior Compensation Analyst

About the role

solidcore is looking for a Senior Compensation Analyst to join our People Operations team. You'll work across the full compensation lifecycle, from benchmarking and structure design to HR analytics and reporting, and serve as a trusted resource for People Operations, Finance, and field leadership. Located in vibrant Arlington, Virginia, and reporting to the Senior Director, People Operations, this is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing, investor-backed organization with a desire to be the leader in the studio fitness space.

Responsibilities

• Support compensation process design, market analysis, and budgeting across solidcore's hourly and salaried workforce
• Administer annual, quarterly, and off-cycle merit increase and bonus processes, including modeling, communication, and execution in Workday
• Partner cross functionally on coach pay, new studio opening pay rates and incentive programs
• Complete salary surveys and benchmark positions to support salary structure maintenance and competitive pay analysis
• Conduct FLSA classification reviews to ensure ongoing compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour requirements
• Maintain and audit compensation data in Workday, ensuring accuracy of salaries, titles, job profiles, salary grades, pay ranges, and classifications
• Build and maintain compensation rate tables in Workday, ensuring pay lookup values are current, accurate, and aligned with approved structures
• Draft compensation communications, offer letters, total reward statements, and merit and bonus letters for review and distribution
• Document compensation processes, timelines, and decision frameworks to support consistency and scalability
• Prepare reports and analysis to support compensation decisions, business planning, and leadership reviews
• Build and maintain recurring workforce dashboards covering headcount, pay equity, and turnover trends
• Develop ad hoc analysis to support business decisions, including promotion modeling, cost projections, and market positioning
• Partner with the HRIS team to ensure Workday data integrity and support system reporting needs
• Identify and suggest process improvements to enhance accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency
• Contribute to performance evaluation processes and broader People Operations projects as needed

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in compensation, total rewards, or HR analytics
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) designation preferred

Skills

• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to work with large data sets and translate them into clear recommendations
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets — pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, modeling, and data visualization
• Experience with compensation survey participation and data cuts (Mercer, Radford, CompData, or similar)
• Working knowledge of FLSA, pay equity principles, and wage and hour compliance
• Experience using an HRIS system — Workday experience strongly preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills — able to present data and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

Pay

• Competitive salary range of $95,785-$108,955 based on skills and experience
• Bonus eligibility based on performance

Benefits

• Monthly cell phone stipend
• 401k with employer match
• Health, dental, & vision insurance
• Flexible PTO
• Free drop-in classes at solidcore