Senior Compensation Analyst (Experienced Professional)

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst to join our Compensation & Total Rewards team and help support compensation programs, workforce cost planning, and market analysis across North America.

What You Will Do

• Administer and maintain core compensation programs, including merit increases, incentive plans, market adjustments, living wage initiatives, and union-related compensation programs.
• Ensure programs are executed accurately, consistently, and in alignment with company guidelines.
• Support annual compensation review cycles and related processes.
• Partner with HR, Finance, and business leaders to provide guidance on compensation-related matters.
• Evaluate compensation requests using market data, internal guidelines, and established compensation practices.
• Recommend solutions for routine compensation issues and support implementation of approved actions.
• Conduct market pricing, pay equity, workforce, and compensation analyses.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and presentations to support compensation decisions.
• Identify trends and provide actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and compensation accrual processes.
• Validate and reconcile compensation and workforce cost data across systems.
• Aid in workforce cost reporting and financial planning activities.
• Support the rollout of new compensation programs and enhancements.
• Document processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and user experience.
• Ensure compensation processes remain compliant and well-documented.
• Contribute to team documentation, process improvements, and knowledge sharing.
• Support colleagues by providing expertise and cross-functional collaboration.

Required

• 4+ years of compensation analysis experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Mathematics, or a related field preferred.
• Strong understanding of compensation principles, salary structures, incentive programs, and market pricing practices.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data, identify trends, and make recommendations.
• Experience partnering with HR, Finance, and business stakeholders.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, and data analysis tools.
• Experience using compensation management tools such as MarketPay, CompAnalyst, BetterComp, or similar platforms.

PREFERRED

• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) certification or progress toward certification.
• Experience creating executive-level presentations in PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with Workday Compensation or other HRIS compensation modules.