Sr. Compensation & Benefits Analyst

Job Summary

About the role

The Senior Benefits & Compensation Analyst supports the design, administration, and analysis of the organization’s total rewards programs. This role ensures compensation structures remain competitive, benefits programs are compliant and cost-effective, and Benefits leadership receives accurate insights to guide strategic decisions. The analyst collaborates closely with Compensation, Benefits, HR, Finance, Payroll, and external vendors to deliver seamless employee experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market pricing, benchmarking, and job evaluations to ensure internal equity and competitiveness.
• Maintain pay ranges, recommend adjustments, and support annual compensation cycles.
• Aid in modeling, tracking, and administering short- and long-term incentive plans.
• Prepare dashboards, pay equity analyses, and executive-level reporting.
• Support daily operations of health, welfare, retirement programs.
• Evaluate plan performance, costs, and utilization to recommend enhancements or savings.
• Partner with brokers/carriers on claims review, renewal data, and plan selection.
• Support wellness initiatives, EAP programs, and preventive care campaigns.
• Care for contributions, audits, nondiscrimination testing, and employee education.
• Develop employee-friendly materials, FAQs, and presentations.
• Lead timelines, testing, communications, and system updates for annual enrollment.
• Monitor SLAs, escalate issues, and support vendor evaluations and RFPs.
• Maintain accurate compensation and benefits data and support process optimization.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Compensation & Benefits leadership team.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or related field. 5–7+ years of experience in compensation, benefits, or total rewards.
• Alternative: CEBS, CBP or equivalent certification and 3-5 years of benefit administration experience.
• Alternative: 7+ years of LOA administration experience.
• Advanced skillset with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook), Adobe and HRIS system.
• Strong interpersonal skills – both oral and written.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.
• The ability to work with individuals at all organizational levels, particularly peers, team members, and department managers.
• Handle employee and organization information in a confidential manner.
• The ability to multi-task and accomplish ongoing tasks and project assignments in an accurate and timely manner with minimal level of supervision.