Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. UKG is a workforce operating platform that provides workforce management and related technology solutions. The Compensation Analyst supports compensation program design, administration, market pricing, job evaluation, reporting, data governance, and analytical recommendations for Engineering, Product, and Enterprise Systems Experience.
Responsibilities
- Conduct market pricing for new and existing positions using technology compensation surveys (e.g., Radford, Mercer, or equivalent)
- Analyze market competitiveness, internal equity, range penetration, pay compression, and salary positioning
- Prepare compensation recommendations supported by market data and business analytics
- Assist in maintaining salary structures, job architecture, geographic differentials, compensation guidelines, and market data libraries
- Support annual compensation processes including merit, bonus, equity, promotions, and salary structure updates
- Perform data validation, quality assurance, testing, and reporting for compensation programs
- Assist with compensation program administration, documentation, and ongoing process improvements
- Support implementation of new compensation policies, tools, and processes
- Evaluate new and revised jobs using the global career framework and job architecture
- Recommend job codes, levels, families, and market matches based on established methodologies
- Maintain job documentation and compensation records to ensure consistency and governance
- Develop recurring and ad hoc compensation reports, dashboards, and workforce analytics
- Analyze compensation trends and identify risks related to internal equity, market competitiveness, and pay practices
- Support enterprise initiatives including organizational changes, acquisitions, restructuring, and compensation integration projects
- Participate in cross-functional projects to improve compensation processes, reporting, automation, and data quality
- Ensure compensation transactions comply with company policies, governance standards, and applicable regulations
- Audit compensation data and resolve discrepancies within HR systems
- Support pay transparency, compensation documentation, and audit requests
- Maintain data integrity across compensation and HRIS systems
- Provide analytical support to Compensation Consultants, HR Business Partners, and Talent Acquisition on compensation decisions
- Assist with new hire offers, promotions, transfers, retention requests, and market adjustments using established compensation guidelines
- Respond to routine compensation inquiries and provide data-driven recommendations
- Build effective partnerships across HR, Finance, Talent Acquisition, and business organizations
Skills
- 2+ years of experience in compensation, HR analytics, finance, or a related analytical role
- Experience working with compensation surveys and market pricing methodologies
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and complex formulas
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field and/or equivalent experience
- Strong analytical and quantitative capabilities
- Ability to interpret compensation data and identify meaningful trends
- High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Customer-focused approach with developing consultative skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment
- Continuous improvement mindset with an interest in automation and process optimization
- Curiosity and initiative to leverage AI, automation, and emerging technologies to improve compensation processes, enhance analytics, and increase operational efficiency
- Experience supporting a global technology or SaaS organization
- Experience with UKG Pro
- Familiarity with Radford, Mercer, WTW, or other technology compensation surveys
- Experience supporting technical organizations such as Engineering, Product, or Information Technology preferred
- EST/CST time zone location preferred
Benefits
- Real flexibility
- Benefits you can count on
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