Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Advarra is a leader in clinical research dedicated to advancing human health. They are seeking a Senior Global Compensation Analyst to design, analyze, and improve global compensation programs while ensuring compliance and competitiveness across regions.
Responsibilities
- Design, evaluate, and manage global compensation programs, policies, and frameworks aligned with Total Rewards strategy
- Establish and maintain governance, standards, and guidelines to ensure consistency and compliance across regions
- Partner with HRBPs to enable execution, while retaining CoE ownership of program design and decision frameworks
- Contribute to development of global salary structures, incentive plans, and job architecture
- Lead global benchmarking and market analysis using Radford and other sources
- Provide enterprise-level insights on compensation trends across regions, incorporating knowledge of Ireland and India markets
- Ensure programs reflect external competitiveness and internal equity
- Monitor regulatory changes, including pay transparency and local compliance requirements
- Develop and maintain enterprise-level compensation models (merit cycles, bonus funding, workforce planning)
- Leverage advanced Excel and data tools to perform scenario modeling, cost analysis, and forecasting
- Lead analyses on pay equity, compression, and compensation effectiveness
- Build scalable dashboards and reporting solutions to support executive decision-making
- Lead design and execution of global compensation cycles (merit, bonus, promotions) from a CoE perspective
- Define process frameworks, timelines, and governance; ensure consistent adoption across regions
- Partner with HR, Finance, and HRIS teams to deliver accurate and efficient execution
- Continuously enhance processes for scalability, automation, and user experience
- Drive continuous improvement of compensation processes, tools, and technologies
- Design and implement standardized templates, models, and workflows
- Lead or support cross-functional transformation initiatives within Total Rewards
- Act as escalation point for complex or high-impact compensation issues
- Influence stakeholders through data-driven insights and clear recommendations
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Finance, Economics, or related field
- 7-10 years of experience in compensation and total rewards
- Demonstrated experience within Total Rewards or Compensation CoE model
- Solid knowledge in global compensation across multiple regions
- Experience with Radford or similar market data sources
- Advanced Excel and modeling skills required
- Experience with HRIS and compensation planning tools (i.e. UKG, HRSoft)
- Knowledge of international markets, including Ireland and India
- Familiarity with eLearning authoring tools
- Knowledge of learning evaluation frameworks
- Experience working within a Center of Excellence or shared services model
Benefits
- Variable bonus in addition to base salary
- Health coverage
- Paid holidays
- Other benefits
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