Analyst, Compensation

MPOWERHealth • Addison, TX

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About The Position

The Compensation Analyst supports the design, administration, and analysis of the organization’s compensation programs under the guidance of senior compensation staff. The role assists with job evaluation, classification, market pricing, salary administration, sales compensation administration, and pay equity analysis. It partners with HR and business leaders to provide accurate, well-documented compensation data and recommendations. The analyst prepares analyses and options for review by the Compensation Manager, escalating higher-risk or precedent-setting matters such as executive pay, large-scale restructures, and pay equity remediation to senior compensation leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years of professional experience in compensation, human resources, finance, or a related field; alternatively, a High School Diploma/GED and 7–9 years of relevant compensation experience.
• Hands-on experience with compensation analysis, market pricing, and salary benchmarking.
• Working knowledge of job classification and job evaluation methodologies.
• Experience supporting sales compensation or commission plan administration.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and formula-based modeling; comfort working with large data sets.
• Experience with HRIS systems such as Workday, UKG, or ADP and/or compensation survey platforms such as Radford, Mercer, Willis Towers Watson, PayScale, or Salary.com.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy, with sound judgment about when to escalate.

Nice To Haves

• Progress toward or completion of Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) certification.
• Prior healthcare or multi-site organization experience.
• Exposure to organizational restructuring or workforce planning support work.
• Familiarity with pay transparency and pay equity reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct internal equity reviews, market pricing studies, salary benchmarking, cost and financial impact analyses, and ad hoc surveys; summarize findings for HR and business stakeholders.
• Prepare data-driven analyses to support pay decisions, market adjustments, promotions, and reclassifications, and present options and recommendations to the Compensation Manager for final approval.
• Monitor market trends and survey data to help maintain competitive salary structures.
• Assist with reviews of new-position and reclassification requests, including job analysis and comparison with existing benchmarks.
• Apply established job evaluation methodologies and leveling guides consistently, and recommend job grades and salary ranges for review by senior compensation staff.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to draft and maintain accurate job descriptions.
• Support sales compensation and commission plan administration, including calculations, reporting, and troubleshooting routine issues.
• Assist with pay equity audits by compiling and analyzing data, and escalate identified disparities to the Compensation Manager for remediation planning.
• Maintain accurate job descriptions, org charts, market pricing data, and compensation analyses.
• Ensure recommendations and data support internal equity, external competitiveness, and applicable compensation policy and pay transparency requirements.
• Collaborate with HR, Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partners, and business leaders on compensation-related requests.
• Support additional HR projects and programs as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level