Compensation Analyst

Taylor Made Golf•Carlsbad, CA

7d•$85,000 - $93,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Compensation Analyst supports day-to-day execution of TaylorMade’s core compensation processes and assists with defined activities in annual merit, bonus, and salary planning cycles. This intermediate-level role works within established guidelines and manager oversight, analyzes routine and moderately complex pay decisions, and collaborates with HR Business Partners, Finance, Payroll, HR Systems, and international HR teams to support accurate and efficient compensation operations. The role supports compensation assessments for hires, promotions, transfers, reorganizations, and new or changed roles; administration of US and Canada sales compensation plans; market pricing and survey participation; and annual planning processes using Workday. It also performs compensation audits, supports pay equity and pay transparency activities, coordinates with international HR teams, and maintains compensation records and documentation. The analyst uses approved generative AI tools in accordance with established workflows, validation practices, and data privacy requirements, and contributes to process improvements and special projects. The position operates under normal office conditions with extensive computer and phone usage. Extended hours may be necessary during annual compensation cycles and sales incentive payout periods. The role requires working efficiently and accurately amid frequent interruptions and light physical effort, including frequent lifting or moving of lightweight materials. The expected annual base pay range is $85,000–$93,000. Additional benefits, such as health and wellness, performance bonuses, product discounts, holidays, and paid time off, may also be offered in accordance with company plans.

Requirements

Working knowledge of broad compensation principles, including market pricing, job evaluation, salary structures, internal equity, incentive plan mechanics, and FLSA.
Working knowledge of federal and California wage and hour rules and awareness of international practices.
Strong Excel skills, including lookups, nested formulas, pivot tables, and data reconciliation, and ability to work accurately with large data sets.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including following established methods, identifying data issues, and checking work independently.
Clear written and verbal communication skills, including ability to summarize technical information for HR and business audiences.
Sound judgment to support routine pay actions, apply established guidelines, and recognize when additional review or escalation is needed.
Strong organization and project coordination skills, including managing assigned deliverables and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality with sensitive employee and pay data.
Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, finance, economics, data analytics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
At least 3 years of experience in compensation, HR analytics, or a related field, including at least 2 years of direct compensation experience.
Experience supporting sales or incentive compensation programs, market pricing and survey participation, HRIS or compensation systems, and annual merit or bonus cycles.
Familiarity with clear prompts, approved templates, and established AI workflows; ability to compare AI-generated content with source information, identify obvious issues, and seek guidance before use.
Follow established requirements for approved AI tools, confidential data, and appropriate review; comfortable using approved AI tools for basic analysis, Excel support, and drafting, with willingness to learn and apply feedback.
Ability to work extended hours as necessary, particularly during annual compensation cycles and sales incentive payout periods.
Ability to work efficiently and accurately in an atmosphere of frequent interruption.
Ability to perform light physical effort, including frequent lifting or moving of lightweight materials.

Nice To Haves

Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) designation or progress toward certification.
Workday Compensation experience.
Exposure to international market pricing, Workday testing, dashboarding or data visualization tools, and pay equity or pay transparency analysis.
Demonstrated use of enterprise generative AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot and Claude, including validating outputs and protecting confidential data.

Responsibilities

Support compensation evaluations for new hires, promotions, transfers, reorganizations, and new or changed roles by gathering data, completing market pricing and internal equity analyses, reviewing FLSA considerations, and preparing grade recommendations for review.
Escalate non-routine or precedent-setting compensation cases.
Support administration of US and Canada sales compensation plans, including maintaining plan documents and agreements, preparing commission calculations, validating payout data, routing approved payments to Payroll, and producing incentive statements.
Elevate sales compensation exceptions for review.
Maintain market pricing data and tools, complete job matches, support survey participation and data submissions, analyze survey results, and assist with expanding pricing coverage into additional international regions.
Support merit, bonus, and salary planning through eligibility validation, data preparation, testing, and issue resolution.
Maintain assigned compensation structures, grades, plans, and job data in Workday according to established procedures, and partner with HR Systems on configuration testing.
Perform recurring compensation audits across Workday and downstream systems, investigate discrepancies, and support pay equity, pay transparency, and range disclosure activities in accordance with federal, state, and international requirements.
Use approved generative AI tools, including Microsoft Copilot and Claude, for research, analysis, documentation, and communications; validate outputs and follow data privacy and review requirements.
Coordinate with international HR teams to gather market data, validate inputs, and support consistent local administration of global compensation programs.
Maintain assigned records in the companywide job description database and prepare compensation communications, process documentation, job aids, and training materials using established templates.
Identify process gaps, document requirements, and support automation and other improvements to increase the accuracy and scalability of compensation operations.
Handle confidential compensation matters with discretion, contribute to special projects, and support other Total Rewards functions as needed.
Perform other related duties and assignments as required.