Compensation Analyst

SAS • Cary, NC

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Global Compensation Team is looking for a Compensation Analyst! As part of our team, you'll have broad exposure to compensation programs and the opportunity to work across a variety of areas, including market pricing, job evaluation, salary structures, variable pay, compensation planning, and global compensation programs. This role is well suited for an experienced compensation professional who enjoys analyzing complex information, solving problems, and developing thoughtful recommendations. You'll work both independently and collaboratively with Compensation colleagues and HR Business Partners to address compensation needs across the organization. We're looking for someone who goes beyond executing established processes; someone who is curious about the why behind the work, can connect information across processes, recognizes when something doesn't look right, and uses sound judgment to determine an appropriate path forward.
Join our team and help us continue to provide competitive, fair, and equitable compensation programs that attract and retain top talent worldwide!

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, or a related field
• Typically 5+ years of professional compensation experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant compensation and HR experience
• Strong working knowledge of core compensation principles, including internal equity, external competitiveness, market benchmarking, salary structures, and variable compensation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability to evaluate information from multiple sources, identify issues, and independently determine a reasonable approach when the answer is not clearly defined.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy, including the ability to independently validate data, calculations, and conclusions.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience analyzing and manipulating large data sets.
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting compensation programs in a global organization preferred.
• Experience with multiple compensation survey vendors and market-pricing tools.
• Experience using Workday.
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and/or Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) designation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market pricing and compensation analyses using multiple survey sources to evaluate the competitiveness of jobs and compensation programs.
• Participate in compensation surveys, including preparing and validating survey submissions and analyzing published market results.
• Evaluate jobs and recommend appropriate job levels, market benchmarks, and salary structures.
• Analyze internal and external compensation data and develop well-supported recommendations for HR Business Partners and business leaders.
• Consult with HR Business Partners on compensation matters, clearly explaining recommendations, considerations, and potential tradeoffs.
• Support and manage compensation processes such as salary reviews, promotion planning, bonus planning, and variable pay administration.
• Analyze labor market trends and recommend updates to salary structures and other compensation programs.
• Maintain accurate job and salary structure information within our HR systems.
• Proactively evaluate existing compensation practices, processes, and programs and recommend opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure compensation practices comply with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
• Manage compensation projects or processes for assigned areas of the organization, including planning activities, communications, analysis, execution, and post-process review.
• Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include: PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
• HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support your development
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

What This Job Offers

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