Compensation Analyst

Wilson • Clearwater, FL

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Our client is seeking a Compensation Analyst to support key compensation initiatives, including market benchmarking, compensation analytics, job architecture development, and Workday compensation structure projects. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented compensation professional who enjoys working with data, partnering with HR teams, and helping build scalable compensation programs within a growing organization. The successful candidate will play a hands-on role in analyzing market data, supporting compensation planning activities, and contributing to an ongoing job architecture project. This position offers long-term potential and is expected to transition into a permanent role.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or a related field.
• 2-5 years of compensation experience, including administering compensation programs and processes.
• Workday Compensation and/or Advanced Compensation experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with compensation survey tools and market pricing methodologies preferred.
• CCP designation or progress toward certification preferred.
• Knowledge of compensation principles, salary structures, market pricing, and job architecture concepts.
• Experience with Workday Compensation, Advanced Compensation, reporting, and business process administration.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and data modeling.
• Ability to interpret and analyze large data sets.
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
• Strong communication and stakeholder support skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer day-to-day compensation programs, including salary structures, grade maintenance, job profiles, and pay practices.
• Conduct market pricing and benchmark analysis utilizing survey data and external compensation sources.
• Maintain market pricing databases and compensation survey participation activities.
• Support compensation reviews related to promotions, transfers, new hires, market adjustments, and organizational changes.
• Prepare compensation analyses and recommendations for review by Compensation leadership.
• Assist in maintaining compensation policies, procedures, and documentation.
• Maintain and administer end-to-end annual merit and bonus planning processes through Workday Advanced Compensation.
• Maintain job architecture components, including job families, job profiles, career levels, job classifications, and compensation grades.
• Support system configuration and testing for compensation-related enhancements, upgrades, and integrations.
• Monitor data quality within Workday and partner with HRIS to resolve discrepancies.
• Create and maintain Workday reports, dashboards, and compensation analytics tools.
• Analyze workforce compensation trends, pay positioning, salary compression, and other compensation metrics.
• Support security and data audits, validation processes, and governance activities related to compensation data.
• Assist in developing manager guidance materials, training resources, and compensation communications.
• Support mergers, acquisitions, and integration activities by gathering and analyzing compensation data.
• Participate in compensation projects and process improvement initiatives.

What This Job Offers

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