Compensation and Benefits Analyst

Nuro•Mountain View, CA

3h•$99,220 - $149,330

About The Position

Nuro is seeking a Compensation and Benefits Analyst to join their People team. This role will be responsible for supporting the company's total rewards programs, ensuring benefits programs are competitive, accurate, and scalable, and assisting with compensation requests. The analyst will work closely with the Total Rewards leader, Recruiting, HRBPs, People Operations, Finance, Payroll, and business leaders to provide data, analysis, and operational support. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, practical, comfortable with data analysis, and can maintain confidentiality in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
2+ years of compensation and benefits experience in a fast-paced, high-ambiguity environment.
Strong numerical reasoning and analytical skills with advanced Excel or Google Sheets usage, including formulas, modeling, pivot tables, and large datasets.
Experience supporting compensation work such as market pricing, salary ranges, offers, merit, bonus, equity, or leveling.
Experience supporting benefits administration, employee inquiries, open enrollment, vendor coordination, invoice reconciliation, or audits.
High attention to detail, strong judgment, and discretion when working with confidential employee and company data.
Clear communicator who has experience explaining compensation and benefits topics to employees, managers, and cross-functional partners.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting global benefits and compensation programs.
Familiarity with AI-enabled tools and interest in applying them thoughtfully to improve TR effectiveness, while maintaining confidentiality and appropriate judgment.
Experience with compensation survey tools or market data providers such as Radford, Mercer, Pave, or similar platforms.
Experience with Workday or another modern HRIS.
Experience supporting equity compensation, RSU planning, or compensation planning systems.
Experience in a technology company or high-growth, start-up environment.
Certified Compensation Professional, SHRM certification, or similar HR /rewards certification.

Responsibilities

Support compensation modeling, market pricing, salary range development, offer analysis, and pay decision support for Recruiting, HRBPs, Finance, and Technology Group and Business Group leaders.
Optimize benefits administration processes, audit enrollments, invoice reconciliation, and compliance documentation to cut manual effort and reduce friction for employees.
Support benefits processes and policies, including open enrollment and benefit offerings for employees working abroad.
Identify and build automation for recurring benefits operations, including eligibility checks, leave tracking, vendor coordination, and employee communications.
Support key compensation cycles, including merit, bonus, equity refresh, promotions, and off-cycle adjustments.
Build reports and analyses that help identify pay trends, internal equity considerations, market competitiveness, and compensation program needs.
Maintain accurate compensation and benefits data through audits, reporting, documentation, and system updates.
Improve Total Rewards processes through cleaner data, stronger documentation, scalable workflows, and thoughtful use of AI-enabled tools.