Lead Compensation Analyst

Cloud Software Group•San Ramon, CA

About The Position

As a key strategic partner within our global People Operations function, the Lead Compensation Analyst designs, optimizes, and executes data-driven compensation strategy across a diverse global footprint. Joining a commercially savvy team, you will blend analytical rigor with consulting acumen to ensure our rewards programs remain highly competitive, internally equitable, and compliant. This role requires a sophisticated understanding of broad-based compensation, market realities, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable, business-focused insights for executive leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related quantitative field.
Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in corporate compensation, with a proven track record in global environments.
Advanced proficiency in Workday HCM and advanced Excel (data modeling, macros, complex formulas) is required.
Exceptional critical thinking and financial modeling skills; ability to analyze massive datasets and distill them into highly pragmatic, commercial solutions.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to articulate complex total rewards frameworks cleanly to stakeholders at all levels, including executives.
Highly organized with the ability to manage competing, high-volume priorities in a fast-paced, fluid environment while maintaining the highest standard of confidentiality and diplomacy.

Nice To Haves

Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, PowerBI) is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Act as a high-impact internal consultant to People Business Partners and business leaders, providing data-backed recommendations on complex compensation challenges, offer formulations, and retention strategies.
Drive the evolution of job family structures, career paths, and job leveling frameworks to support organizational scale, clarity, and internal equity.
Provide strategic oversight for Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), leading reward integration, role mapping, and total rewards harmonization across newly acquired entities.
Lead the execution of global annual compensation planning (merit, promotions, bonuses, and Long-Term Incentives/LTI).
Direct data validation, process automation, and the creation of executive-ready presentations for leadership approval.
Architect comprehensive total rewards benchmarking studies using global salary surveys and internal analytics to continuously design competitive, localized salary structures.
Proactively lead pay equity analyses and compliance initiatives, ensuring strict adherence to evolving global regulations, FLSA, and wage transparency laws.
Champion data integrity across systems (Workday); conduct routine audits and leverage business intelligence to deliver predictive, executive-level reports on compensation metrics and trends.