Senior Compensation Analyst

Box•Chicago, IL

8d•$85,500 - $107,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Box is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst to join their People Operations, Intelligence, and Total Rewards (POINTR) team. This role is crucial for driving core projects related to annual compensation cycles and POINTR initiatives. The Senior Compensation Analyst will be responsible for complex financial modeling, program execution, optimizing workflows with AI tools, and providing data-backed insights to support Box's growth. The company emphasizes an AI-first approach, encouraging employees to leverage AI for faster, smarter decisions and to enhance their impact.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, HR, Business, or equivalent practical experience.
4–5 years of strong analytical experience building complex financial, statistical, or compensation models in Excel.
Familiarity with and enthusiasm for leveraging leading AI models and prompt engineering to enhance productivity, data analysis, and documentation where data policies permit.
Solid understanding of compensation mechanics (broad-based pay, incentive structures, and equity compensation).
Proficiency with Workday and compensation benchmarking/survey tools (e.g., Radford, Pave, Syndio, or similar).
Analytical thinker who combines data-driven rigor with organizational context to create actionable insights.
Innovative problem-solver eager to embrace AI tools and technology to eliminate manual work and scale impact.
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet project deadlines with high-quality execution.
Strong communicator capable of conveying complex quantitative findings and project updates with clarity and ease.
Team-first attitude.

Nice To Haves

Enthusiasm for leveraging leading AI models and prompt engineering to enhance productivity, data analysis, and documentation where data policies permit.

Responsibilities

Conduct annual and ad-hoc market pricing to evaluate and maintain global salary bands, equity ranges, geographic pay differentials, and total cash target compensation.
Model equity burn rates, dilution, overhang, and run-rate projections in collaboration with Finance/Accounting and Legal.
Perform statistical and ad-hoc quantitative analyses to forecast costs, model compensation scenarios, and deliver data-backed recommendations to leadership and People Partners.
Design executive-level dashboards and reporting tools to translate raw compensation data into clear, actionable business insights.
Ensure compliance with global and local pay transparency legislation, reporting standards (e.g., EU Pay Transparency Directive, state-level US wage transparency laws), and audit requirements.
Assist with compensation planning tool setup by running test scenarios, verifying calculation formulas, and validating budget allocation rules.
Clean employee data, audit eligibility, and assist with compensation system testing and rule validation ahead of launch.
Provide ongoing support during compensation planning cycles to People Partners and other key stakeholders.
Conduct final data integrity checks, generate compensation statements, and prepare files to finalize cycle.
Leverage Excel and permitted AI tools to streamline modeling workflows, troubleshoot complex formulas, and accelerate analytical insights in compliance with data privacy policies.
Partner closely with People Partners, Recruiting, Stock Administration, and Finance to streamline cross-functional workflows and governance.
Utilize AI to draft and refine clear compensation communications, manager training resources, and self-service enablement guides.
Continuously identify opportunities to integrate AI and automated workflows into team processes to increase efficiency, scalability, and to solve real business questions.