Total Rewards Analyst I

Rocket Lab Corporation•Long Beach, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Based onsite at Rocket Lab’s global headquarters in Long Beach, CA, the Total Rewards Analyst I will work closely with the People & Culture team to provide analytical support for the development, implementation, and management of compensation, benefits, and HRIS systems. You will play a key role in ensuring data accuracy, compliance, and program effectiveness while contributing to the overall employee experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and experience in data analysis, compensation, benefits, payroll, HRIS systems and/or total rewards analysis.
Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis tools and techniques.
Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience building, scaling, and automating technical tools and processes.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
Regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers, operate computer keyboard and controls, and communicate verbally and in writing.
Must be physically able to commute to buildings
Occasional exposure to dust, fumes and moderate levels of noise.
Ability to occasionally work outside of business hours and/or travel to other sites.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Rocket Lab Employees must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce, as applicable.
For security reasons background checks will be undertaken prior to any employment offers being made to an applicant. These checks will include nationality checks as it is a requirement of this position that you be eligible to access equipment and data regulated by the United States' International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
Under these Regulations, you may be ineligible for this role if you do not hold citizenship of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, the European Union or a country that is part of NATO, or if you hold ineligible dual citizenship or nationality.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in HRIS and benefits administration software.
Familiarity with Workday or other HR systems.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities.
Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Knowledge of compensation and benefits regulations and compliance requirements.
Experience in the aerospace or technology sectors.

Responsibilities

Provide analytical and audit support for compensation and benefits programs including, but not limited to open enrollment, RSU administration, M&A activities, systems implementations, data analytics, and merit review.
Conduct regular market research and benchmarking to ensure competitive compensation and benefits offerings.
Assist with the preparation of budget and spend reports for Total Rewards programs.
Support audits and compliance reviews for compensation and benefits programs to ensure accuracy and adherence to regulations.
Perform regular audits and reconciliations data between multiple HRIS, payroll systems, and benefit vendors to ensure accuracy.
Work with EIS to troubleshoot benefit integration issues and collaborate with vendors to ensure timely resolution and accurate data flow.
Support the preparation and submission of compensation and benefits surveys and reports.
Proactively identify data integrity issues through data scrubbing, mining, and reconciliations.
Provide analytical support related to the rollout of data integrity reports.
Investigate and determine root cause of data issues.
Provide recommendations for solving future data integrity issues.
Work with vendors to update their reports with accurately updated data.
Provide analytical support for M&A activities related to the
Assist in the development of integration strategies and checklists for compensation and benefits programs.
Support the job offer creation process and ensure accurate data integration during M&A transactions.
Develop process maps and SOPs related to P&C and M&A processes to assist with M&A integrations.
Provide support in systems testing and implementation.