Senior Compensation & HR Operations Analyst

As the Senior Compensation & HR Operations Analyst, you will be instrumental in designing, analyzing, implementing, and managing global compensation programs, including base pay, merit, promotion, and recognition. You will oversee competitive pay across 16+ countries, provide recommendations for various increases, and ensure Workday supports compensation programs. This role involves leading year-end planning, supporting sales commissions, and managing strategic workforce planning initiatives, working closely with HR Business Partners, Finance, and IT.

Must Have

• Develop and administer global compensation programs.
• Oversee competitive pay in 16+ countries.
• Analyze and recommend new hire, merit, and promotion increases.
• Ensure global pay practice compliance.
• Lead year-end merit, bonus, and stock planning.
• Manage intermediate Workday tasks (reporting, configuration, testing).
• Bachelor’s degree and minimum 8 years related experience.
• Required global compensation experience.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong analytic and consulting skills.

Good to Have

• Master’s degree
• Executive compensation or equity/stock experience
• India compensation experience
• Workday experience

Overview

As the Senior Compensation & HR Operations Analyst you will play a key role in designing, analyzing, implementing, and managing compensation programs that align with business objectives. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the oversight of global compensation programs including base pay, merit and promotion programs, budgets, and recognition programs. This position must work effectively with HR Business Partners, other HR COEs, Finance, Executives, and IT. This individual reports to the Director, Global Compensation.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, communicates, and administers compensation programs globally. These programs include but are not limited to base pay, incentive plans, ad hoc analysis, and other incentive programs.
• Oversees competitive pay in 16+ countries globally including North America, APAC, and EMEA.
• Analyzes and provides recommendations related to new hires / merit / promotions / and other increases.
• Works with HRIS vendor to ensure Workday can support all compensation programs.
• Stays attuned to innovative new practices in global compensation and presents to HR Leadership team.
• Creates materials to effectively communicate compensation plans.
• Ensures pay practices are compliant in each country in which we operate.
• Works closely with Director, Global Compensation in reviewing program recommendations, associated costs, analysis/impacts, and implementation of plans.
• Trains the organization on compensation programs and practices.
• Leads year-end merit, bonus and stock planning. Partners with T&OD on performance management connection to compensation.
• Supports Sales Operations and may be responsible for sales commission processing.
• Creates, implements, and manages Strategic Workforce Planning initiatives and monitoring across the company.
• Supports and helps manage intermediate tasks within Workday including but are not limited to reporting, organizational management, job profile configuration, EIB upload, system testing, and development of configuration requirements.
• Other projects as assigned which could be in other areas of the Total Rewards or Talent Management teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred. Minimum 8 years of related experience.
• Global compensation experience required; executive compensation and/or equity/stock experience preferred. India compensation experience a plus.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing compensation programs and processes tied to business objectives in global organizations.
• Business acumen.
• Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated and ability to work well within a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines while maintaining impeccable attention to detail.
• Progressive thinker with a flexible, can-do, team-oriented approach.
• Strong analytic and consulting skills.
• Workday experience preferred.