LinkedIn

Compensation Analyst

LinkedIn$71K — $115K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS degree in a related field
  • 2+ years of program/project management experience, preferably in compensation
  • Familiarity with MS Office Suite
  • Strong communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills
  • Proven project/program management capabilities
  • Ability to learn new technologies quickly
  • Time management skills in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

  • Manage company-wide compensation programs
  • Document and define project plans and workflows
  • Provide analytical support for compensation initiatives
  • Support communications related to compensation programs
  • Engage in special projects that involve data analysis
  • Collaborate with the compensation team on global initiatives
  • Offer insights for process improvement using best practices

Benefits

  • Flexible work location with a hybrid model
  • Commitment to fair and equitable compensation practices
  • Potential for annual performance bonuses
  • Access to stock and other incentive compensation plans
  • Comprehensive benefits package
Full Job Description
Job Description

This role will be based in Atlanta, Bellevue, Chicago, Carpinteria, Detroit, New York City, Omaha, Sunnyvale, San Francisco, or Washington, D.C.

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.

We are looking for a Compensation Analyst to join our team in contributing to the development and implementation of region-wide compensation strategies, practices and processes. In this role, you'll play a key part in managing and evolving compensation programs by leveraging data, market insights, and cross-functional collaboration to drive informed decision-making. You'll partner closely with stakeholders across HR, Finance, and business teams to deliver analytics, streamline processes, and support year-end and ongoing compensation cycles. This is a highly dynamic opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing hands-on analytics with program management in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment.

Responsibilities:
  • Project management of company wide compensation programs
  • Defining and documenting project plans, work flows.
  • Provide analytics support for compensation programs as needed
  • Provide communications support for compensation programs
  • Special projects involving data analytics
  • Partnering with comp team to align on projects/global initiatives
  • Providing improvement insights using improvement methodologies and tools


Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:
  • BA/BS degree in related field
  • 2+ years of program/project management ideally in compensation

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
  • Thorough communication, interpersonal and analytical skills
  • Project/Program management skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
  • Ability to quickly learn and adopt new technologies and software
  • Ability to effectively manage time, prioritize tasks and work within deadlines with little supervision
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, startup environment

Suggested Skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Compensation Planning
  • Data Visualization/Data Modeling
  • Collaboration
  • Technical acumen


LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

The pay range for this role is $71,000 to $115,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.

Additional Information

About LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a social networking site designed specifically for the business community. The goal of the site is to allow registered members to establish and document networks of people they know and trust professionally. LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network on the Internet with more than 722 million members in over 200 countries and territories.
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