Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, or related field
5+ years of professional compensation experience or equivalent HR experience
Strong knowledge of compensation principles like internal equity and market benchmarking
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for data analysis
Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Responsibilities
Conduct market pricing and compensation analyses using various survey sources
Participate in compensation surveys, preparing and validating submissions
Evaluate jobs and recommend job levels and salary structures
Analyze compensation data to develop recommendations for HR and business leaders
Consult with HR Business Partners on compensation matters
Support and manage compensation processes like salary reviews and bonus planning
Proactively evaluate and recommend improvements to compensation practices.
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision plans
Onsite Health Care Center with free services for enrolled employees
Industry-leading 401k plan
Tuition Assistance Program for professional development
Generous time off including vacation, paid holidays, and a Winter Wellness Break
Volunteer Time Off, parental leave, and unlimited paid sick days
Generous childcare benefits for full-time employees.
Full Job Description
Compensation Analyst - Hybrid, Cary, North Carolina
About the job
The Global Compensation Team is looking for a Compensation Analyst! As part of our team, you'll have broad exposure to compensation programs and the opportunity to work across a variety of areas, including market pricing, job evaluation, salary structures, variable pay, compensation planning, and global compensation programs. This role is well suited for an experienced compensation professional who enjoys analyzing complex information, solving problems, and developing thoughtful recommendations. You'll work both independently and collaboratively with Compensation colleagues and HR Business Partners to address compensation needs across the organization. We're looking for someone who goes beyond executing established processes; someone who is curious about the why behind the work, can connect information across processes, recognizes when something doesn't look right, and uses sound judgment to determine an appropriate path forward.
Join our team and help us continue to provide competitive, fair, and equitable compensation programs that attract and retain top talent worldwide!
As a Compensation Analyst you will:
Conduct market pricing and compensation analyses using multiple survey sources to evaluate the competitiveness of jobs and compensation programs.
Participate in compensation surveys, including preparing and validating survey submissions and analyzing published market results.
Evaluate jobs and recommend appropriate job levels, market benchmarks, and salary structures.
Analyze internal and external compensation data and develop well-supported recommendations for HR Business Partners and business leaders.
Consult with HR Business Partners on compensation matters, clearly explaining recommendations, considerations, and potential tradeoffs.
Support and manage compensation processes such as salary reviews, promotion planning, bonus planning, and variable pay administration.
Analyze labor market trends and recommend updates to salary structures and other compensation programs.
Maintain accurate job and salary structure information within our HR systems.
Proactively evaluate existing compensation practices, processes, and programs and recommend opportunities for improvement.
Ensure compensation practices comply with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
Manage compensation projects or processes for assigned areas of the organization, including planning activities, communications, analysis, execution, and post-process review.
Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.
Required qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, or a related field
Typically 5+ years of professional compensation experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant compensation and HR experience
Strong working knowledge of core compensation principles, including internal equity, external competitiveness, market benchmarking, salary structures, and variable compensation.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability to evaluate information from multiple sources, identify issues, and independently determine a reasonable approach when the answer is not clearly defined.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy, including the ability to independently validate data, calculations, and conclusions.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience analyzing and manipulating large data sets.
Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.
Additional competencies, knowledge and skills
Communication - Conveying information and ideas clearly and concisely to individuals or groups in an engaging manner that helps them understand and retain the message; listening actively to others.
Decision Making - Securing and comparing information from multiple sources to identify business issues; committing to an action after weighing alternative solutions against important decision criteria
Quality Orientation - Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how detailed; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time.
Experience supporting compensation programs in a global organization preferred.
Experience with multiple compensation survey vendors and market-pricing tools.
Experience using Workday.
Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and/or Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) designation preferred.
World-class benefits
Highlights include...
Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
Medical plan options include:
PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that's free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
An industry-leading 401k plan.
Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support your development
Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.
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SAS is a multinational software company that provides advanced analytics, business intelligence, and data management software and services. SAS is the largest privately held software company in the world and is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina. The company was founded in 1976 by Jim Goodnight and John Sall, who are still the CEO and Executive Vice President, respectively. SAS has over 83,000 customers worldwide and employs over 14,000 people in more than 60 countries. SAS has been recognized as one of the best places to work by Fortune magazine and the Great Place to Work Institute.
