Zeta Global

Global Compensation Analyst

Zeta Global$120K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-6+ years of experience in compensation or total rewards
  • Hands-on experience with market pricing and survey data, including Aon Radford
  • Experience supporting sales incentive or commission plans
  • Strong analytical and Excel skills (modeling, pivot tables, lookups)
  • Working knowledge of job architecture, leveling frameworks, and salary banding
  • High attention to detail, discretion, and sound judgment in handling confidential information

Responsibilities

  • Understand and apply the company's Job Architecture to ensure global consistency across roles
  • Support the evolution of compensation programs using framework-driven simplification and internal equity
  • Partner with HR and Talent Acquisition to align roles to organizational strategy
  • Conduct job evaluations and market pricing using Aon Radford and other providers
  • Deliver strategic guidance to maintain market competitiveness while ensuring internal equity
  • Assist with plan modeling, cost analysis, and ensure pay-for-performance alignment
  • Regularly audit compensation data in Workday HCM for accuracy

Benefits

  • Unlimited PTO
  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Employee Equity
  • Employee Discounts, Virtual Wellness Classes, and Pet Insurance
Full Job Description
The Role

The Compensation Analyst supports the design, governance, and continuous improvement of the company's compensation programs to attract, retain, and motivate talent in alignment with business strategy. Reporting to the VP, Global Total Rewards, this role plays a key part in advancing consistency, equity, and scalability by leveraging the company's job architecture and leveling framework across global compensation practices. The role partners closely with HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Finance, Sales Operations, and business leadership to deliver market competitive, compliant, and employee focused compensation solutions in a public company environment.
Responsibilities
  • Understand, apply, iterate, and actively reinforce the company's Job Architecture and leveling framework to ensure consistency and clarity across roles globally.
  • Support the design and evolution of compensation programs by leveraging the framework to drive simplification, standardization, and internal equity.
  • Partner with HR Business Partners and Talent Acquisition to ensure roles are appropriately leveled and aligned to organizational strategy.
  • Conduct thorough job evaluations and market pricing using Aon Radford as the primary survey source, along with other providers (e.g., Mercer, WTW, Culpepper).
  • Deliver strategic guidance to HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders to maintain market competitiveness while reinforcing internal equity.
  • Support pricing for new roles, promotions, reorganizations, and structural changes.
  • Partner with Finance and Sales Operations to support the design, operation, and governance of commission and incentive compensation plans.
  • Assist with plan modeling, cost analysis, and scenario testing to ensure pay-for-performance alignment and financial sustainability.
  • Review commission structures to ensure consistency with job levels, pay mix, and compensation philosophy.
  • Support execution of annual compensation processes, including merit increases and incentive programs, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with organizational goals.
  • Analyze outcomes for equity, compression, and competitiveness, and support leadership review discussions.
  • Serve as a key point of contact for HR teams across regions, providing day-to-day guidance on compensation inquiries and ensuring consistent application of policies and practices.
  • Provide subject-matter-expert guidance to HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, managers, and employees to support informed decision-
  • Regularly audit compensation data in Workday HCM to ensure accuracy; investigate and resolve discrepancies.
  • Maintain documentation, controls, and audit-ready records appropriate for a public company environment.
  • Contribute to ad-hoc analyses and strategic compensation initiatives that support business needs and enhance program effectiveness.
  • Develop compensation reporting and analytics to provide clear, actionable insights for HR, Finance, and leadership.
  • Support continuous improvement of compensation processes, tools, and governance.
Qualifications
Required
  • 3-6+ years of experience in compensation or total rewards
  • Hands-on experience with market pricing and survey data, including Aon Radford
  • Experience supporting sales incentive or commission plans
  • Strong analytical and Excel skills (modeling, pivot tables, lookups)
  • Working knowledge of job architecture, leveling frameworks, and salary banding
  • High attention to detail, discretion, and sound judgment in handling confidential information
Preferred
  • Experience in a public company, SaaS, or high-growth environment
  • Familiarity with additional survey providers (Mercer, WTW, Culpepper)
  • Experience with HRIS and compensation tools (e.g., Workday, Anaplan, PayScale)
  • Exposure to global compensation practices and pay transparency requirements
  • Strong communication skills and ability to influence across functions and levels

BENEFITS & PERKS
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Employee Equity
  • Employee Discounts, Virtual Wellness Classes, and Pet Insurance and more!!

SALARY RANGE

The salary range for this role is $120,000 - $130,000, depending on location and experience.

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About Zeta Global

Zeta Global is a data-driven marketing technology company that combines the power of artificial intelligence with the scale of data, applying insights from over 2.4 billion user profiles to generate business outcomes. Zeta Global?s products and services include programmatic media buying, email marketing, CRM, data and analytics, and marketing automation. The company serves a wide range of industries, including financial services, insurance, automotive, telecommunications, retail, publishing, and travel. Zeta Global has offices in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
Learn more about Zeta Global
Size
1,300 employees
Market Cap
$1.7 billion
Industry
Founded
2007
NASDAQ

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