Sr. Compensation Analyst

at Cushman & Wakefield in Boise, Idaho, United States

Job Title

Sr. Compensation Analyst

Job Description Summary

The Senior Compensation Analyst is a key member of C&Ws Global Compensation team, supporting the Americas Human Resources organization. This role is responsible for analyzing, designing, and administering compensation programs, including base pay and incentive plans, while ensuring internal equity, external competitiveness, and compliance with applicable regulations. The Senior Compensation Analyst partners closely with HR Business Partners, HR Operations, and business leaders to provide market pricing, job evaluation, analytics, and insights. Primary focus will be the United States and Canada, with limited support for other countries as needed.

Job Description

Compensation Analysis & Market Pricing

+ Conduct job evaluations and market pricing using multiple survey sources and pricing tools to ensure competitive and equitable pay practices.

+ Participate in and analyze compensation survey data; maintain benchmark job matches and market data repositories.

+ Perform internal equity and competitiveness analyses and provide pay recommendations aligned with compensation philosophy and guidelines.

+ Support the development, maintenance, and refinement of salary structures, job levels, and pay grades.

Analytics, Reporting & Decision Support

+ Design, generate, consolidate, and manipulate data from multiple systems to deliver accurate, timely, and meaningful compensation reports and analyses.

+ Develop compensation models and ad hoc analyses to support compensation decisions, scenario planning, and project work.

+ Translate data into insights and recommendations for leaders, enabling informed decision-making related to pay, job design, and compensation programs-making related to pay, job design, and compensation programs.

Compensation Programs & Annual Processes

+ Support the administration of annual compensation processes, including merit increases and bonus programs, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to guidelines.

+ Provide guidance to HR Business Partners and managers on compensation policies, programs, and practices.

+ Assist in the development of communication and reference materials related to compensation programs and year-end processes; provide ongoing user support as needed.

Systems, Governance & Process Improvement

+ Partner with HR Operations and HR Services teams to improve process automation, data integrity, and governance across com