Posting Title

Senior Compensation Analyst

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Location

CO - Golden

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Position Type

Regular

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Hours Per Week

40

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Working at NREL

Join a team of world-class scientists, engineers, and visionaries dedicated to shaping the world’s energy future through cutting-edge research and innovation. From our vision to our NREL community, we are unique in the research community. We are focused on impact. From our work in basic sciences to systems engineering, analysis, demonstration, and deployment, we are focused on solving market-relevant problems that result in advanced, secure, reliable, and affordable energy systems. We are trusted clean energy leaders, developing cost-saving solutions that make U.S. industries more competitive, and support job creation and economic growth across rural and urban communities.

At NREL, we offer a unique, mission-driven work environment with cutting-edge facilities and multidisciplinary research teams. NREL's environment offers strong partnerships with industry, academia, and other national laboratories, as well as professional development opportunities and a competitive benefits package for employees.

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Job Description

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is seeking an experienced Senior Compensation Analyst. This position will support the design and administration of NREL’s compensation programs and will serve as a compensation partner for Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partners, managers and leaders. This role will also serve as an advisor to the Compensation Manager on Compensation policies, procedures, and compensation program improvements.

Responsibilities may include some or all of the below:

Job Analysis, documentation, and evaluation

• Conduct interviews and focus groups with employees and managers to document duties, responsibilities, knowledge, and skills required for positions.
• Update and maintain job description and job documentation library.
• Evaluate new and existing jobs to determine market benchmarks, internal alignment, and appropriate salary grade placement.

Compensation programs including merit, promotions, adjustments, and bonuses.

Oversee and/or assist the Compensation Team with the following:

• Draft policy documents and provide recommendations on improvements to the design and administration of annual Compensation processes.
• Conduct planning for annual Compensation processes.
• Calculate budgets.
• Define specifications and test processes in HRMS.
• Draft/review communications to HR Business Partners, managers, and leaders.
• Explain Compensation programs to HR Business Partners, Managers, and employees.
• Partner with HR Business Partners to successfully deliver programs.

Market data, benchmarking, and analysis

• Participate in salary surveys.
• Analyze survey data to determine market trends impacting NREL jobs
• Present market-based pay recommendations to Compensation Manager, HR Business Partners, and HR Leadership.

Compensation recommendations

• Partner with Talent Acquisition to determine appropriate offers for new and internal hires.
• Partner with HR Business Partners, managers, and directors, as needed to analyze the impact of various compensation options and provide recommendations for job profile selection, salary changes, and employee compensation planning.
• Conduct job and salary reviews for groups of jobs and provide recommendations.

Communications

• Provide recommendations on strategic Compensation communication and training initiatives.
• Develop and deliver communications and training materials on a variety of compensation topics.
• Draft desktop procedure and standard operation procedure documents
• Draft and review policy and procedure documents for consistency and accuracy.
• Provide Compensation subject matter expertise for the lab and mentoring for Compensation analysts.
• Other duties as assigned.

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Basic Qualifications

Relevant Bachelor's Degree and 9 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant Master's Degree and 7 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant PhD and 4 or more years of experience