Job Description

Come join our dynamic Compensation Team at Whole Foods Market! We have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Compensation Analyst who will develop and enhance Compensation programs across our Store Support (Corporate), Stores and Non-Retail Facilities. We’re looking for someone who is curious, builds influential relationships, is proactive in driving change in alignment to company goals, and can provide the data to back it up. 

This individual contributor (IC5) position is based in Austin, TX, with an expectation of being in the Store Support office five days a week. 

Responsibilities: 

• Leads the design and development of compensation programs and projects. 

• Provides complex data analyses, graphics, and statistical reports in support of plan design to solve current business issues.

• Engages with business partners, leadership, and Team Members on design of compensation philosophy, policy, and procedures. 

• Engages with leadership to develop new compensation or Total Reward guidelines or propose updates to current guidelines. 

• Ensures compensation guidelines facilitate competitive, equitable, and cost-effective compensation programs. 

• Evaluates effectiveness of current programs / plans and makes recommendations to Total Reward leadership regarding improvements or changes to gain better alignment with industry best practices and with company incentive objectives. 

• Provides operational support and advice in specific compensation areas, including: 

Base Compensation  

• Performs job analysis and job evaluation to develop job profiles.

• Determines FLSA status of jobs. 

• Recommends appropriate pay categories for new and revised jobs based on competitive and internal equity considerations. 

• Guides leadership in rewards decisions. 

Compensation Systems 

• Designs, researches, analyzes, and maintains compensation information systems in support of TMS projects and administration.

• Delegates auditing assignments to ensure data integrity. 

• Serves as liaison with Information Systems Team Members in resolving complex programming and related issues.

• Recommends new equipment or software for continual system improvement. 

Skills: 

• Leverages in-depth understanding of compensation practices and systems to serve as influential thought leader across the organization. 

• Ability to perform job content design and analysis. 

• Leverages in-depth understanding of compensation practices and systems to serve as influential thought leader across the organization. 

• Ability to perform job content design and analysis.

• In-depth knowledge of HRIS and compensation information systems. 

• Creates a reputation of communicating effectively with internal stakeholders, external vendors, and partners. 

• Recognizes potential Team Member relations issues in a proactive manner, either resolving the issue or referring to higher levels. Mediates difficult interactions, escalating problems as appropriate. 

• Is recognized as a neutral and approachable TMS professional. 

• Derives evidence-based insights to recommend changes and influence organizational decision-making.

• Masters research methods and their application in the development an