Senior Compensation & People Data Analyst

Mission Summary

As a Senior Compensation & People Data Analyst, you will play a key role in supporting compensation programs and leveraging people analytics to drive data-informed business decisions. You will contribute to the design and administration of compensation structures, job evaluations, and salary benchmarking while also analyzing workforce data to provide actionable insights that enhance business strategy.

This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to translate complex people and compensation data into meaningful insights for business leaders. You will work closely with the People team, Finance, and other key stakeholders to improve compensation effectiveness, workforce reporting, and people analytics capabilities. This role will report to the Compensation & People Analytics Director.

This is a Hybrid position two days onsite and three offsite.

What you'll be doing:

Compensation Responsibilities:

• Support the development and administration of compensation programs, including base pay, incentive plans, and equity programs for Motional’s global sites across the US and Singapore
• Conduct job analyses, market pricing, and benchmarking to ensure competitive and equitable pay practices.
• Assist in annual compensation planning, including salary increases, pay structure adjustments, and budget analysis.
• Maintain and update compensation structures, salary bands, job leveling, and FLSA status reviews.
• Complete compensation surveys for both U.S. and international positions, working with survey vendors to collect and analyze market data.
• Ensure compliance with state, federal, and international employment regulations related to compensation.
• Provide data-driven insights to leadership for salary reviews, budget planning, and decision-making.
• Assist in the creation and delivery of compensation training materials for HR and business leaders.

People Analytics:

• Analyze workforce data trends, including headcount, turnover, pay equity, DEI metrics, performance, engagement, and hiring trends, to provide actionable insights focused on attracting and retaining top talent.
• Support the development of dashboards and data visualizations for leadership, helping to inform decision-making.
• Work closely with People leadership and stakeholders to centralize and standardize key people data  metrics that impact business strategy.
• Assist in preparing executive reports and presentations, including materials for leadership and Board reviews.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve people data governance, ensuring consistency and accuracy in people data and compensation reporting.
• Help streamline reporting processes to provide leadership with real-time insights on workforce trends and compensation effectiveness.
• Contribute to the people analytics roadmap, helping to define long-term data solutions and reporting enhancements.

What we're looking for:

• You are curious and analytical, with a strong passion for leveraging data-driven insights to shape compensation strategies and workforce decisions. You thrive in a fast-paced environment where problem-solving, collaboration, and adaptability are key to success.
• You have at least 5 years of experience in compensation analysis or people analytics, with a Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• You have strong technical skills in Excel, HRIS (preferably Oracle), and various compensation and HR platforms such as CompTool and Culture Amp.
• You have a strong attention to detail and can translate complex compensation and workforce data into clear, actionable insights that inform HR and business leaders. You’re comfortable working with large datasets, HR systems, and visualization tools, and you enjoy finding ways to improve reporting and analytics processes.
• You build trusted relationships across teams by communicating insights in a way that is easy to understand and use. You are proactive in seeking opportunities for process improvements and can balance both the technical and human aspects of compensation and people analytics.

Bonus points (not required):

• Experience with emerging technology 
• Experience working with global locations

Why you should join us:

• This is a unique opportunity to leverage data and analytics to shape compensation and workforce strategies in a dynamic, high-growth environment.
• As a Senior Compensation & People Analytics Analyst, you will play a key role in enhancing pay programs, delivering impactful insights, and driving d