Senior Global Compensation Analyst

Company

Alaska Airlines

The Team

Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you. 

Role Summary

The Senior Compensation Analyst is a subject matter expert and trusted advisor in compensation principles, company policy, and labor market compensation trends.  This role leads complex compensation analyses and provides collaborative, strategic consultation to HR Business Partners to support competitive, equitable, and compliant pay practices. This position has a blended scope, with approximately 30–40% focus on global compensation, including support for international employees, country-specific pay practices, and cross-border compensation considerations. The ideal candidate brings both strong U.S. compensation expertise and demonstrated experience navigating international compensation environments. They will be highly curious and analytical, comfortable with ambiguity and craves finding creative ways to solve problems. 

Key Duties

• Applies in-depth understanding of compensation principles and labor market compensation trends in conjunction with company policies to support the administration of employee compensation programs.  
• Serves as a trusted advisor to HR Business Partner and Talent Acquisition teams providing expert guidance on job evaluation, leveling, titling, offers, and complex pay decisions across U.S. and international populations. 
• Leads global compensation expansion efforts, including new country hiring, job mapping, and establishing equitable and scalable compensation approaches. 
• Partner with HR, Legal, and external vendors to navigate and recommend country-specific compensation practices, regulatory considerations, and compliance requirements. 
• Conducts complex quantitative analyses and produces easy to understand findings to provide compensation recommendations to senior management. 
• Leads the planning and execution of large-scale compensation programs including modeling, governance, stakeholder communication, and issue resolution.  
• Ensures job benchmarking remains accurate, consistent and aligned with job architecture and compensation philosophy.  
• Contributes to the design or evolution of compensation structures, job architecture, or pay guidelines. 
• Applies knowledge of country, federal, state, and local compensation laws and regulations to ensure company compliance with U.S. and international compensation laws. 
• Stays current on the latest compensation trends, best practices, methods and technology.  

Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills

Required 

• 4 years of experience in compensation, or related area with at least 2 years in global compensation. 
• Bachelor’s degree, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree. 
• Expert knowledge of compensation practices. 
• Familiarity with global compensation concepts such as expatriate agreements, local market pay positioning vs home country pay, creating compliant job evaluation processes, and competitive country specific pay mix. 
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills; ability to model scenarios and translate complex data into clear, executive ready insights. 
• High integrity and ability to handle sensitive confidential information. 
• Ability to influence and communicate effectively while balancing the big picture with detail. 
• Highly collaborative style and strong team orientation. 
• Attention to detail and commitment to excellence. 
• Strong interest in process development and continuous improvement. 
• High school diploma or equivalent. 
• Minimum age of 18. 
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. 

Preferred 

• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) or Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) certification. 
• Experience supporting global expansion, new country hiring, or multi-country benchmarking. 
• Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) certification. 
• Project management and client-facing experience. 

Job-Specific Leadership Expectations

Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.

Starting Rate

Salary Range

$90,750-$149,800 / year

Bonus

Pay Details

This position may be