Compensation and People Analytics Partner

Company Description

Appcast is the global leader in programmatic recruitment advertising technology and services. With advanced technology, unmatched market data and a team of the industry’s best recruitment marketers, Appcast’s technology and services manage job advertising annually for enterprise clients across industries. Headquartered in Lebanon, N.H. with offices in the U.S., Canada and Europe. Appcast is part of the Stepstone group, a leading digital recruitment platform that connects companies with the right talent and helps people find the right job.  

Job Description

The Compensation and People Analytics Partner plays a critical role in shaping equitable, data-informed people strategies by combining deep expertise in compensation with strong analytical capabilities. This role designs and manages competitive pay and total rewards programs while delivering workforce insights that guide talent decisions across the organization. As a strategic advisor and hands-on contributor, the partner ensures alignment between compensation practices, total rewards programs, business goals, and employee experience.  

Job Responsibilities  

Compensation Strategy & Benchmarking 

• Partner with People and Talent Acquisition teams to deliver compensation analyses and salary recommendations that align with internal equity and market competitiveness. 
• Conduct and maintain compensation benchmarking, ensuring alignment with FLSA classifications, job architecture, and market standards. 
• Act as a key contributor compensation design, job leveling, accurate market matches and support, and career pathing. 
• Lead participation in compensation surveys and evaluate new survey tools to enhance market intelligence. 
• Manage annual and quarterly compensation reviews, including data preparation, budget analysis, training materials, resources, securing approvals, and maintaining accurate data. 
• Support the design and documentation of commission and incentive plans in collaboration with Finance and Sales teams. 
• Ensure incentive programs (e.g., bonuses, stock options) are documented, communicated, and partner with payroll to ensure timely payments. 

People Analytics & Reporting 

• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and presentation materials for HR leadership and executive stakeholders. 
• Deliver headcount and compensation analytics to support workforce planning, staffing budgets, and organizational design. 
• Serve as a key liaison between People and Finance teams to align budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning and maintaining key dashboards and data refreshes on a regular basis. 
• Prepare People analytics and presentation materials for HRLT meetings. 
• Analyze engagement surveys, compare results over time, and present insights in PowerPoint. 
• Collaborate with HRLT, People Partners, and Recruiting to deliver dashboards and reporting solutions. 
• Ensure data integrity through rigorous validation, proofing, and quality control processes. 
• Develop Excel-based SOPs, templates, and reporting standards for the People team. 

Benefits & Operational Support 

• Analyze benefits utilization and support open enrollment reporting to ensure data accuracy and compliance. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to standardize reporting practices and develop enhancements or create new Excel-based SOPs, templates, and tools. 
• Continuously improving reporting capabilities and data storytelling to enhance decision-making across the People function. 

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience managing annual and/or quarterly compensation review cycles. 
• Familiarity with FLSA classifications, job leveling frameworks, and internal equity principles. 
• Experience supporting or designing incentive programs, including bonuses, commissions, and equity. 
• Experience with HRIS and compensation systems (e.g., Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, or similar). 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel with advanced formulas, VLOOKUP’s, pivot tables, general analytics functions and experience building dashboards or reports. 
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret data, make informed decisions and recommendations, and take complex data into clear, actionable insights and executive-ready presentations. 
• Ability to integrate data from multiple platforms and maintain accurate data on an ongoing basis 
• Ability to complete work accurately and efficiently with minimal to no mistakes 
• Strong problem-solving skills 
• Ability to maintain strong working relationships with peers, team and stakeholders 
• Strong communication and presenting skills 

Education and Experience