Principal Associate, Compensation Delivery

Principal Associate, Compensation Delivery

We are excited to announce an opening for a talented Principle Associate to join our Compensation Delivery team. We are a team of Total Rewards leaders who enable game-changing business results by bringing a data-driven approach to compensation that is designed to unleash greatness in our associates. 

Our team is responsible for delivering compensation for the entire organization including but not limited to designing, testing, and executing compensation focal cycles which calculate and deliver incentives and salary increases annually. You will have a history of gathering requirements and digging into the details of business objectives. Your experience of being able to translate these requirements into terms that others can use to develop solutions will be critical. We are looking for a team member who can help us deliver timely results, improve existing processes, and collaborate with key partners and stakeholders to ensure that we are operationally efficient and meeting the needs of our customers. 

Our team is responsible for delivering compensation for the entire organization including but not limited to designing, testing, and executing compensation focal cycles which calculate and deliver incentives and salary increases annually. The team also enables our businesses and is accountable for delivering a great associate compensation experience throughout the year by ensuring timely and accurate data and identifying and implementing automation and experience enhancements. We are looking for a team member who can help us deliver on our goal to be operationally efficient and meet the needs of our customers. 

Do you want to work in a business-casual, collaborative environment where your contributions are recognized, successes are elevated and effort is rewarded? If you have a passion for continuous improvement and want your work to directly impact the experience of our associates, then this is the role for you.

In this role you will:

• Support the delivery of our semi-annual compensation focal cycles and new compensation intent

• Manage relationships with key stakeholders to understand and prioritize business needs

• Work with product and technology teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions

• Manage testing (strategy, scenarios, user acceptance), assist with troubleshooting system issues in partnership with the HR product and technology teams

• Use analytical skills to improve stakeholder experience, shape business intent, and inform prioritization of compensation delivery work

• Track key metrics and trends to identify root causes of issues and problem solve by partnering with Product and Tech teams

• Build checks and conduct data validations of datasets and processes to ensure high level of accuracy

• Support the development of plans, educational materials, and communications designed to provide associates, managers, compensation consultants, and HR partners with timely and accurate information regarding the focal cycles

• Continuously update controls, test controls and support testing of systems to keep our processes well managed

• Provide subject matter expertise and guidance to other groups

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or military experience

• At least 3 years experience in Compensation, Finance, Analytics, Human Resources or a combination 

• At least 2 years experience in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with Workday and/or Workday Advanced Compensation module

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Statistics, Business Administration, Economics, Finance or Human Resources

• 4+ years of experience in Compensation or 4+ years of experience in Finance or 4+ years of experience in Analytics, or a combination

• 3+ years of experience building compensation models and conducting pay analysis

• 3+ years of experience with Excel and developing data-based stories in PowerPoint or Google Slides

• Attention to detail and the ability to adapt to a dynamic agile environment

• CCP - Certified Compensation Professional

• Process Engineering experience especially with continuous improvement, automation, and optimization

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