Pay & Rewards Analytics Specialist

Arada; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Arada in Dubai is seeking a Performance and Reward Analyst to lead data preparation, modelling and validation for the annual pay and bonus cycle. You will combine external market data with internal relativity to ensure pay decisions are affordable, competitive and fair across the Group.

This hands-on role requires high numerical accuracy and the ability to turn complex datasets into clear, decision-ready insights for PX and Finance stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years' experience in Reward, Compensation Analytics, HR Analytics or Financial Analysis.
• Hands-on experience supporting annual salary review and bonus cycles.
• Advanced Excel skills including lookups, pivots and handling large datasets.
• Experience with salary survey data and job matching.
• Strong numerical accuracy and ability to present data to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with Power BI/Tableau is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and validate data for annual salary review and bonus cycle, including eligibility, grades, salaries, performance ratings and pro-rata rules.
• Build and maintain salary review and bonus calculation models with merit matrices and performance multipliers.
• Produce review worksheets and track submissions against cycle timelines.
• Run guideline checks, flag outliers, budget overruns and exceptions for review and approval.
• Reconcile final outcomes with Finance and Payroll ahead of payment; ensure accuracy across entities.
• Prepare data for outcome letters, approval packs and payroll upload files.
• Support post-cycle review and recommend process improvements.
• Model the cost of salary increases and bonus scenarios across group levels.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Salary benchmarking

Power BI

Tableau

HR analytics

Stakeholder presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

HRIS

Job description

Arada in Dubai is seeking a Performance and Reward Analyst to lead data preparation, modelling and validation for the annual pay and bonus cycle. You will combine external market data with internal relativity to ensure pay decisions are affordable, competitive and fair across the Group.

This hands-on role requires high numerical accuracy and the ability to turn complex datasets into clear, decision-ready insights for PX and Finance stakeholders.