Compensation Analyst

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A global luxury hotel management company is seeking a Compensation Analyst to support the Total Rewards team in designing and delivering compensation programs. The role requires strong analytical skills, experience in compensation analysis, and proficiency with Workday. The salary range is CAD 70,000 - 85,000, and the position operates on a hybrid model, requiring three days per week in the Toronto office. Ideal candidates will have a proactive approach and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years’ experience in compensation analysis, design, or administration.
• Strong foundation in compensation fundamentals.
• Experience with compensation benchmarking and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Conduct job evaluations and compensation analyses.
• Lead participation in industry-specific compensation surveys.
• Prepare data for annual merit and incentive processes.

Skills

Compensation analysis

Data analysis

Customer service

Workday

Education

Relevant work experience

Formal education in compensation fundamentals

Tools

Workday Compensation module

Job description

About Four Seasons:

Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.

At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we met the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

About the location:

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is a global, luxury hotel management company. We manage over 120 hotels and resorts and 50 private residences in 47 countries around the world and growing. Central to Four Seasons employee experience and social impact programming is the company’s commitment to supporting cancer research, and the advancement of diversity, inclusion, equality and belonging at Four Seasons corporate offices and properties worldwide. At Four Seasons, we are powered by people and our culture enables everything we do.

Compensation Analyst

Reporting to the Manager, Compensation, the Compensation Analyst supports the broader Total Rewards team in designing, maintaining, and delivering industry leading compensation programs that enable Four Seasons’ strategic priorities and elevate the employee experience.

This role requires a proactive, service-oriented approach to partnering with Corporate Office stakeholders and Hotel People & Culture and Finance teams, while also coordinating with external consultants and vendors.

The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and a curiosity for understanding the “why” behind compensation decisions. They will contribute to the effective administration, consistent application, and ongoing improvement of compensation processes, tools, and programs across the organization.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Compensation Analytics

• Conduct job evaluations and compensation analyses to support talent attraction, retention, and labor budgeting. Maintain related files and documentation.

Competitive Market Survey Leadership

• Hotels: Lead Four Seasons participation in industry‑specific compensation surveys by partnering with external consultants and internal stakeholders on data collection, validation, and submission; produce and distribute custom survey results.
• Corporate: Coordinate with external consultants to support Four Seasons participation in corporate market surveys and ensure global corporate roles have reliable market data for competitive pay analysis.

Annual Year‑End Compensation Support

• Prepare data, validate inputs, and support key process steps for the merit, annual incentive, and long‑term incentive processes.

Compensation Program Administration

• Partner with external vendors to support compensation program administration, including global mobility, tax services, and related invoices and contracts.

HRIS/Data Integrity & Audits

• Maintain data accuracy across Workday and compensation tools by running scheduled reports and audits. Support system updates as required.

Ad Hoc Analytics

• Conduct market research and produce ad hoc analytics, reports, and insights that inform compensation program decisions and improvements.

What You Bring:

• Minimum 1-2 years’ experience working in compensation analysis, design, and/or administration.
• Strong foundation in compensation fundamentals gained through formal education or relevant work experience.
• Strong foundation in compensation benchmarking and data analysis.
• Experience with Workday and Workday’s Compensation module preferred.

Who You Are:

• Proactive and resourceful problem‑solver with the ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet time‑sensitive deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail, along with strong organizational, planning, and research skills.
• Strong customer‑service orientation and excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to respond to stakeholder inquiries professionally and effectively across all levels of management and global employee groups.

Annual Salary Range: $70,000 - $85,000 CAD

This role will be a Hybrid working model, which will require 3 days per week in the Four Seasons Corporate Office located at 1165 Leslie Street, Toronto, Ontario #LI-Hybrid

Four Seasons is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.