Analyst, Compensation & benefits

Sampo plc; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Sampo plc in Helsinki is seeking an Analyst to join its Compensation & Benefits team. The role focuses on data-driven analysis, salary benchmarking, and market insights across pay topics.

You will collaborate across the organization to translate data into actionable recommendations, contribute to C&B development projects, and help enhance analytics with AI-driven tools. The position is full-time and permanent, based in central Helsinki with a competitive salary and modern offices.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in economics or quantitative field or similar advanced degree.
• Entry-level work experience from analytical, data-heavy roles.
• Strong analytical skills and an understanding of statistics for practical business questions.
• Strong Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI skills; interest in using AI in analytics.
• Good English skills with clear communication and collaboration.
• Proactive, solution-oriented, with conceptual thinking and professional development motivation.

Responsibilities

• Support C&B with data-driven analysis, reporting and market insights on compensation topics.
• Conduct salary benchmarking, compensation surveys, and monitor market practices.
• Analyze compensation data and turn findings into actionable recommendations for C&B and stakeholders.
• Participate in stakeholder meetings to discuss findings and provide analytical input.
• Help develop C&B analytics; explore AI-enabled value additions; contribute to broader C&B projects.

Skills

Analytical skills

Statistics knowledge

Data analysis

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree in economics or quantitative field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

AI in analytics

Job description

Type: Full-time, permanent

Location: Fabianinkatu 21, Helsinki

Application deadline: Mon 21.9.2026

Sampo Group is looking for an Analyst with strong data and statistical skills to join its Compensation & Benefits team in Helsinki. This is an opportunity to develop as an analyst while building expertise in C&B in an international environment.

Responsibilities

As an Analyst, you will support Sampo’s C&B team with data-driven analysis, reporting, and market insights across key compensation topics, such as fixed pay, equal pay and pay transparency, and executive compensation.

Your work will include salary benchmarking, compensation surveys, and monitoring market practices. You will analyze compensation data and turn your findings into actionable recommendations for C&B, management, and other stakeholders. You will also participate in stakeholder meetings to discuss findings and provide analytical input. Your analyses help guide the effective allocation of significant compensation-related financial resources across the Group.

You will also help develop Sampo’s C&B analytics by improving ways of working with data and exploring how tools such as AI can create additional value. As part of a team, you may also contribute to broader C&B development projects and responsibilities.

What makes you a great fit?

You have a relevant Master’s degree, for example in economics, and strong analytical skills with the ability to work confidently with data.You enjoy combining quantitative analysis with real-world business questions and are motivated to further develop your skills as an analyst. You also enjoy working with people as the role involves interaction across the organization.

Previous experience in compensation & benefits is an advantage but not required. More importantly, you are interested in compensation-related topics and motivated to deepen your expertise.

We expect you to have:

• A relevant Master’s degree or final-stage studies, for example in economics or another quantitative field
• Entry-level work experience from analytical, data-heavy roles
• Strong analytical skills and an understanding of statistics, with the ability to apply these skills to practical business questions
• Good technical capabilities in Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI, as well as an interest in utilizing AI in analytics
• Good English skills, combined with strong communication and collaboration skills
• A proactive and solution-oriented approach, conceptual thinking skills, and motivation to develop professionally

We consider as an asset:

• Finnish and Swedish language skills
• Previous exposure to compensation and benefits, people analytics, or related HR topics
• Experience with Workday or other relevant HR systems

Sampo offers you:

Sampo offers you meaningful analytical work at a leading Nordic insurance group, with exposure to business-critical C&B topics. As your expertise grows, you will have the opportunity to take on more demanding roles and responsibilities within the C&B team. You will work alongside experienced colleagues in a close-knit and collaborative team and contribute to developing processes and ways of working.

As an employer, Sampo promotes a healthy work environment by offering modern and ergonomic workstations and equipment, extensive occupational health care, a comprehensive insurance package and other benefits supporting employees’ well-being. The benefits package includes for example:

• Profit sharing program and an employee fund
• Lunch, sports and commuter benefits
• Extensive healthcare plan and insurance coverage
• Increasing holiday earnings up to 3,25 days a month
• Phone benefit
• Office in the heart of Helsinki and a peaceful working environment at the office
• IT support at the office and excellent working equipment
• Summer and Christmas events and other variable activities

Practicalities

This is a full-time and permanent position in which you will be employed directly by Sampo plc. The preferred starting date is as soon as possible and will be agreed with the selected candidate. Sampo’s headquarters are located in central Helsinki, and you are expected to work at the office at least three days per week. The position has a fixed monthly salary, which will be negotiated with the selected candidate.

You can familiarize yourself with Sampo here: https://www.sampo.com/.

Company description

Sampo is the leading property and casualty insurance group in the Nordic region with a topline of more than EUR 10bn and more than 15,000 employees in the Nordics, the Baltics and the UK. Sampo is listed on Nasdaq exchanges in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Copenhagen.

The parent company of the group, Sampo plc, is headquartered in Helsinki and it has around 60 employees in various specialist and leader positions.