Compensation Analyst

Sas; Cary (NC); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan

Tuition Assistance Program

Paid holidays

Winter Wellness Break

Volunteer Time Off

Childcare benefits

Job summary

SAS is seeking a Compensation Analyst in Cary, NC for a hybrid role. You will work with the Global Compensation Team on market pricing, salary structures, and global compensation programs.

The role requires strong Excel skills, data analysis, and the ability to collaborate with HR Business Partners to deliver thoughtful, compliant recommendations. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of compensation experience, a degree in HR/Finance/Business, and a track record in market benchmarking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Typically 5+ years of professional compensation experience.
• Strong knowledge of core compensation principles (internal equity, external competitiveness, market benchmarking).
• Advanced Excel skills and experience handling large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market pricing and compensation analyses using multiple survey sources.
• Participate in compensation surveys and analyze market results.
• Evaluate jobs and recommend levels, benchmarks, and salary structures.
• Analyze internal/external compensation data and develop recommendations for HR partners.
• Consult with HR Business Partners on compensation matters and tradeoffs.
• Support salary reviews, promotions, bonuses, and variable pay administration.
• Analyze labor market trends and update salary structures.
• Maintain accurate job and salary data in HR systems.
• Identify opportunities to improve compensation practices and processes.

Skills

Excel

Analytical thinking

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Workday

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Finance, Business, or related field

Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and/or Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) designation (preferred)

Tools

Workday

Job description

Compensation Analyst - Hybrid, Cary, North Carolina

We’re a leader in data and AI. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence - and questions into answers.

If you're looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career with flexibility and a world-class employee experience, you'll find it here. We're recognized around the world for our inclusive, meaningful culture and innovative technologies by organizations like Fast Company, Forbes, Newsweek and more.

About the job

The Global Compensation Team is looking for a Compensation Analyst! As part of our team, you'll have broad exposure to compensation programs and the opportunity to work across a variety of areas, including market pricing, job evaluation, salary structures, variable pay, compensation planning, and global compensation programs. This role is well suited for an experienced compensation professional who enjoys analyzing complex information, solving problems, and developing thoughtful recommendations. You'll work both independently and collaboratively with Compensation colleagues and HR Business Partners to address compensation needs across the organization. We're looking for someone who goes beyond executing established processes; someone who is curious about the why behind the work, can connect information across processes, recognizes when something doesn't look right, and uses sound judgment to determine an appropriate path forward.

Join our team and help us continue to provide competitive, fair, and equitable compensation programs that attract and retain top talent worldwide!

As a Compensation Analyst you will:

• Conduct market pricing and compensation analyses using multiple survey sources to evaluate the competitiveness of jobs and compensation programs.
• Participate in compensation surveys, including preparing and validating survey submissions and analyzing published market results.
• Evaluate jobs and recommend appropriate job levels, market benchmarks, and salary structures.
• Analyze internal and external compensation data and develop well-supported recommendations for HR Business Partners and business leaders.
• Consult with HR Business Partners on compensation matters, clearly explaining recommendations, considerations, and potential tradeoffs.
• Support and manage compensation processes such as salary reviews, promotion planning, bonus planning, and variable pay administration.
• Analyze labor market trends and recommend updates to salary structures and other compensation programs.
• Maintain accurate job and salary structure information within our HR systems.
• Proactively evaluate existing compensation practices, processes, and programs and recommend opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure compensation practices comply with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
• Manage compensation projects or processes for assigned areas of the organization, including planning activities, communications, analysis, execution, and post-process review.
• Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, or a related field
• Typically 5+ years of professional compensation experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant compensation and HR experience
• Strong working knowledge of core compensation principles, including internal equity, external competitiveness, market benchmarking, salary structures, and variable compensation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability to evaluate information from multiple sources, identify issues, and independently determine a reasonable approach when the answer is not clearly defined.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy, including the ability to independently validate data, calculations, and conclusions.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience analyzing and manipulating large data sets.
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.

Additional competencies, knowledge and skills

• Communication - Conveying information and ideas clearly and concisely to individuals or groups in an engaging manner that helps them understand and retain the message; listening actively to others.
• Decision Making - Securing and comparing information from multiple sources to identify business issues; committing to an action after weighing alternative solutions against important decision criteria
• Quality Orientation - Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how detailed; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time.
• Experience supporting compensation programs in a global organization preferred.
• Experience with multiple compensation survey vendors and market-pricing tools.
• Experience using Workday.
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and/or Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) designation preferred.

World-class benefits

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include:
• PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
• HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support your development
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

You are welcome here.

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our inclusive workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers.

Additional Information:

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