Compensation Analyst

Send Cut Send Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match up to 4%

Paid holidays + PTO

Paid parental leave

Short-term disability

Flexible work/life balance

Job summary

SendCutSend seeks a Compensation Analyst to support market pricing, job evaluation, and the development of scalable compensation structures. You will analyze positions, establish ranges, and ensure internal equity across multiple states and manufacturing locations.

You will collaborate with the HR Director, leadership, and finance to model compensation, support budgeting, and ensure data-driven decisions. Occasional travel to Reno, NV for quarterly planning is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Finance, Economics, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years in compensation, total rewards, HR analytics, or related field with hands-on analysis.
• Knowledge of wage/hour laws and compensation-related requirements.
• Experience with market pricing, benchmarking, salary ranges, job evaluation, and internal equity analysis.
• Experience developing and writing job descriptions and analyzing roles by responsibilities, scope, and level.
• Strong analytical skills and advanced proficiency in Google Sheets or Excel.
• Experience with market pricing tools such as ERI, Payscale, or compensation platforms.
• Eligible to work in the United States; visa sponsorship not available.
• Strong written communication and ability to handle confidential compensation data.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market compensation research and benchmark positions using industry, geographic, and labor-market data.
• Develop and maintain salary ranges, job levels, and compensation structures scalable with growth.
• Evaluate positions based on responsibilities, scope, qualifications, and market data.
• Develop, review, and maintain job descriptions with HR and department leadership.
• Analyze internal pay relationships and identify compression or equity concerns.
• Conduct geographic compensation analysis across states and locations.
• Prepare recommendations for hires, promotions, market adjustments, and reclassifications.
• Lead annual merit and compensation review, including modeling and analysis of proposed changes.
• Develop and maintain job architecture, including families, levels, and criteria.
• Analyze trends and prepare reports for HR Director and President.
• Partner with Finance and Payroll on budgeting and implementation of changes.
• Evaluate shift differentials and incentive programs for competitiveness.
• Maintain compensation data and documentation for compliance.

Skills

Market pricing

Salary benchmarking

Job evaluation

Internal equity analysis

Geographic compensation analysis

Compensation modeling

Data analysis

Google Sheets/Excel

HR analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business/Finance/Economics

Tools

ERI

Payscale

HRIS systems

Job description

The Compensation Analyst, reporting to the Director of HR, supports the development, implementation, and ongoing administration of the company’s compensation programs and infrastructure. This role is responsible for market pricing, job evaluation, salary range development, job architecture, internal equity analysis, geographic compensation analysis, and compensation modeling to help maintain competitive, consistent, and scalable compensation practices as the company grows.

Operating in a fast-growing manufacturing organization with employees across 27+ states and manufacturing operations in four states with continued expansion anticipated, the Compensation Analyst will help build scalable and consistent compensation practices that support continued growth while recognizing differences in labor markets, job requirements, organizational levels, and geographic locations.

The Compensation Analyst will work closely with the Director of HR, Leadership, HR team, and Talent to evaluate positions, develop and maintain job descriptions, establish appropriate compensation ranges, analyze relationships between positions and incumbents, and provide data-driven compensation analysis and recommendations to support company compensation decisions. While this is a remote position, occasional travel (approximately once per quarter) to our corporate headquarters in Reno, Nevada, is required for team collaboration and strategic planning.

Why SendCutSend?

SendCutSend is an on-demand manufacturing company specializing in custom sheet metal and CNC machining. We serve more than 150,000 engineers, fabricators, and businesses across the U.S. and Canada. We operate out of five facilities located in Nevada, Kentucky, and Texas.

Our business is built on reliability, accountability, quality, and constant improvement. Everyone here plays a real role in our success. We value people who are collaborative, innovative, and committed to detailed high-quality work. We’re scaling fast and building the future of manufacturing. If you’re excited to join the team and grow with us, we want to hear from you!

What you’ll do:

• Conduct market compensation research and benchmark new and existing positions using relevant industry, geographic, and labor-market data.
• Develop and maintain salary ranges, job levels, and compensation structures that can scale with organizational growth.
• Evaluate positions based on responsibilities, scope, complexity, qualifications, organizational level, and market data to recommend appropriate classification and compensation.
• Develop, review, and maintain job descriptions in partnership with HR and department leadership, ensuring consistency in job scope, qualifications, and organizational level.
• Analyze internal pay relationships and identify potential compression, equity, market alignment, or compensation consistency concerns.
• Conduct geographic compensation analysis to support employees located across multiple states and manufacturing locations.
• Analyze and prepare recommendations for new hires, promotions, market adjustments, equity adjustments, reclassifications, and other compensation changes.
• Lead the annual merit and compensation review process, including compensation modeling, process coordination, analysis of recommendations, identification of exceptions and internal equity concerns, and evaluation of the organizational and financial impact of proposed changes.
• Develop and maintain job architecture, including job families, career levels, and consistent leveling criteria for individual contributor and leadership positions.
• Analyze compensation trends and prepare reports, models, and recommendations for the HR Director and President to support compensation planning and decision-making.
• Partner with Finance and Payroll on compensation budgeting, workforce planning, and accurate implementation of approved compensation changes.
• Periodically evaluate shift differentials, premiums, incentive programs, and other compensation components for market competitiveness and internal consistency.
• Maintain compensation data, methodologies, and supporting documentation to ensure compensation practices are consistent, scalable, and defensible.
• Support compensation-related compliance requirements and maintain appropriate confidentiality of employee compensation information.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 4+ years of experience in compensation, total rewards, HR analytics, or a related field, including hands‑on compensation analysis.
• Working knowledge of federal and state wage and hour laws and compensation‑related employment requirements.
• Experience with market pricing, compensation benchmarking, salary ranges, job evaluation, and internal equity analysis.
• Experience developing, and writing job descriptions and analyzing those positions based on responsibilities, scope, qualifications, and organizational level.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Google Sheets or Excel and the ability to translate compensation data into clear recommendations.
• Experience with market pricing tools such as ERI, Payscale, or compensation platforms.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
• Strong written communication, attention to detail, and ability to handle sensitive compensation information with appropriate confidentiality.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast‑paced, growing organization
• Ability to travel to the company’s corporate location in Reno, Nevada, approximately once per quarter, with additional travel as business needs require.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of compensation or total rewards experience, preferably supporting a multi‑state organization.
• Experience supporting compensation programs in manufacturing, industrial, technology, or another fast‑growing organization with both hourly and salaried employees.
• Experience developing or improving job architecture, job families, career levels, salary structures, and geographic compensation practices.
• Experience with compensation survey platforms, HRIS systems, compensation modeling, and annual merit or compensation review processes.
• CCP, SHRM, or other relevant compensation or HR certification.

Essential Physical Requirements:

• Employee must establish and maintain a dedicated, safe, confidential, and ergonomic home workspace if the employee is remote.
• Ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods of time.
• Ability to use a computer, phone, and other standard office equipment for remote work.
• This role is expected to be remote or hybrid if located near a facility. Incumbent works across office environments in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment that requires communication, organization, and coordination across teams in the organization.
• Paid holidays + PTO
• 401K with company match up to 4%
• Paid parental leave
• Short-term disability
• Flexible work/life balance

Salary Description

$90,000 - $115,000 Annually (Exempt Position)