Compensation Analyst - Contractor

Sony Group; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Electronics Inc. seeks a Contract Compensation Analyst to provide project-based and operational support to the Compensation function. You will partner with Compensation, HR Business Partners, managers, and stakeholders to develop job descriptions and ensure consistent job leveling.

The role involves market benchmarking, governance of job descriptions, and data reporting. It is a temporary assignment with MSP oversight and potential benefits through the provider.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant work experience; bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Strong Excel skills to automate processes and support analytics.
• Ability to communicate with employees across the organization.
• Attention to detail and high accuracy in governance tasks.

Responsibilities

• Conduct job analysis; develop and maintain job descriptions.
• Support job architecture initiatives and ensure consistent leveling.
• Apply frameworks to governance of job descriptions.
• Assist with compensation analyses, market benchmarking, and reporting.
• Support day-to-day compensation operations and data management.
• Collaborate on compensation projects with HR and leaders.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Collaboration with HR

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Sony Electronics Inc. is looking for the risk-takers, the collaborators, the inspired and the inspirational. We want the people who are brave enough to work at the cutting edge and create solutions that will enrich and improve the lives of people across the globe. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we offer an environment and culture that promotes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. In addition, our team members enjoy innovative work-life balance opportunities including a hybrid home/office workplace, monthly "Free Fridays", and early shutdowns on Fridays throughout the year (including half-days during the summer).

Join us on our mission to fill the world with emotion through the power of creativity and technology.

Our People & Culture team is seeking a Contract Compensation Analyst to provide both project-based and operational support to the Compensation function. This role will partner closely with Compensation, HR Business Partners, managers, and key stakeholders to support job analysis, job description development, and job architecture initiatives.

The Compensation Analyst will play a key role in evaluating positions, maintaining job descriptions, and promoting consistency in job leveling, and application of the organization’s job architecture framework. This individual will help ensure roles are accurately defined and aligned with compensation and organizational structures.

In addition, the role will support compensation analyses, market benchmarking, reporting, job description initiatives, and other compensation processes as needed.

Estimated Assignment Duration: 10/5/2026 through 3/31/2027

Responsibilities

• Conduct job analysis and partner with managers and HR Business Partners to develop, update, and maintain job descriptions.
• Support job architecture initiatives by evaluating role scope, responsibilities, and organizational alignment to ensure consistent job leveling and classification.
• Apply established frameworks, standards, and guidelines to maintain high-quality job descriptions and governance practices.
• Assist with compensation analyses, market benchmarking, and reporting to support compensation and organizational design decisions.
• Support day-to-day compensation operations, audits, data management, and project activities.
• Collaborate across HR and business functions on special projects related to compensation, job architecture, and process improvement.

Minimum Requirements

• 2+ years of relevant work experience, bachelor's degree, or equivalent additional experience
• Strong Excel skills to automate processes and support calculations and analytics
• Ability to communicate with employees across the organization
• Ability to engage in prolonged periods of computer use utilizing desktop and web-based applications Delivers high attention to detail and accuracy

Preferred Skills

• Bachelor's Degree with a focus in Business, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics
• Previous Compensation Support/Human Resources experience
• Skilled in Excel, including the ability to convert large amounts of data into clear, concise management presentations that facilitate decision making
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and maintain flexibility in a fast-paced, changing environment

This position offers an opportunity to contribute to key compensation and organizational projects while partnering with leaders across the business to support an equitable, scalable, and consistent employee framework.

The anticipated hourly wage for this position is between $33 to $49. This job posting is for a temporary role, and the selected individual will be employed through a third-party managed service provider. As a temporary employee, you may be eligible to enroll in benefits, at your cost, through the managed service provider.

Honesty, integrity, and ethical conduct are material requirements for the responsibilities outlined above.

Sony Electronics is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values employees with a broad cross-cultural perspective. We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. All applicants will receive fair and impartial treatment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or on any other basis which is protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Individuals residing, or applying to work, in California or Philadelphia. The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles City Fair Chance Act Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Act Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Act Ordinance. Los Angeles applicants can review additional information regarding the Los Angeles City Fair Chance Act here, and Philadelphia applicants here.

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