Compensation & Analytics Specialist

Socket.dev; Williamsburg (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation seeks a Compensation Analyst to administer compensation programs (merit, bonus, promotions, market adjustments) and to optimize Workday Advanced Compensation. The role focuses on accurate data, reporting, and cross‑functional collaboration within a centralized Compensation function.

You will analyze market data, maintain salary structures, and support planning with HR partners, finance, and leadership to ensure pay equity and competitive positioning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in HR, Business, Finance, Analytics or related field.
• Minimum two years in compensation, HR analytics, HRIS, or related role.
• Knowledge of compensation principles, salary structures, benchmarks, pay equity, and planning.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with data interpretation capability.
• Advanced Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, lookups).
• Experience with Workday Advanced Compensation strongly preferred.
• Experience with HRIS and large employee datasets.
• Attention to detail and strong project management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to explain concepts clearly.
• Ability to collaborate across the Compensation function.

Responsibilities

• Administer and execute compensation programs (merit, bonus, incentive, promotions, market adjustments).
• Support Workday Advanced Compensation configuration and cycle execution.
• Serve as a day-to-day resource for compensation data, reporting, and analysis.
• Ensure accurate Workday configuration and data integrity.
• Conduct market pricing and benchmarking analyses to support recommendations.
• Prepare compensation analyses for hires, promotions, transfers, and other actions.
• Analyze data for internal equity and market competitiveness.
• Maintain salary structures, job levels, and ranges.
• Develop recurring and ad-hoc compensation reports and dashboards.
• Support annual compensation planning and cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Compensation

HR analytics

Workday Advanced Compensation

Excel

HRIS

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Finance/Analytics

Tools

Workday Advanced Compensation

Excel

Job description

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation seeks a Compensation Analyst to administer compensation programs (merit, bonus, promotions, market adjustments) and to optimize Workday Advanced Compensation. The role focuses on accurate data, reporting, and cross‑functional collaboration within a centralized Compensation function.

You will analyze market data, maintain salary structures, and support planning with HR partners, finance, and leadership to ensure pay equity and competitive positioning.