Compensation & Equity Analyst — Data-Driven Pay Partner

CORE & MAIN LP; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Core & Main, based in St. Louis, is a leader in providing reliable infrastructure solutions across municipal and commercial markets.

The Compensation Analyst role supports administration, analysis, and improvement of compensation and equity programs, handling market benchmarking, data validation, and reporting. You will work with HR, HRIS, Payroll, Finance, and business leaders to ensure accurate data, participate in market surveys, and develop recurring analyses that inform compensation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, Business, Accounting, Economics, Analytics, or related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in compensation, HR analytics, financial analysis, equity administration, or related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with large datasets.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and data validation/reconciliation.
• Strong written and verbal communication with confidentiality.
• Strong organizational skills and multi-priority management.

Responsibilities

• Conducts compensation analyses, market pricing, and benchmarking to support pay practices.
• Supports annual compensation planning, merit planning, salary administration, data validation, budgeting, reporting, and stakeholder support.
• Performs job evaluations and supports job leveling, architecture, and pay structures.
• Supports administration of equity programs, including grants, vesting, and reporting.
• Maintains compensation and equity data across systems and external platforms.
• Supports participation in compensation market surveys and data analysis.
• Develops recurring and ad hoc compensation reports and analyses for HR and business decisions.
• Provides compensation and equity information to employees and managers; escalates complex matters.
• Supports Workday processes: data validation, testing, troubleshooting, reporting, and enhancements.
• Partners with HR, HRIS, Payroll, Finance, Legal and other stakeholders on compensation issues.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Data analysis

HR analytics

Equity administration

Workday

Data validation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Workday

Excel

Job description

Core & Main, based in St. Louis, is a leader in providing reliable infrastructure solutions across municipal and commercial markets.

The Compensation Analyst role supports administration, analysis, and improvement of compensation and equity programs, handling market benchmarking, data validation, and reporting. You will work with HR, HRIS, Payroll, Finance, and business leaders to ensure accurate data, participate in market surveys, and develop recurring analyses that inform compensation