Compensation Programs Senior Analyst

Roblox Corporation; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 209,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Roblox is seeking a Compensation Programs Senior Analyst in San Mateo, CA, for leading and optimizing global compensation cycles. The role focuses on data-driven insights, system implementation, and cross-team collaboration to improve performance and growth.

You will develop models in Excel/Sheets, build dashboards, and communicate strategic priorities to senior leadership while shaping compensation policies and processes across the company.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in technology, compensation, consulting, or a similar field.
• A minimum of 5 years of progressive HR and compensation experience with increasing responsibility.
• Proficiency in Google Sheets or Excel with analytical modeling.
• Knowledge of industry trends and developments in compensation.
• Strong quantitative, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent project management, organizational and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Workday.
• Experience with SQL, Python and Tableau is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop, design, planning and project management of compensation programs, policies and processes.
• Lead the development and implementation of global compensation programs, especially bi-annual review cycles.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify automation or re-engineering opportunities.
• Implement compensation systems to support cyclical compensation cycles.
• Create materials to communicate priorities and findings to senior management.
• Develop and refine Excel models for compensation analysis.
• Build and maintain reports, dashboards and data integrity checks.
• Streamline processes via Workday, Zendesk, Jira and other internal systems.

Tools

Workday

SQL

Python

Tableau

Job description

San Mateo, CA, United States People & Talent ID: 43884

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.

At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.

A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.

As a Compensation Programs Senior Analyst, you will focus on running the cyclical compensation cycles, identifying opportunities for automation and process improvements, and re-engineering of our compensation programs and systems. You will be the go‑to expert for data analysis and delivering actionable insights to senior leadership. Your role will involve driving operational and organizational optimizations. If you're passionate about working with data, developing innovative models, and diving deep into compensation strategies, this position is for you.

This role will report to the Director of Compensation Programs, Operations and Systems. This role is hybrid and located in San Mateo, California.

You Will:

• Be responsible for development, design, planning and project management of compensation programs, policies and processes.
• Lead the development and implementation of global compensation programs, particularly bi-annual compensation review cycles
• Work closely with cross functional teams in identifying processes, programs or capabilities that could benefit from automation, process enhancements or re-engineering to optimize performance and future growth opportunities
• Implement compensation systems to support cyclical compensation cycles
• Create materials to communicate strategic priorities and findings to senior management
• Develop and refine Excel models to conduct analysis related to compensation programs. Ability to see beyond the numbers and help inform, influence, support, and execute our business decisions
• Build and maintain reports, dashboards, and metrics and monitor the integrity and validity of the data reported
• Streamline compensation processes through operational and system enhancements via Workday, Zendesk, Jira and other internal systems

You Have:

• 6+ years of experience in the technology industry, compensation, consulting, finance or a similarly applicable field
• A minimum of 5 years of progressive human resources and compensation experience with increasing levels of responsibility in identifying, consulting, designing, recommending, and implementing efficient, innovative business solutions
• Proficiency in Google Sheets or Excel, including experience building analyses and automated models
• Knowledge of industry trends and developments in compensation
• Exceptional quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Strong project management, organizational and communication skills
• Working knowledge of Workday
• Experience with SQL, Python, Tableau and other BI tools a plus

Annual Salary Range

$209,130 — $244,500 USD

Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.

For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.