Lead Compensation Analyst

Alarm Com; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans with company subsidies

Health Savings Account with companycon

401(k) with employer match

Paid vacation and holidays

Wellness time

Maternity and bonding leave

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

Alarm.com seeks a Lead Compensation Analyst to own global market pricing and analytics across all levels, including new/emerging roles (AI/ML) and equity modeling (RSUs, multi-year total comp). You will partner with Executives, HRBPs, Payroll, Finance, and Workday teams to ensure competitive, compliant programs.

You will build market ranges, lead company-wide reviews, and advise on offers, adjustments, and bonus design while ensuring data integrity and governance in Workday and related systems.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years in compensation, including market pricing and exposure to executive comp.
• Strong equity experience (RSUs; PSUs/options a plus) and multi-year modeling.
• Global program experience across multiple countries.
• Advanced skills in Excel.
• Advanced skills in AI tools.
• Deep survey experience (Radford preferred).
• Knowledge of pay transparency/equity laws (EU PTD; US state/local).
• Excellent communication and executive influence skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Market pricing and job architecture across all levels, including executive roles.
• Lead reviews for merit/market/bonus; deliver insights and recommendations.
• Build equity and financial models (RSU allocation, pay mix, multi-year total comp).
• Prepare and administer equity grant cycles; validate data and communication of grant details.
• Run pay equity analyses; support EU Pay Transparency Directive and other global requirements.
• Lead the annual compensation process in Workday with HRIS team; maintain compensation data.
• Present strategies and outcomes to executives; advise on pricing, leveling, offers, adjustments, and bonus design.

Skills

Executive influence

Global program experience

Advanced Excel

AI tooling proficiency

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

HRIS tooling (Workday)

Job description

Seeking a Lead Compensation Analyst to own global market pricing and analytics across all levels. Scope includes pricing new and emerging roles (e.g., AI/ML), leading company- and subsidiary-wide reviews, building equity/RSU models and compensation adjustment plans, and advising leaders on offers and strategy. Partners closely with Executives, HRBPs, Payroll, Finance, and Workday team to deliver competitive, compliant, and scalable programs globally.

Key responsibilities:

• Market pricing and job architecture
  • Conduct compensation analyses for all levels, including executive roles.
  • Price new/emerging jobs (AI/ML, etc.); recommend ranges and levels.
  • Refine job architecture, leveling, descriptions, and posting ranges with HRBPs/TA.
  • Build market ranges using Radford and other sources (Deel/SHRM, etc.).
• Programs and reviews
  • Lead company and subsidiary merit/market/bonus reviews; deliver insights and recommendations.
  • Provide compensation adjustment recommendations balancing market, equity, and budgets.
  • Review offers for range alignment, internal equity, and market position.
  • Partner with overseas teams to address under-competitive markets.
• Equity and modeling
  • Build equity and financial models (RSU allocation, pay mix, multi-year total comp).
  • Support terminations by reviewing equity vesting, proration, and forfeiture.
  • Prepare and administer equity grant cycles to review recommendations, validate data, and communication of grant details.
• Compliance, audits, and pay equity
  • Run pay equity analyses; support EU Pay Transparency Directive and other global requirements.
  • Audit job classification with Payroll (e.g., exempt status); ensure data integrity.
  • Maintain compensation governance and documentation.
• Systems, surveys, and data
  • Lead the annual compensation process in Workday in partnership with our HRIS team
  • Own all compensation data in the Workday system
  • Partner with Workday on compensation displays, ranges, perform UAT.
  • Complete and manage surveys (Radford, SHRM, etc.); reconcile data and fill gaps.
  • Build dashboards and analyses for executives and HR partners.
• Stakeholder partnership
  • Present strategies and outcomes to executives.
  • Advise HRBPs and leaders on pricing, leveling, offers, adjustments, and bonus design.

Qualifications:

• 7–10+ years in compensation, including market pricing and exposure to executive comp.
• Strong equity experience (RSUs; PSUs/options a plus) and multi-year modeling.
• Global program experience across multiple countries.
• Advanced skills in Excel
• Advanced skills in AI tools
• Deep survey experience (Radford preferred)
• Knowledge of pay transparency/equity laws (EU PTD; US state/local)
• Excellent communication and executive influence skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Please note that sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time.

Why work for Alarm.com?

• Collaborate with outstanding people: We hire only the best. Our standards are high and our employees enjoy working alongside other high achievers.
• Make an immediate impact: New employees can expect to be given real responsibility for bringing new technologies to the marketplace. You are empowered to perform as soon as you join the Alarm.com team!
• Gain well rounded experience: Alarm.com offers a diverse and dynamic environment where you will get the chance to work directly with executives and develop expertise across multiple areas of the business.
• Community and Camaraderie: One of our core values is to 'Keep It Fun,' which to us means fostering a strong sense of community. Our culture is built on collaboration and connection, where we celebrate our successes and believe that a positive, engaging environment is key to doing our best work.
• Alarm.com values working together and collaborating in person. Our employees work from the office 4 days a week.

Company Info

Alarm.com is the leading platform for intelligently connected properties. Millions of homeowners and businesses rely on Alarm.com's technology to secure, monitor, and manage their environments from anywhere. Our comprehensive suite of solutions—including security, video surveillance, access control, active shooter detection, intelligent automation, energy management, and wellness is delivered exclusively through a trusted network of thousands of professional service providers and commercial integrators across North America and worldwide. Alarm.com's common stock is traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ALRM. Alarm.com delivers serious security for serious people.

For more information, please visit www.alarm.com.

Company Benefits

• Our total rewards package is designed to support you holistically—in your health, your finances, and your life outside of work. The package includes medical plans with company subsidies, a Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution, and a 401(k) with an employer match. We encourage a healthy work-life balance with paid vacation that increases with tenure, paid holidays, wellness time, and paid maternity and bonding leave. To complete the package, we also provide company-paid disability and life insurance, all within a collaborative and casual work environment.

Alarm.com is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Base Salary Range

$110,000—$135,000 USD