Senior Associate, Executive Compensation & Pay Strategy

Capital One Group; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 131,300 - 149,800; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Principal Associate in Executive Compensation to support senior executive pay programs. The role emphasizes data-driven recommendations, market research, and collaboration with HR, Legal, and incentives teams.

You will lead benchmarking cycles and develop tools to simplify compensation processes. Ideal candidates have strong analytical skills, experience with Excel/Workday, and a passion for optimizing executive pay programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or military experience.
• 3+ years in compensation, finance, or analytics.
• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills.
• Preferred: CCP, MBA or related advanced degree.

Responsibilities

• Perform deep analysis to design and benchmark executive compensation.
• Lead annual benchmarking and focal cycles; advise HR partners.
• Research offers, job levels, and compensation programs with surveys.
• Drive ad-hoc projects such as compression studies and pay cliffs.
• Build internal tools to simplify compensation processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet business goals.

Skills

Communication

Data analysis

Market research

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Workday

Proxy statements

Tableau

Snowflake

BetterComp

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Principal Associate in Executive Compensation to support senior executive pay programs. The role emphasizes data-driven recommendations, market research, and collaboration with HR, Legal, and incentives teams.

You will lead benchmarking cycles and develop tools to simplify compensation processes. Ideal candidates have strong analytical skills, experience with Excel/Workday, and a passion for optimizing executive pay programs.