Senior Compensation Analyst

Hunt; Oak Brook (IL); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

HSA and FSA accounts

401K with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Sasser, based in Oak Brook, Illinois, seeks a Senior Compensation Analyst to drive market pricing, benchmarking, and compensation design across multiple entities. The role centers on analytical evaluation, pay equity, and salary structuring, partnering with leadership and HR teams to align with business goals.

Responsibilities include merit cycles, external surveys, and sales incentive analysis, with a strong emphasis on data integrity and reporting. Hybrid-work model with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, finance, business or related field required.
• 4–7 years of compensation or total rewards experience with job matching and market pricing.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, XLOOKUP) and compensation modeling.
• Experience with compensation surveys and market pricing methodologies.
• Experience supporting sales incentive or variable compensation programs.
• Strong analytical and collaboration skills; Workday HCM familiarity preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct job evaluations, market pricing, and benchmarking for new and existing roles.
• Develop reports to evaluate pay equity and competitiveness; translate findings for leadership.
• Build compensation models for hires, promotions, and reorganizations.
• Maintain pay grade structures and annual merit cycle administration.
• Administer and audit sales incentive plans and annual planning cycles.
• Support benefits invoicing, vendor relationships, and renewal processes.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Multi-entity experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, or related field

Tools

Workday HCM

Job description

Recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Chicago by Fortune Magazine and Great Place to Work, Sasser prides itself on supporting an employee-driven, opportunity-based culture that empowers, recognizes, and rewards its employees. From highly competitive benefits to exciting employee events to organic, grassroots philanthropy and volunteerism, Sasser is an awesome place to begin and grow your career. We are a transportation asset services and management company with roots dating to 1928. Sasser’s subsidiary units are leaders in providing commercial- and industrial-focused rail, automotive, and containerized shipping solutions, including asset leasing, fleet administration management, asset repair and maintenance, and innovative technology services.

Sasser family of companies includes subsidiaries Chicago Freight Car Leasing, CF Rail Services, Moventum Fleet Management, Express 4x4 Truck Rental, and Falcon Lease. To learn more about what makes Sasser special, visit www.sasser.com.

The Senior Compensation Analyst is an experienced compensation professional responsible for supporting the analysis and administration of compensation programs across the Sasser family of companies. This role is highly analytical and hands-on, with a strong focus on market pricing, job benchmarking, compensation analysis, and annual compensation processes. The ideal candidate can independently perform detailed compensation analysis, identify trends and develop well-supported recommendations while partnering closely with the Director of Compensation. The role also provides support for broader total rewards initiatives, including benefits administration.

As a Senior Compensation Analyst, Here's What You Will Do:

Compensation Analysis & Market Pricing

• Conduct job evaluations, market pricing, and benchmarking for new and existing roles

• Provide analytical support for job evaluations, ensuring alignment across job families and leveling.

• Develop reports and analyses to evaluate the equity and competitiveness of pay programs, translating findings into clear recommendations for leadership.

• Build compensation models for new hires, promotions, lateral transfers, and organizational restructuring

• Evaluate, update, and maintain pay grade structures and salary bands, ensuring internal equity and market competitiveness

• Administer and model annual merit review cycles, including budget allocation and manager guidance

• Participate in external compensation surveys and benchmarking studies

• Create analytics, dashboards and ad hob reporting related to compensation and employee data

Sales Compensation Support

• Administer and audit sales incentive compensation plans, including commissions, accelerators, SPIFFs, and quota-based structures

• Support Sales leadership to model plan design scenarios and assess cost impact

• Maintain sales compensation plan documentation and support the annual sales comp planning cycle

• Provide analytical support for bonus programs and other variable pay initiatives

• Analyze sales compensation data to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for plan optimization

Benefits Administration

• Support benefits invoicing and reconciliation across all benefit lines

• Support vendor and broker relationships, including renewals and ongoing service needs

• Support the annual Open Enrollment process, including system configuration

• Support Workers’ Compensation renewal processes and coordinate with brokers and carriers

• Support benefit plan and related service contract renewals and ensure plan documents, including SBCs and SPDs, are kept current

Compliance & Audit

• Support ACA reporting preparation and filing

• Coordinate Form 5500 preparation and submission

• Support EEO-1 and applicable state/federal pay reporting and filings

• Support nondiscrimination testing and related filings

• Support benefit plan audits (401(k) and Workers’ Compensation), including document preparation and auditor coordination

• Support data integrity within the HCM system

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, or a related field.

• 4 to 7 years of progressive compensation or total rewards experience, with strong experience in job matching, market pricing, benchmarking, and compensation analysis.

• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, XLOOKUP, and financial or compensation modeling.

• Experience working with compensation surveys and market pricing methodologies.

• Experience supporting sales incentive or variable compensation programs, including commissions, bonus plans, or other incentive structures.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and develop clear, well-supported recommendations.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to explain compensation data and findings clearly.

• Experience with Workday HCM and HRIS data is preferred.

• Exposure to benefits administration is preferred.

• Experience supporting multi-entity organizations is preferred.

Work Location & Travel

• This position follows a hybrid work schedule and is based out of our Oak Brook, Illinois office, with three days per week onsite.

• Ability to travel occasionally to company locations as needed to support business and HR initiatives.

Note: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation/Benefits

The hiring range for this role is: $91,000 - $130,000.00 USD Annual. This role is classified as exempt for purposes of applicable wage and hour laws, which means that the individual hired will not be eligible for overtime pay. This role is also eligible for an annual incentive bonus based on financial and personal performance throughout the plan year.

Sasser is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Pay ranges are assigned to a job based on market data according to 3rd party salary benchmarking surveys. Actual base salary is dependent upon factors such as knowledge, skill level, and experience.

This role is also eligible for benefits. Sasser employees enjoy a competitive benefits program that:

• Includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, including HSA and FSA accounts with employer contributions toward HSA

• Includes a 100% Company-paid disability and life insurance plans

• Includes a 401K plan with company match PLUS additional end-of-year funding

• Provides paid vacation time (tiered based on tenure), as well as personal time, sick days and summer half days for certain roles

• Provides 10 paid holidays annually

• Provides paid parental leave for new parents, as well as a monetary gift towards a 529 education account

• Provides a confidential Employee Assistance Program

• Provides training and tuition reimbursement

• Provides community service opportunities, charity match opportunities, employee recognition programs, and many celebrations!

The Company 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. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.