Senior Compensation Analyst

CentraCare Health; Saint Cloud (MN); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) retirement plan & match

PTO

Job summary

CentraCare Health seeks a Senior Compensation Analyst to lead complex compensation analyses and governance of programs. You will design, implement, and advise on compensation practices, partnering with HR Business Partners and leaders to ensure equity, compliance, and alignment with strategy.

The role emphasizes expertise in market pricing, job architecture, and analytics, with emphasis on collaboration and data-driven insights for enterprise decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or related field.
• Min of 5 years of progressive compensation experience.
• Deep expertise in compensation design, analytics, and compliance.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills; HRIS expertise.
• Strong consulting, influencing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate professionally and clearly with all levels of leaders.
• Proficient with HRIS systems and compensation market pricing tools.
• Experience with managing survey vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead market pricing, job architecture, and leveling initiatives.
• Design and update pay grade structures annually.
• Perform advanced pay equity and regulatory analyses; recommend corrective actions.
• Advise HR Business Partners and leaders on complex compensation issues.
• Lead major compensation cycles and cross-functional projects including annual merit and market adjustments.
• Develop tools, models, and frameworks to support compensation decisions.
• Mentor compensation analysts and review their work for quality and accuracy.
• Serve as a SME for the market pricing tool, including data integrity, methodology, reporting, training, and user guidance.
• Prepare presentations and compensation insights and recommendations with clear data visuals and messaging.
• Lead participation in external compensation surveys, including complex job matching and data quality review.
• Develop and deliver compensation-related training and materials for HR Business Partners, managers and employees.
• Act as SME for the job description repository, ensuring roles are documented and maintained.

Skills

Advanced Excel

HR Analytics

Communication

Presentation skills

HRIS proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Finance

Tools

HRIS systems

Market pricing tools

Job description

Find your purpose as a Senior Compensation Analyst with CentraCare. The Senior Compensation Analyst leads complex compensation analyses and plays a key role in the design, implementation, and governance of compensation programs. This role serves as a trusted subject matter expert and advisor, partnering with HR Business Partners and business leaders to ensure compensation practices are competitive, equitable, compliant, and aligned with organizational strategy.

Schedule:

• Full-time 80 hours every 2 weeks
• Monday-Friday 8a-5p
• Majority remote; occasional need for onsite training or meeting

Pay and Benefits:

• Starting pay begins at $88,940.80 per year and increases with experience.
• Salary range: $88,940.80-$133,494.40 per year
  • Salary range is based on a 1.0 FTE, reduced FTE will result in a prorated offer rate
• We offer a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, flexible spending accounts, PTO, 401(k) retirement plan & match, LTD and STD, tuition reimbursement, discounts at local and national businessesand so much more!

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or related field.
• Min of 5 years of progressive compensation experience.
• Deep expertise in compensation design, analytics, and compliance
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills; HRIS expertise
• Strong consulting, influencing, and presentation skills
• Ability to communicate professionally and clearly with all levels of leaders
• Proficient with HRIS systems and compensation market pricing tools
• Experience with managing survey vendors

Core Functions:

• Lead market pricing, job architecture, and leveling initiatives.
• Design andupdatepay grade structuresannually.
• Perform advanced pay equity and regulatory analyses; recommend corrective actions.
• Advise HR Business Partners and leaders on complex compensation issues.
• Lead major compensation cycles and cross-functional projectsincludingannual merit andmarketadjustment projects/programs.
• Develop tools, models, and frameworks to support compensation decisions.
• Mentorcompensationanalystsandreview their work for quality and accuracy.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for the market pricing tool, including data integrity, methodology,reporting, training,and user guidance.
• Preparepresentations andcompensation insights and recommendations to HR Business Partners and leaders using clear data visualizations and concise messaging.
• Lead participation in external compensation surveys, including complex job matching, data quality review, submission oversight, and interpretation of survey results to inform pay decisions.
• Develop and deliver compensation-related training and materials for HR Business Partners,managersand employees.
• Act as a subject matter expert for the job description repository, ensuring roles are accurately documented, aligned to job architecture, and maintained according to governance standards.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on compensation compliance, proactively staying abreast of changing federal, state, and local regulations and assessing impacts to compensation programs, policies, and practices. Ensure adherence to applicable requirements, including but not limited to FLSA, pay transparency, pay equity, wage and hour, and related employment laws.

CentraCare has made a commitment to diversity in its workforce. All individuals including, but not limited to, individuals with disabilities, are encouraged to apply. CentraCare is an EEO/AA employer.