Senior Compensation Analyst

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Town of Florida (NY)

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USD 120,000 - 150,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

University of Florida Human Resources seeks a Senior Compensation Analyst to lead compensation strategy and analytics across the university, collaborating with senior leaders, HR, and finance partners.

The role focuses on market benchmarking, financial modeling, and governance as UF transits to Workday, with significant cross-functional impact and executive-level consultation.

Qualifications

Masters degree in an appropriate area and four years of relevant experience; or a bachelors degree in an appropriate area and six years of relevant experience.
Strong analytical, consulting, and executive communication skills.
Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence senior leaders.

Responsibilities

Shape enterprise compensation strategy, including philosophies, programs, salary structures, and practices.
Advise on executive compensation with market analysis and strategy for senior leadership.
Turn data into strategy with market benchmarking, financial modeling, and workforce analyses.
Lead university-wide salary initiatives, including merit and salary increase programs.
Support Workday implementation and strengthen compensation programs via analytics and automation.
Partner with external consultants and data providers to guide compensation decisions.

Skills

Executive compensation

Market benchmarking

Advanced compensation analytics

Financial modeling

Strategic advisory

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Master's degree in a relevant field

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Workday

Excel

Job description

Senior Compensation Analyst

Classification Minimum Requirements

Masters degree in an appropriate area and four years of relevant experience; or a bachelors degree in an appropriate area and six years of relevant experience.

Job Description

The University of Florida Human Resources is seeking a strategic thinker who pairs deep compensation expertise with exceptional analytical, consulting, and executive communication skills. You should be comfortable navigating complex structures, working with sensitive information, challenging conventional approaches, and translating sophisticated compensation data into practical recommendations leaders can act on.

Reporting under the general direction of the Vice President for Human Resources, you will work with significant independence and collaborate with senior leaders, HR and Finance partners, colleges and administrative units, external consultants, and other key stakeholders. You will influence some of UF’s most important compensation decisions while leading high-visibility initiatives that affect employees across the university.

Key Responsibilities

Shape enterprise compensation strategy: Develop and evaluate compensation philosophies, programs, salary structures, and practices that strengthen UF’s ability to compete for and retain exceptional talent.
Advise on executive compensation: Provide sophisticated market analysis and strategic recommendations related to executive and senior leadership compensation, including recruitment, retention, market positioning, peer groups, and compensation practices.
Turn data into strategy: Lead complex market benchmarking, financial modeling, compensation analytics, and workforce analyses, transforming data into clear recommendations for senior decision-makers.
Lead university-wide salary initiatives: Guide the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of annual merit and salary increase programs in partnership with university leadership, Finance, HR, colleges, and administrative units.
Help transform the future of compensation at UF: Provide strategic compensation leadership as the university transitions to Workday and identify opportunities to strengthen compensation programs through technology, analytics, automation, standardization, and improved governance.
Lead through influence: Manage complex cross-functional initiatives and partner with external compensation consultants, survey organizations, and market data providers while providing strategic direction and expertise across organizational boundaries.

If you’re ready to bring your compensation expertise to a complex, high-impact environment where your insights can shape consequential workforce decisions, we invite you to explore this opportunity with a University dedicated to its mission “to be a premier university that the state, nation, and world look to for leadership.” For more information, visit www.ufl.edu.

Our Commitment

The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the U.S. The University of Florida is a public institution and is subject to all requirements under Florida Sunshine and Public Record laws. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800-955-8771 (TDD) or visit Accessibility at UF.

Required Qualifications

Masters degree in an appropriate area and four years of relevant experience; or a bachelors degree in an appropriate area and six years of relevant experience.

Preferred