Senior Compensation Analyst: AI-Powered Pay & Equity Modeling

United States Digital Space LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid health insurance

401(k) matching

Equity opportunities

Paid time off

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in New York, NY is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst to own compensation analytics, models, and programs across base pay, bonus, and equity. You’ll build scalable tools, run analyses for people and recruiting, and drive automation and AI to improve operations from day one.

You’ll collaborate with People Partners, HRIS, Finance, and Legal to ensure clean data flows while shaping compensation strategy across global markets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of compensation experience in a fast-paced, high-ambiguity environment (e.g., pricing new roles without an established benchmark).
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets modeling with large datasets, with an emphasis on dynamic, QA'd models
• Demonstrated market pricing and benchmarking experience (e.g., Radford, Pave, Mercer), including building and maintaining salary structures and equity bands
• Fluency with AI tools and a bias for automating analytical work
• Experience administering broad-based and variable/incentive compensation
• Clear communication — you turn complex analysis into actionable recommendations
• Sharp attention to detail, sound judgment with sensitive data, and strong ownership
• Experience with HRIS/compensation systems (e.g., Workday) a plus

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain compensation models. You'll develop scalable models that support market benchmarking, budget planning, scenario analysis, and data reconciliation, delivering data-driven insights that inform compensation strategy and business decisions.
• Lead compensation analytics. You'll drive survey participation, job matching, market pricing, and trend analyses to evaluate pay competitiveness and inform salary structures, equity bands, and compensation recommendations across global markets.
• Design and maintain reporting and trackers. You'll create and maintain compensation trackers, dashboards, and budgets, delivering accurate, timely reporting that stakeholders can rely on.
• Administer broad-based compensation. You'll support annual merit, promotion, and variable/incentive compensation cycles end to end, including planning, modeling, award generation, payroll/equity reconciliation, and post-cycle analysis.
• Build and improve compensation systems. You'll maintain and enhance the compensation tooling, job catalog, and databases used by the People and Recruiting teams, and design automations that reduce manual work and error.
• Support M&A integration. You'll provide compensation analysis and support for mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence, harmonizing pay structures, and integrating acquired employees into the company's programs.
• Further AI and automation across the function. You'll use AI and modern tooling to enhance and streamline benchmarking, analysis, communications, and reporting, making processes faster and more accurate.
• Partner cross-functionally. You'll work with People Partners, HRIS, Finance, and Legal on year-round initiatives and ad-hoc analyses, ensuring clean data flows and clear communication.

Skills

Excel modeling

AI tools

Communication

Attention to detail

Compensation analysis

Tools

Workday

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC in New York, NY is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst to own compensation analytics, models, and programs across base pay, bonus, and equity. You’ll build scalable tools, run analyses for people and recruiting, and drive automation and AI to improve operations from day one.

You’ll collaborate with People Partners, HRIS, Finance, and Legal to ensure clean data flows while shaping compensation strategy across global markets.