Senior Compensation Analyst - Data-Driven Pay & Analytics

Lever, Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Lever, Inc. in Arlington, VA is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst to drive the full compensation lifecycle—from benchmarking and structure design to HR analytics and reporting—working closely with People Operations, Finance, and field leadership.

Located in vibrant Arlington, this role collaborates with leadership to administer merit and bonus programs, maintain compensation data in Workday, and provide analyses to support strategic decisions in a fast-growing company.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of experience in compensation, total rewards, or HR analytics.
• CCP designation preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to work with large data sets and translate them into clear recommendations.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets — pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, modeling, and data visualization.
• Experience with compensation survey participation and data cuts (Mercer, Radford, CompData, or similar).
• Working knowledge of FLSA, pay equity principles, and wage and hour compliance.
• Experience using an HRIS system — Workday experience strongly preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support compensation process design, market analysis, and budgeting across [solidcore]'s hourly and salaried workforce.
• Administer annual, quarterly, and off-cycle merit increase and bonus processes, including modeling, communication, and execution in Workday.
• Partner cross functionally on coach pay, new studio opening pay rates and incentive programs.
• Complete salary surveys and benchmark positions to support salary structure maintenance and competitive pay analysis.
• Conduct FLSA classification reviews to ensure ongoing compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour requirements.
• Maintain and audit compensation data in Workday, ensuring accuracy of salaries, titles, job profiles, salary grades, pay ranges, and classifications.
• Build and maintain compensation rate tables in Workday, ensuring pay lookup values are current, accurate, and aligned approved structures.
• Draft compensation communications, offer letters, total reward statements, and merit and bonus letters for review and distribution.
• Document compensation processes, timelines, and decision frameworks to support consistency and scalability.

Skills

4-6 years exp

Analytical skills

Excel/Sheets

Communication

Education

CCP designation

Tools

Workday

Job description

Lever, Inc. in Arlington, VA is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst to drive the full compensation lifecycle—from benchmarking and structure design to HR analytics and reporting—working closely with People Operations, Finance, and field leadership.

Located in vibrant Arlington, this role collaborates with leadership to administer merit and bonus programs, maintain compensation data in Workday, and provide analyses to support strategic decisions in a fast-growing company.