Senior Compensation Analyst - Data-Driven Rewards & Market

[solidcore]; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Cell phone stipend

401k with employer match

Health, dental, vision insurance

Flexible PTO

Free drop-in classes

Job summary

[solidcore] is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst to join our People Operations team in Arlington, VA. You will manage the full compensation lifecycle, from benchmarking and structure design to analytics and reporting, partnering with Finance and field leadership.

Located in Arlington, this role reports to the Senior Director, People Operations and joins a rapidly growing, investor-backed studio fitness company.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in compensation, total rewards, or HR analytics.
• CCP designation preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with large data sets and clear recommendations.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, modeling, visualization).
• Experience with compensation surveys (Mercer, Radford, CompData, or similar).
• Working knowledge of FLSA, pay equity principles, and wage/hour compliance.
• Experience using an HRIS system — Workday experience strongly preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to present data clearly.

Responsibilities

• Support compensation process design, market analysis, and budgeting for hourly and salaried workforce.
• Administer merit increase and bonus processes, including modeling and communication in Workday.
• Partner cross-functionally on coach pay, new studio opening pay, and incentive programs.
• Complete salary surveys and benchmark positions for structure maintenance and analysis.
• Conduct FLSA classification reviews for compliance.
• Maintain and audit compensation data in Workday including salaries, titles, and pay ranges.
• Build and maintain compensation rate tables in Workday.
• Draft compensation communications, offer letters, and total reward statements.
• Document compensation processes and decision frameworks for consistency and scalability.
• Prepare reports and analysis to support compensation decisions and leadership reviews.
• Build dashboards for headcount, pay equity, and turnover trends.
• Develop ad hoc analyses for promotions, cost projections, and market positioning.
• Partner with HRIS to ensure Workday data integrity and reporting needs.
• Identify process improvements to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
• Contribute to performance evaluation processes and broader People Operations projects.

Skills

Compensation experience

CCP designation

Advanced Excel

Workday experience

Data analysis

Communication skills

Tools

Workday

Mercer data cuts

Job description

[solidcore] is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst to join our People Operations team in Arlington, VA. You will manage the full compensation lifecycle, from benchmarking and structure design to analytics and reporting, partnering with Finance and field leadership.

Located in Arlington, this role reports to the Senior Director, People Operations and joins a rapidly growing, investor-backed studio fitness company.