Senior Compensation Analyst - Hybrid, Data-Driven Pay

Prudential Ins Co of America in; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market competitive base salaries with

Job summary

Prudential Financial, Inc. in Newark, NJ is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst (Finance) to partner with the People Team on data-driven compensation decisions, market pricing, and job evaluation.

This role focuses on building pay strategies across a hybrid work environment, requiring strong analytical skills, proficiency with Excel and compensation systems, and the ability to translate data into actionable insights for senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Finance, Data Science, Analytics, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience supporting compensation programs, market analysis, benchmarking, and survey participation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to interpret data and provide actionable recommendations.
• Advanced Excel and data management capabilities; experience with automation, AI-enabled tools, predictive analytics, or modeling a plus.
• Ability to synthesize large data sets and communicate insights to stakeholders.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Experience with Workday, CompAnalyst, or other compensation tech platforms is a plus.
• Experience supporting global or international compensation programs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with People Team leaders to support data-driven compensation decisions related to hiring, promotions, internal mobility, and talent management.
• Develop compensation recommendations and analyses balancing internal equity, market competitiveness, and business needs.
• Conduct market pricing, job evaluations, and benchmarking using survey data and external market intelligence.
• Evaluate quality and relevance of compensation survey data and market sources.
• Support evolution of Prudential's compensation philosophy, guiding principles, and programs.
• Contribute to job architecture and catalog to support career pathing and market alignment.
• Provide compensation support for emerging, high-demand roles.
• Deliver analyses and insights to address workforce and talent-related challenges.
• Collaborate on compensation projects and annual processes with effective execution and continuous improvement.
• Translate complex compensation data into clear insights for leaders and non-technical audiences.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Excel

Data visualization

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Finance/Data Science

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Workday

CompAnalyst

Excel (advanced)

Job description

Prudential Financial, Inc. in Newark, NJ is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst (Finance) to partner with the People Team on data-driven compensation decisions, market pricing, and job evaluation.

This role focuses on building pay strategies across a hybrid work environment, requiring strong analytical skills, proficiency with Excel and compensation systems, and the ability to translate data into actionable insights for senior leaders.