Senior Compensation Analyst: Workday & Market Pricing Lead

Premier Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life and short

401k retirement program

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement and development

Job summary

Premier is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst in the United States to design, administer, analyze, and continuously improve compensation programs, ensuring internal equity and external competitiveness.

You will lead Workday compensation configurations, run market pricing, merit and incentive cycles, and prepare reports for executives while partnering with HRIS, HRBPs, Employee Relations, and Talent Acquisition.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel experience, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and formulas.
• Knowledge of compensation principles, including market pricing, job evaluation, salary structures, incentive plans, and pay equity considerations.
• Ability to analyze complex data sets, identify trends, prepare recommendations, and translate findings into clear, actionable insights for HR and business leaders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain compensation concepts to stakeholders at varying levels of the organization.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, maintain accuracy and confidentiality, and support process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Compensation Administration – 35%: Conduct job evaluations; determine salary and incentive ranges; advise on classifications, titles, salary grades, and total pay levels.
• Participate in external market surveys and complete internal and external compensation assessments.
• Annually migrate job matches to updated salary data in MarketPay.
• Prepare analytics and reports for the Compensation team and leadership.
• Partner with Employee Relations for audits and with Talent Acquisition for offers.

Skills

Excel

Market pricing

Job evaluation

Data analysis

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in human resources

Certified Compensation Professional (CCP)

Tools

Workday

MarketPay

Job description

Premier is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst in the United States to design, administer, analyze, and continuously improve compensation programs, ensuring internal equity and external competitiveness.

You will lead Workday compensation configurations, run market pricing, merit and incentive cycles, and prepare reports for executives while partnering with HRIS, HRBPs, Employee Relations, and Talent Acquisition.