Senior Compensation Strategy & Analytics Lead

Group 1 Automotive; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. in Houston seeks a Senior Compensation Analyst to own core compensation programs, from design to analytics, partnering with HR, finance, and senior leaders. You will lead merit, bonus, and equity cycles, validate data, and communicate insights that guide pay decisions.

Responsibilities include maintaining salary structures and leveling frameworks, conducting market pricing, and shaping pay policies. Strong Excel, modeling, and stakeholder influencing skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5–8 years of progressive compensation experience.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Deep knowledge of job evaluation, market pricing methodology, and incentive plan design.
• Ability to influence without authority, handle sensitive negotiations, and translate analysis into clear business recommendations.
• Exceptional attention to detail and discretion with confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of annual merit, bonus, and equity cycles, including planning, modeling, communications, data validation, and post-cycle analysis.
• Maintain and continuously improve salary structures, job architecture, and leveling frameworks.
• Conduct market pricing using survey and alternative benchmarking sources.
• Contribute to the design and redesign of salary structures, incentive plans, and pay policies.
• Consult directly with HR business partners and senior leaders on pay decisions, exceptions, and market positioning.
• Prepare presentations and recommendations for senior leadership and, where applicable, the compensation committee.
• Manage survey vendor relationships, participation strategy, and data-cut selection.
• Drive automation and process improvements, and support cross-functional projects such as M&A integration or HRIS implementations

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Job evaluation

Market pricing

Incentive design

Stakeholder influence

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Workday

Compensation survey tools

Job description

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. in Houston seeks a Senior Compensation Analyst to own core compensation programs, from design to analytics, partnering with HR, finance, and senior leaders. You will lead merit, bonus, and equity cycles, validate data, and communicate insights that guide pay decisions.

Responsibilities include maintaining salary structures and leveling frameworks, conducting market pricing, and shaping pay policies. Strong Excel, modeling, and stakeholder influencing skills are essential.