Senior Executive Compensation Analyst

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 131,300 - 149,800; Full time

Job summary

Capital One’s Executive Compensation team seeks a Principal Associate to design and implement compensation programs for our senior executives. The role focuses on data-driven market practices, benchmarking, and cross-functional collaboration with HR, Legal, and finance to attract, retain, and motivate top talent.

The position emphasizes strong analytical skills, communication, and detailed pay analysis, with responsibilities across benchmarking, offer recommendations, and development of

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or military experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in Compensation or Finance or Analytics, or a combination.
• At least 2 years of experience in Excel or Google Sheets.
• Master’s Degree in Accounting, Statistics, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or Human Resources.
• 5+ years of experience in Executive/Corporate Compensation or Finance/Analytics.
• Experience building compensation models and conducting pay analysis.

Responsibilities

• Perform deep analysis on designing and implementing competitive executive compensation programs through benchmarking, market research, etc.
• Lead annual processes such as benchmarking, compensation focal cycles, etc.
• Consult on compensation matters with Human Resources Business Partners
• Research and formulate recommendations on external and internal employment offers, job leveling, and compensation programs through surveys and internal compensation tools
• Lead ad-hoc and recurring analytical projects such as compression studies, pay cliff analyses, etc.
• Create internal and client-facing tools to enhance the simplicity and transparency of programs
• Partner with cross functional teams to deliver against business intent

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Excel or Google Sheets

Market research

Data-driven recommendations

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or military experience

Master’s Degree in related field

Certified Compensation Professional (CCP)

Tools

Workday

Proxy Statement creation

Tableau

Snowflake

BetterComp

Job description

Capital One’s Executive Compensation team seeks a Principal Associate to design and implement compensation programs for our senior executives. The role focuses on data-driven market practices, benchmarking, and cross-functional collaboration with HR, Legal, and finance to attract, retain, and motivate top talent.

The position emphasizes strong analytical skills, communication, and detailed pay analysis, with responsibilities across benchmarking, offer recommendations, and development of