Senior Pay Strategy & Analytics Lead

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

Job summary

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. in Houston is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst to own compensation program design and provide advisory analytics to HR partners, finance, and senior leaders.

You will lead annual merit, bonus, and equity cycles, maintain salary structures, perform market pricing, and influence leadership with clear recommendations. This role supports automation and cross-functional HR initiatives in a Fortune 250 company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 5–8 years of progressive compensation experience required.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Deep knowledge of job evaluation, market pricing methodology, and incentive plan design.
• Ability to influence without authority and translate analysis into business recommendations.
• Discretion with confidential information.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Job evaluation

Market pricing

Incentive plan design

Influence without authority

Attention to detail

Confidential handling

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. in Houston is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst to own compensation program design and provide advisory analytics to HR partners, finance, and senior leaders.

You will lead annual merit, bonus, and equity cycles, maintain salary structures, perform market pricing, and influence leadership with clear recommendations. This role supports automation and cross-functional HR initiatives in a Fortune 250 company.