Senior Total Rewards Data & Insights Lead

The New York Times; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401(k) plan with company matching

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid vacation

Paid sick days

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development programs

Job summary

The New York Times is seeking a Senior Analyst, Total Rewards (Data Insights & Modeling) to serve as a strategic partner reporting to the SVP, Total Rewards. You will bridge data science with talent strategy, architecting global compensation structures and building predictive models for salary market movement and pay equity.

You will lead advanced analytics for variable pay, merit cycles, benchmarking tools, and compensation surveys, ensuring fair and market-relevant practices to attract and

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience in Compensation or FP&A, with at least 3 years focused on advanced modeling.
• Proficiency in statistical analysis and experience with HCM systems (Workday).
• Advanced Excel skills (VBA, Power Query, complex formulas) and data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Strategize design and maintenance of global compensation structures using advanced data science and predictive analytics.
• Develop sophisticated models for variable pay (AIP/LTI) and annual merit/bonus cycles under various business performance scenarios.
• Build predictive models to forecast salary market movement and internal budget requirements.
• Conduct statistically significant pay equity analyses to identify and remediate gaps across demographics.
• Build and maintain automated Total Rewards benchmarking tools and executive dashboards.
• Lead the advancement of data insight capabilities to support compensation analytics for the NYT workforce.
• Manage participation in external compensation surveys, including job matching and data validation.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Workday

Excel VBA

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or related field

CCP/GRP certification

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Workday

Tableau

Power BI

Visier

Job description

The New York Times is seeking a Senior Analyst, Total Rewards (Data Insights & Modeling) to serve as a strategic partner reporting to the SVP, Total Rewards. You will bridge data science with talent strategy, architecting global compensation structures and building predictive models for salary market movement and pay equity.

You will lead advanced analytics for variable pay, merit cycles, benchmarking tools, and compensation surveys, ensuring fair and market-relevant practices to attract and