Sr Analyst, Compensation

Hawthorne Gardening Co.; Marysville (WA); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Live Total Health program

401K match

Stock purchase discount

Job summary

ScottsMiracle-Gro is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst to join our Compensation team. You’ll provide analytical and consultative support across compensation programs, partnering with HR and business leaders to ensure competitive and equitable pay and consistent administration.

This hybrid role focuses on market pricing, benchmarking, pay equity analyses, and governance. You’ll translate data into actionable insights, mentor colleagues, and help drive compensation decisions across our

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Compensation, HR analytics, finance, or related experience demonstrating the ability to independently manage complex, non-routine analytical work.
• Experience with compensation analysis, market benchmarking, job pricing, and data modeling preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market pricing and benchmarking for a variety of roles using external compensation surveys and internal data.
• Perform advanced compensation analyses and modeling to support pay decisions and program design.
• Conduct pay equity and internal equity analyses, identifying trends and recommended actions.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Detail orientation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Here at ScottsMiracle-Gro there is no such thing as a typical day. Our culture is constantly energized by new and exciting growth opportunities and at a rapid pace. Below are details on an open job. We’re looking for a Senior Compensation Analyst to join our Compensation team.

In this role, you’ll provide analytical and consultative support across a broad range of compensation programs and decisions, partnering with HR and business leaders across our organization. You’ll play an important role in helping ensure our compensation programs are competitive, equitable, and consistently administered. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys digging into data, solving complex compensation questions, and translating analysis into clear, actionable insights. This role will be hybrid at our WHQ - 2-3 days in office per week.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct market pricing and benchmarking for a variety of roles using external compensation surveys and internal job and organizational data.
• Perform advanced compensation analyses and modeling to support pay decisions, program design, and business needs.
• Conduct pay equity, internal equity, and compensation impact analyses, identifying trends, potential issues, and recommended actions.
• Support complex compensation reviews, including job evaluations, organizational changes, promotions, new or evolving roles, and other pay-related decisions.
• Partner with HR and business stakeholders to provide compensation analysis, guidance, and recommendations.
• Support compensation governance processes, audits, and ongoing reviews to promote consistency and compliance with established programs and practices.
• Maintain and validate compensation data, identifying and resolving data integrity issues.
• Prepare clear analytical summaries, documentation, and recommendations that translate complex compensation data into meaningful insights.
• Support compensation projects and initiatives across a diverse, seasonal consumer products business.
• Serve as a resource to other team members and provide guidance or mentorship to less experienced colleagues as needed.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Compensation, HR analytics, finance, or related experience demonstrating the ability to independently manage complex, non-routine analytical work.
• Experience with compensation analysis, market benchmarking, job pricing, and data modeling preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to work with large datasets, identify trends, and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and integrity.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment, identify issues, and develop practical solutions within established compensation frameworks.
• Ability to communicate complex compensation concepts and analytical findings clearly to HR and business partners.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment while independently owning assigned work.

What Will Help You Succeed

You’ll be successful in this role if you bring a combination of analytical rigor, compensation expertise, curiosity, and strong business partnership skills. You’re comfortable working through complex questions where the answer isn’t immediately obvious, can balance market data with internal considerations, and know how to turn detailed analysis into clear recommendations. You’ll also thrive in an environment where business needs and priorities can change quickly, requiring flexibility, sound judgment, and the ability to support a variety of functions and stakeholders.

The starting budgeted pay range for this role will generally fall between $91,100.00 - $107,200.00 per year. Scotts will consider various factors in determining the actual pay including your skills, qualifications, experience, and geographical location. In addition to the determined base salary, this role is also incentive eligible under our corporate bonus programs. For remote roles where the final candidate resides in Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oregon or Washington, state required pay thresholds will be factored into base salary.

Here at ScottsMiracle-Gro, we believe providing an enriching and engaging employee experience is what sets us apart from other organizations. We recognize our employees are so much more than just their job title so we offer programs and benefits that support them in all aspects of their lives. Wondering how we do it? Below is a glimpse of our highlight reel…

Our Live Total Health program provides you with options to align to your personal needs. Selections range from medical, dental and vision coverage for you, your spouse/domestic partner and dependents to an outstanding wellness reimbursement program to an unbelievable 401K match (up to 7.5%) as well as a 15% discount on company stock and much more.

We know our talent is our most precious asset and your unique development contributes to our organization’s success now and in the future. Career growth at our company is not always a ladder. It’s much more like a rock climbing adventure. Grow through exploration and experiences rather than a predictable linear path.

We value the importance of family. We provide access to Maven Family Planning and up to $30,000 to accommodate for adoption, fertility and surrogacy.

Be part of something bigger by joining one of our Employee Resource Groups focusing on diversity and inclusion, family, education and sustainability: Scotts Women’s Network, Scotts Black Employees’ Network, Scotts Veterans Network, Scotts Young Professionals, Scotts Pride Network (GroPride), Scotts Associates for a Greener Earth (SAGE), Scotts Family TREE and our Associate Boards.

Join a company with a strong belief in giving back to the communities where we live and work. We have a shared passion for service and volunteerism and believe participating in community service benefits our communities and strengthens our team.

Scotts is an EEO Employer, dedicated to a culturally diverse, drug free workplace. EEO/AA Employer/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity Notification to Agencies: