Sr Analyst - Corporate Compensation

Lowe’s; Mooresville (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowe’s is seeking a Compensation Analyst at our Mooresville headquarters. You will design, develop, and administer base salary, variable, and incentive compensation programs for retail stores, DCs, and corporate associates, ensuring market competitiveness and internal equity.

The role focuses on continuous process improvement in compensation technology and collaboration with cross-functional teams to execute Lowe’s compensation strategy with confidentiality and integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Psychology, Accounting, Financial Planning and Analysis or related field or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement.
• 5 Years Experience in Microsoft Excel, database analytics, and financial analysis. Experience working in a compensation environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to learn software platforms quickly. Experience dealing with confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates market data and analyzes compensation program competitiveness.
• Performs analysis and modeling for annual bonuses and incentive programs.
• Prepares policy documentation and clarifies policy issues.
• Facilitates and processes merit increases, wage increases, and other compensation events.
• Reviews field information for accuracy and communicates awards via reports and emails.
• Collaborates with Accounting, Finance, and Communications to execute compensation strategy.

Skills

Communication skills

Confidential information handling

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Database analytics

Financial analysis

Job description

Do your Best Work in Mooresville

This position is based at our headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina. Our corporate office is a space where you can collaborate and do your best work. Take a walk, grab a bite (or a cup of coffee), work out or get a check-up – we invest in you so you can find your inspiration.

Your Impact

The primary purpose of this role is to assist with the design, development, and administration of base salary, variable compensation, and incentive compensation programs for retail stores, distribution centers, and corporate associates to ensure market competitiveness and internal equity. This also includes responsibility for continuous process improvement in the use of existing compensation technology and development of improved methods. This role is critical to Lowe's as many of the work activities affect employee engagement, retention, and the long-term success of Lowe's.

What You Will Do

• Evaluates market data/trends and conducts analyses to determine the competitiveness of Lowe’s compensation programs, and makes recommendations accordingly
• Performs analysis, modeling, and calculations for annual bonuses, incentive programs and other ad hoc data requests
• Assists with the preparation of policy documentation and recommends clarification to policy issues
• Facilitates and processes increases for compensation events, such as annual merit increases, wage increases, step increases, etc.
• Reviews information coming back from the field to ensure its accuracy
• Communicates various store, distribution center or corporate incentive awards via reports, meetings, emails, online systems, etc.
• Serves as a tactical SME on assigned programs and processes at a granular
• Participates in compensation surveys, completing and maintaining job documentation and performing job analysis
• Conducts job evaluation and reviews new and/or existing roles (i.e., ranking, factor comparison, points method, etc.)
• Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and regulatory standards and laws governing the compensation programs
• Works closely with other groups (Accounting, Finance, Employee & Corporate Communications, etc.) in order to ensure Lowe’s compensation strategy is executed seamlessly.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality around all different types of personal employee information.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree Business, Human Resources, Psychology, Accounting, Financial Planning and Analysis or related field or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable
• 5 Years Experience in Microsoft Excel, database analytics, and financial analysis. Experience working in a compensation environment. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to learn software platforms quickly. Experience dealing with confidential information.

Preferred Skills/Education

• Master’s degree Business, Human Resources, Psychology, Accounting, Financial Planning and Analysis or related field

About Lowe’s

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company with total fiscal 2025 sales of more than $86 billion. Lowe’s employs approximately 300,000 associates and operates over 1,750 home improvement stores, 540 branches and 120 distribution centers. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.