Strategic Compensation Analyst

Baker Construction; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Construction seeks a Compensation Specialist to analyze, benchmark, and administer our pay programs. You will partner across HRIS, Finance, and business leaders to support salary benchmarking, job evaluation, and incentive programs.

You will develop and maintain job descriptions, ensure equity and compliance, and implement compensation dashboards. Travel up to 15% is expected for cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, Business Administration or related field required and minimum of 3 years’ experience in compensation, total rewards compensation analytics; or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) preferred
• Experience managing compensation cycles within SAP SuccessFactors preferred
• Highly proficient with Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and HRIS; knowledge of relational databases and report-writing tools
• Experience running HCM reports along with Ad hoc capabilities; advanced reporting tools and analytical experience
• Must possess strong customer service skills
• Must be agile; and able to respond to multiple and changing demands
• Must be highly confidential
• Must be detail oriented and analytical
• Work may require travel

Responsibilities

• Partners with the HRIS team to support system configuration, integrations and security roles
• Conduct system testing for new releases and enhancements, including impact analysis, regression testing, validation of compensation calculations, data reconciliation, and defect resolution prior to production deployment
• Designs, configures, and manages compensation templates for new cycles
• Administers compensation cycles, including plan activation, budget distribution, launch, monitoring, publishing of finalized compensation statements and reconciliation
• Contributes to continuous improvement, automation, and optimization within SAP SuccessFactors Compensation
• Develops and maintains compensation dashboards, analytics, and reporting
• Analyzes compensation data to identify trends, potential gaps, or inconsistencies and partners with Talent to recommend adjustments
• Conducts internal equity analyses to evaluate compensation consistency across roles, departments, and populations
• Validates compensation calculations and reporting outputs and performs reconciliation to ensure accurate publication to Employee Central
• Translates complex compensation data into clear, actionable insights for HR and leadership
• Partners with external consulting firms to analyze market data, support pay band recommendations and validate compensation structures
• Performs pay equity reviews to ensure compliance with equal pay laws
• Documents compensation analyses, methodologies, and decisions for audit readiness
• Develops and maintains accurate job descriptions with leaders for alignment
• Evaluates new and revised roles for job leveling and alignment with structures
• Participates in benchmarking and market analysis to support pay practices
• Partners with Talent Acquisition and HR to align new roles with pay ranges and equity
• Documents standard processes and guides; trains users on the compensation module
• Attends HR meetings and helps set department goals and budgets

Skills

CCP

SAP

HCM reports

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, Business Administration or related field

Tools

SAP

SuccessFactors

Job description

Baker Construction seeks a Compensation Specialist to analyze, benchmark, and administer our pay programs. You will partner across HRIS, Finance, and business leaders to support salary benchmarking, job evaluation, and incentive programs.

You will develop and maintain job descriptions, ensure equity and compliance, and implement compensation dashboards. Travel up to 15% is expected for cross-functional collaboration.