Strategic Compensation Leader

Confidential; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst to design and modernize compensation programs, partnering with HR, finance, and executives to translate data into strategic pay decisions.

You will benchmark, model, and govern compensation structures to support growth, internal equity, and market competitiveness, influencing hiring, promotions, and retention. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in compensation, advanced Excel, and experience with surveys and BI tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in compensation analysis, compensation consulting, total rewards, or related analytical roles.
• Strong experience in market benchmarking, salary structure development, job evaluation, and compensation modeling.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience analyzing complex compensation datasets.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and enhance compensation programs, salary structures, job grades, and pay practices to support business objectives and workforce growth.
• Help design scalable compensation frameworks that promote market competitiveness, internal equity, and financial sustainability.
• Identify opportunities to modernize compensation policies, processes, and decision-making practices.
• Support the development and evaluation of incentive compensation and performance-based reward programs.
• Lead compensation benchmarking and market pricing analyses using industry surveys and external compensation data.
• Conduct internal pay equity, salary compression, and compensation competitiveness analyses.
• Develop sophisticated compensation models and scenario analyses to evaluate salary adjustments, structural changes, and financial impacts.
• Translate complex compensation data into actionable insights, business cases, and recommendations for leadership.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Market benchmarking

Financial modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

HRIS systems

Survey platforms

Job description

Confidential is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst to design and modernize compensation programs, partnering with HR, finance, and executives to translate data into strategic pay decisions.

You will benchmark, model, and govern compensation structures to support growth, internal equity, and market competitiveness, influencing hiring, promotions, and retention. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in compensation, advanced Excel, and experience with surveys and BI tools.