Strategic Total Rewards Analyst

Mercury Insurance; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury Insurance is seeking a Sr. Total Rewards Analyst to lead compensation and benefits analytics, governance, and communications. You will route data-driven recommendations across pay structures and career architecture while ensuring equity and compliance.

The role balances compensation design with benefits strategy, requiring collaboration with HR, finance, and leadership to inform decisions and optimize programs.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with data interpretation ability.
• Advanced Excel capabilities for pivot tables, lookups, and data validation.
• Working knowledge of compensation principles, market data, internal equity, and benefit design.

Responsibilities

• Support compensation philosophy, governance, and program design across employee populations.
• Conduct market pricing, benchmarking, internal equity, pay equity, range, and compensation analysis.
• Prepare models, dashboards, reports, and recommendations for HR leaders and managers.
• Support annual compensation planning, incentive processes, offers, promotions, and pay decisions.
• Maintain compensation structures, job data, and related documentation with Total Rewards and HRIS teams.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Excel proficiency

Compensation principles knowledge

HRIS/People systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Economics, Business, Mathematics

Tools

HRIS systems

Job description

Mercury Insurance is seeking a Sr. Total Rewards Analyst to lead compensation and benefits analytics, governance, and communications. You will route data-driven recommendations across pay structures and career architecture while ensuring equity and compliance.

The role balances compensation design with benefits strategy, requiring collaboration with HR, finance, and leadership to inform decisions and optimize programs.