Compensation Analyst
Breeze Airways™
Senior Manager, Total Rewards
Alma
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $144,200 - $205,800 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Develop, maintain, and evolve compensation structures, pay bands, and incentive programs
- Conduct competitive benchmarking using tools like Radford/Pave to ensure market alignment
- Partner with HRBPs and business leaders to provide guidance on compensation decisions
- Lead compensation program budgeting, accruals, forecasting, and cost modeling
- Lead deep-dive analytics on utilization, compa-ratios, pay equity, and program effectiveness
- Build dashboards and reporting in Excel, Power BI, or other visualization tools
- Translate complex data into actionable insights for executive leadership
- Work alongside benefits teams to understand how health, wellness, retirement, and other programs complement compensation
- Articulate how compensation interacts with broader Total Rewards elements (benefits, recognition, well-being, time-off policies) to deliver a compelling EVP
- Ensure compensation recommendations are made in the context of the full rewards portfolio
- Support HRIS integrations for compensation, performance, and rewards processes
- Identify opportunities to streamline workflows through automation
- Bring forward innovative ideas for Total Rewards design and stay ahead of trends in AI, analytics, and compensation tech
- Propose strategies that balance market competitiveness, equity, and fiscal responsibility
- Administer and advise on equity compensation (stock options, RSUs), plan design and benchmarking
- Ensure compliance with pay transparency regulations and EEO reporting requirements
- Manage critical work streams while partnering with stakeholders such as finance, legal, talent acquisition and business leaders
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in compensation, with at least 3 years in a senior analyst or program manager role
- Proven ability to translate data into business insights
- Expert proficiency in Microsoft Excel (modeling, pivot tables, advanced formulas)
- Familiarity with Power BI or other analytics platforms
- Exposure to benefits and well-being programs, with the ability to connect compensation decisions to the broader employee value proposition
- HRIS experience for administering compensation programs (ADP, Workday, or similar)
- Familiarity with market data platforms (e.g., Radford, Mercer,Towers)
- Experience designing and managing short- and long-term incentive plans, including commissions and equity plans
- Experience building trust with leaders through data-driven storytelling, clearly communicating complex strategies and insights to executives and employees
- Demonstrated ability to build and manage job architecture and associated pay structures while balancing detail-oriented analysis with big-picture strategy
- Brings a high affinity for innovation and AI, experimenting with new approaches at the intersection of HR, compensation, and technology to drive forward-looking solutions
- Demonstrates strong cross-functional collaboration skills, working seamlessly with Finance, HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders
- Project Management Skills: Ability to manage multiple deliverables and deadlines in parallel
- Preferred: Experience managing and administering global compensation programs
- Preferred: CCP
- Preferred: Track record of building and maturing programs from the ground up (not just maintaining)
- Preferred: Experience balancing internal equity vs. external competitiveness in fast-growth or dynamic markets
- Preferred: Strong vendor management skills (brokers, survey providers, HRIS consultants)
