HR Generalist – Operations and Total Rewards
Vericel® Corporation
Compensation Analyst
Crunchtime
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Atlanta • Kentucky, Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Analyze, model, and benchmark base pay, incentive, and equity programs to ensure market competitiveness and internal equity.
- Lead complex compensation projects, such as annual merit cycles, salary structure reviews, job leveling, and pay equity analyses.
- Develop and lead variable compensation and incentive plans that drive business results and team engagement.
- Develop and deliver tools, dashboards, and compensation reports for HR and business leaders.
- Maintain and update compensation data in HRIS and market pricing systems.
- Support the design and implementation of new compensation policies and programs that align with business goals and local regulations.
- Create clear, compelling communication and training materials for managers and employees.
- Monitor market trends, regulatory changes, and best practices in compensation.
- Participate in and analyze salary surveys; manage relationships with survey vendors.
- Assist with executive and equity compensation analyses as needed.
- Continuously seeking process improvements and automation opportunities to make everything smoother and smarter.
Requirements
- 3-5 years of progressive experience in compensation analysis or consulting, preferably in a global environment
- Solid knowledge of compensation principles, job evaluation methodologies, and market pricing tools (e.g., Radford, Pave, or similar).
- Experience leading large comp projects and building pay programs from the ground up.
- Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel and data modeling expertise; experience with HRIS (Rippling)
- Ability to translate complex data into clear insights and recommendations.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- High attention to detail and commitment to data integrity.
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
- Has a demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal guidance, proactively manages tasks and priorities across multiple projects, analyzes and executes work efficiently, collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams, and thrives in fast-paced, results-driven environments.
Benefits
- Great mission-driven team members from diverse backgrounds with a strong company culture
- Competitive pay
- Flexible PTO
- Paid company holidays
- Yearly team off-sites
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits (FSA, HSA & HRA options)
- Basic & Voluntary Life Insurance
- 401k employer match
- Wellness benefits
- Commuter benefits
- Work in an open environment on solutions that are reshaping the way businesses operate
- Fun team events
- Ability to have a big impact
- 10 weeks of paid parental leave
- Fitness reimbursement
- Learning & development funds
ATS Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
compensation analysisjob evaluation methodologiesmarket pricing toolsdata modelingadvanced ExcelHRISpay equity analysisvariable compensation plansincentive planssalary structure reviews
Soft skills
analytical skillscommunication skillsstakeholder managementattention to detaildata integrityindependent worktask managementcollaborationproactive managementresults-driven mindset
