Senior Compensation Partner

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Senior Compensation Partner providing analytical support and compensation strategy to talent acquisition and business partners across the organization. Engaging with compensation questions and conducting benchmarking analysis for job offerings.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeAtlanta • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $123,200 - $184,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as the first point of contact for Workmates for compensation questions through various channels.
Support stakeholders in Talent Acquisition, People Business Partners, and Compensation Business Partners on complex job offers and retention needs.
Conduct annual and ad hoc benchmarking analysis to develop job profiles, job levels, and pay ranges to maintain the current job architecture.
Develop cost models, forecast analysis and design recommendations on a variety of global compensation programs.
Participate in the administration of all recurring compensation processes, annual survey participation and ad hoc survey participation requests and project support, as needed.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of progressive experience in compensation, with at least 3 years in a business partnering or client-facing role.
Proven experience developing and implementing salary structures and job evaluation methodologies for diverse employee populations.
Demonstrated experience managing the administration of short-term incentive programs for a minimum of 3 years.
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to build complex compensation models and present findings to management.
Experience leading compensation-related projects, such as job leveling initiatives or pay equity analyses.
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong analytical and modeling skills
Strong ability to manage and prioritize high volume activities, and manage multiple deadlines
Experience testing of system configuration and new enhancements
Ability to learn complex processes quickly and complete with precision
Problem solver, able to troubleshoot issues independently or escalate when appropriate
Exceptional detail orientation, strong project management and organizational skills
Analytical thinker with strong problem-solving skills with the ability to understand and communicate the meaning of the data being presented
Understanding of standard methodologies around compensation processes
Experience with data compilation, manipulation, and analytics
Advanced proficiency with Excel, Word, PowerPoint and the Google Suite

Benefits

Comp & perks

Workday Bonus Plan
Role-specific commission/bonus
Annual refresh stock grants

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Hard Skills & Tools

compensation analysissalary structuresjob evaluation methodologiesshort-term incentive programscompensation modelsjob leveling initiativespay equity analysesdata compilationdata manipulationanalytics

Soft Skills

analytical skillsverbal communicationwritten communicationproject managementorganizational skillsproblem-solvingdetail orientationability to manage multiple deadlinesability to learn complex processestroubleshooting