Senior Analyst, Compensation & Talent Analytics

The Senior Analyst of Compensation and Talent Analytics will play a critical role in the design, implementation and management of compensation and talent management programs.  

Reporting into the Director of Talent Management and Compensation, this individual will leverage strong technical and operational expertise to enhance and develop compensation programs and policies, drive automation and optimization to HR processes, and move the organization forward in data-driven decision making. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who seeks to create, design and implement.

While the role will primarily focus on enhancing and building our compensation programs and policies, this role will also support all talent and performance initiatives alongside other members of the team. The role will involve automation, reporting and strategy build and requires a candidate with both the technical and operational skillsets.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

Compensation

• Design, enhance and implement compensation programs and policies for Professional Staff that align with the firm’s goals
• Manage compensation projects through transformational initiatives such as job architecture and the design of career frameworks
• Refine and enhance salary structures to ensure market competitiveness
• Manage and enhance budget tracking through analysis, executive presentations, working in close partnership with Finance. Present findings to senior leaders
• Conduct market analyses to stay abreast of market trends and ensure competitive advantage in recruiting efforts and annual compensation planning
• Develop and deliver education for managers and staff on compensation practices
• Facilitate the compensation planning process and manage ongoing enhancements to Workday configuration, reporting and communications, in partnership with HR Technology
• Support implementation of Workday efforts relating to compensation, alongside the design and roll-out of comprehensive reports

Talent and Performance

• Support the ongoing enhancement and implementation of new Performance Management tools, including design and adoption of vendor platforms
• Create self-service HR and client tools leveraging automation in Excel and other tools to support data-driven decision making

General

• Design and run comprehensive reports, integrating multiple data sources with a keen eye for data integrity; Analyze data for senior management and HR consumption
• Create automated tools through Excel and PowerBI that process raw data reports to generate client-ready materials, dashboards, etc.
• Optimize manual processes through automation, along with creation of self-service tools for HR and business partners
• Analyze people-related data to support proactive strategy & process development
• Partner closely with HR and business partners in the roll-out of new processes and Workday implementation
• Create Executive-level presentations by synthesizing key findings from analyses
• Manage and/or coordinate multiple assignments and projects with cross-functional teams and other duties as assigned
• Support data-driven decision making through the use of analytics with compensation and talent-related data

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field involving Analytics

Preferred

• Master’s degree in Data Analytics or related field

Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of experience in compensation management preferably within a law firm or professional services environment
• Strong knowledge of compensation practices, benchmarking methodologies and compliance requirements
• Strong query, reporting, and analytical skills to analyze, automate and derive insights leveraging tools such as R, SQL, PowerBI and Python
• Ability to create executive presentations and communicate effectively to senior audiences
• Experience leveraging Workday for Advanced Compensation and report building
• Excellent analytical skills; proficiency in financial modeling and data analysis
• Experience building dashboards with Power BI and SQL
• Comprehensive experience with Data Analytics, including advanced Excel skills and complex formulas (Macros, Vlookup, Pivot Tables, Index Match, etc.)
• Proficiency with MS Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, take initiative, be flexible, handle highly confidential information appropriately, and have exceptional attention to detail
• Must possess a combination of strategic and critical thinking skills, collaboration skills, and strong analytical ability
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with a diverse group of subject matter experts and managers
• Aptitude for working effectively in a team setting as well as independently
• Must be capable of operating with tact and discretion and maintain utmost confidentiality of personnel information

Preferred

• Experience with People and Talent Analytics

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