Senior Compensation Analyst

Job Description:

Job Title: Senior Compensation Analyst

Location: Remote | USA

Reports to: Director, Total Rewards

Employment Type: Full-time

This is a new vacancy

About the Role:

The Senior Compensation Analyst plays a key role on the JD Power Total Rewards team supporting and coordinating with the design, analysis, and administration of compensation programs that attract, retain, and reward top talent. This role partners closely with People and Culture Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and managers to ensure JD Power’s compensation programs and practices are competitive, equitable, and aligned with organizational strategy. The ideal candidate brings deep analytical expertise, strong business acumen, and hands‑on experience with Workday compensation modules in a fast paced, self-directed environment.

In this role, you will:

• Support the design, evaluation, and administration of base pay, variable pay, and incentive programs across the global organization.
• Conduct and coordinate compensation analyses, including regular audit of compensation elements including incentive and commission plans. ensuring internal equity and market competitiveness. Help lead the planning for the annual compensation cycles (merit, bonus, promotion) within Workday, ensuring accuracy, data integrity, and seamless execution.
• Participate in compensation surveys (e.g., Mercer, WTW, Radford); analyze results to inform pay positioning, salary ranges and compensation structure maintenance and updates.
• Partner with P&C Business Partners and Talent Acquisition to provide guidance on new hire offers, promotions, and off-cycle compensation decisions.
• Analyze compensation trends and provide insights to support strategic workforce planning. Monitor emerging trends and proactively share opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local compensation regulations.
• Leverage Workday to build compensation dashboards, reports, and models to support leadership decision‑making and measure program effectiveness.
• Lead or support cross-functional compensation related projects such as pay transparency initiatives, policy harmonization, M&A, job leveling, and system enhancements.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• 5–7+ years of compensation experience, with increasing responsibility.
• Hands‑on Workday experience is required, including compensation configuration, reporting, and cycle administration.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including advanced Excel proficiency.
• Ability to interpret data, identify trends, and communicate insights clearly to non‑technical audiences.
• Strong understanding of compensation principles, market pricing methodologies, and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent communication, consulting, and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Advanced Excel skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) or progress toward certification.
• Experience supporting large‑scale compensation cycles or enterprise‑level HR systems.
• Familiarity with pay transparency laws and compensation governance best practices.
• Experience in a fast‑paced, high‑growth, or matrixed environment.
• Experience with European countries preferred.

Compensation and Benefits

This position has a starting salary range of USD$120,000 – $140,000 per year. The range represents what we reasonably and in good faith expect to pay for the role at the time of posting. An employee’s pay within the range is determined by a number of factors, including relevant skills, education, qualifications, experience, performance, business or organizational needs, and geographic location.

Eligible employees may participate in medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, retirement savings programs, paid time off, wellness programs, and other company-sponsored benefits. Benefits vary by country and employment status

Why Join JD Power

JD Power powers auto-related decisions through proprietary data, advanced analytics, deep industry expertise, and workflows that connect insight to action. Operating across North America, Europe, and Australia, we help customers make better decisions and achieve better outcomes.

As a virtual-first company, we offer flexible work arrangements, opportunities for learning and development, and a culture centered on the Values that guide how we work every day.

·       We power our customers’ success. Everything we do is focused on helping customers make better decisions and achieve better outcomes.

·       We are innovative, collaborative, and grounded in data. We combine advanced analytics with human expertise to deliver insight that holds up in the real world.

·       We make things easy. We turn complexity into clarity so teams can act faster and with confidence.

·       We get it done. We focus on execution, accountability, and results.

·       We start with trust and prove it every day. Independence, integrity, and credibility are the foundation of our work.

Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

JD Power is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

JD Power is committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for individuals with disabilities or other protected needs under applicable local laws. Please contact careers@jdpower.com for accommodation request.

Data Privacy

JD Power does not disclose your personal data to unauthorized third parties. However, as a global corporation consisting of multiple affiliated companies in various countries, JD Power has international sites and JD Power uses resources located throughout the world. JD Power may from time to time also use third parties to act on JD Power’s behalf. You agree to the fact that to the extent necessary your personal data may be transferred and/or disclosed to any company within JD Power group of companies as well as to third parties acting on JD Power’s behalf, including also transfers to servers and databases outside the country where you provided JD Power with your personal data. Such transfers may include for example transfers and/or disclosures outside the European Economic Area and in the United States of America. If you are a California or United Kingdom resident, additional disclosures about the information we collect and how we use that information can be found by clicking here.  

Applications

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where employment is offered. JD Power does not provide employment sponsorship for this position.

This position is posted exclusively on https://www.jdpower.com/business/careers and select trusted job boards such as LinkedIn or Indeed. All official communication comes from email addresses ending in @jdpower.com or @jdpa.com. We will never ask for payment, equipment purchases, or upfront fees. We may take additional steps to verify candidate information to protect the integrity of our recruitment process.

To all recruitment agencies: JD Power does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.