Compensation Analyst (Denver)

Lakeshore Talent is in search of a Compensation Analyst to join a corporate team in Denver, CO. This is an exciting opportunity for an analytical, data-driven professional who enjoys working with large amounts of information, identifying trends, and supporting compensation projects across a global organization.

This position will initially be offered as a 3–4 month contract , with the potential to transition into a long-term/permanent opportunity for the right person. The ideal candidate will be highly analytical, detail-oriented, comfortable working in Excel and enterprise systems, and able to navigate large amounts of employee and compensation data without becoming overwhelmed.

Compensation Analyst

Location: Denver, CO (onsite)

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM

Pay: $45–$70/hour

Length: 3–4 month contract to start, with potential for permanent employment

Position Overview

The Compensation Analyst will support a variety of global compensation and HR projects , with a significant focus on data management, job mapping, benchmarking, salary structures, and maintaining accurate employee and job information.

This is a great opportunity for someone who genuinely enjoys working with data and is comfortable digging into large spreadsheets, comparing information, identifying inconsistencies, and ensuring data is accurate and organized.

Key Responsibilities

• Support several global compensation and HR projects, including updating career guides and job families.
• Assist with significant data updates involving job information, career paths, job families, and employee data.
• Perform job matching, job profiling, and compensation benchmarking .
• Analyze compensation market data and assist with updating salary structures.
• Map jobs to appropriate compensation structures and ensure job information is accurately aligned.
• Enter and maintain employee information within internal compensation tools.
• Perform data cleanup and validation, including employee emails, job data, role mapping, and other employee information.
• Review large amounts of data and identify discrepancies or information that requires additional research.
• Work extensively in Excel and other internal systems to organize, analyze, and maintain compensation data.
• Collaborate with team members and global partners on compensation-related projects and initiatives.
• Support the team with additional compensation and data-related projects as needed.

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate will be:

• Highly analytical and logical , with a genuine interest in working with data.
• Extremely detail-oriented and comfortable working with large amounts of information.
• Someone who naturally questions data and looks for inconsistencies or opportunities to improve accuracy .
• Comfortable working across multiple spreadsheets, tabs, systems, and large datasets.
• Highly organized with strong follow-through and attention to detail.
• Comfortable performing repetitive data work while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Able to work independently while also collaborating with a global team.
• Comfortable learning internal systems and processes quickly.
• Strong in Excel and experienced working with HR, compensation, or employee data.

Systems & Technical Skills

• Excel will be a major part of this position , so candidates should be very comfortable working with spreadsheets and large amounts of data.
• The team currently works with an older Oracle EBS environment. Experience with other established HR/enterprise systems such as SAP, UltiPro/UKG, or Workday may translate well to this role, particularly candidates who have experience working with more traditional, established systems and large datasets.

Schedule & Flexibility

The standard schedule is Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM . There is some flexibility when needed for things such as school drop-off or other personal scheduling needs.

Because this is a global team, there will occasionally be early morning meetings around 6:30 AM MST . Employees can participate in these meetings from home and then transition into the office for the remainder of their workday.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Opportunity to work on global compensation projects .
• Exposure to job architecture, compensation benchmarking, salary structures, and career frameworks.
• Potential for a long-term/permanent opportunity .
• Work closely with experienced compensation professionals and global teams.
• Ideal environment for someone who enjoys data, analysis, organization, and problem-solving .