Compensation Analyst

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This role will be based in Atlanta, Bellevue, Chicago, Carpinteria, Detroit, New York City, Omaha, Sunnyvale, San Francisco, or Washington, D.C.

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team. 

We are looking for a Compensation Analyst to join our team in contributing to the development and implementation of region-wide compensation strategies, practices and processes. In this role, you’ll play a key part in managing and evolving compensation programs by leveraging data, market insights, and cross-functional collaboration to drive informed decision-making. You’ll partner closely with stakeholders across HR, Finance, and business teams to deliver analytics, streamline processes, and support year-end and ongoing compensation cycles. This is a highly dynamic opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing hands-on analytics with program management in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment.

Responsibilities:   

• Project management of company wide compensation programs 
• Defining and documenting project plans, work flows.  
• Provide analytics support for compensation programs as needed 
• Provide communications support for compensation programs 
• Special projects involving data analytics 
• Partnering with comp team to align on projects/global initiatives     
• Providing improvement insights using improvement methodologies and tools   

Basic Qualifications:  

• BA/BS degree in related field  
• 2+ years of program/project management ideally in compensation

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel)  
• Thorough communication, interpersonal and analytical skills  
• Project/Program management skills 
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization   
• Ability to quickly learn and adopt new technologies and software   
• Ability to effectively manage time, prioritize tasks and work within deadlines with little supervision  
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, startup environment  

Suggested Skills 

• Analytical skills 
• Compensation Planning 
• Data Visualization/Data Modeling
• Collaboration 
• Technical acumen 

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

The pay range for this role is $71,000 to $115,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit  

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