Compensation Analyst

Compensation AnalystThe Compensation Analyst designs, implements, and maintains isolved's compensation infrastructure, including salary structures, job architecture, and merit processes. This role serves as a trusted analytical partner to HR leadership, Finance, and HR Business Partners, translating market data and internal analysis into practical, defensible pay decisions. The Compensation Analyst builds the tools, models, and frameworks that enable consistent, competitive, and equitable talent decisions across the organization.Core Job DutiesDesign and implement salary ranges across all functions and levels using market benchmarking data, establishing the foundation for isolved's compensation band structure.Own the full merit cycle end to end, including budget modeling, manager guidance, approval workflows, payroll reconciliation, and post-cycle analysis.Build and maintain a job leveling and titling framework that supports pay equity, career pathing, and consistent hiring decisions across the organization.Lead survey participation, job matching, and competitive analysis using benchmarking tools such as Radford, Mercer, or CompAnalyst, and translate research into actionable recommendations.Conduct and maintain pay equity reviews, surface gaps, recommend corrections, and track progress over time.Design compensation models, dashboards, offer-decisioning tools, and reporting that HR, Finance, and Recruiting rely on to make faster, more confident decisions.Identify and implement AI tools and automation to improve benchmarking speed, analysis accuracy, and reporting efficiency across compensation processes.Partner directly with HR Business Partners, Finance, Legal, and Recruiting to support compensation decisions that touch every stage of the talent lifecycle.Minimum QualificationsBachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.3+ years of experience in compensation, HR analytics, or total rewards with demonstrated ownership of comp planning cycles and program design.Proven ability to build salary structures and job architecture, not just administer within existing frameworks.Experience running or supporting a full merit cycle end to end, including budgeting, execution, and reconciliation.Strong analytical and Excel modeling skills with the ability to build compensation models and translate outputs into clear recommendations.Hands-on experience with market benchmarking tools such as Radford, Mercer, CompAnalyst, or PayScale.Familiarity with HRIS platforms and the ability to pull, validate, and work with compensation data.Sound judgment with confidential information and the communication skills to partner effectively across HR, Finance, and Legal.Additional Preferred QualificationsExperience in a SaaS, HCM, or PE-backed technology company.Background designing incentive or variable compensation programs.Exposure to pay equity analysis methodologies and tools.Professional HR or compensation certification (CCP, PHR, SHRM-CP, or similar).Hands-on use of AI tools in analytical or compensation work.Experience with isolved People Cloud, Workday, or comparable HCM platforms.Physical DemandsProlonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds.Travel RequiredYes, up to 15% domestic travel may be required.Work AuthorizationEmployee must be legally authorized to work in the United States.FLSA ClassificationExemptLocationRemote (EST / CST)Internal Job TitleCompensation AnalystEffective DateJuly 2026About isolvedisolved is an employee experience leader, providing intuitive, people-first HCM (Human Capital Management) technology. Our solutions are delivered directly or through our partner network to more than five million employees and 145,000 employers - who use them every day to boost performance, increase productivity, and accelerate results while reducing risk. Our HCM platform, isolved People Cloud, seamlessly connects and manages the employee journey across talent management, HR & payroll, workforce management and engagement management functions. No matter the industry, we help high-growth organizations employ, enable and empower their workforce by transforming employee experience for a better today and a better tomorrow. For more information, visit is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. isolved is a progressive and open-minded meritocracy. If you are smart and good at what you do, come as you are. Visit for more information regarding our incredible culture and focus on our employee experience. Visit for a comprehensive list of our employee total rewards offerings.