People Analytics & Compensation Lead

Job Title: Lead, People Analytics & Compensation

Industry: Healthcare

Location (City, State): Remote (U.S.)

Assignment Type: Contract

Pay: $45 - $55 / hour

Work Schedule: Full-Time; Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM

Benefits: This position is eligible for medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

About The Company:

Addison Group is partnering with a leading national healthcare organization to identify a Lead, People Analytics & Compensation . This is a highly visible opportunity supporting enterprise-wide compensation operations, workforce analytics, and HR technology initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong compensation background combined with advanced Workday expertise and the ability to leverage workforce data to influence strategic business decisions. This role offers the opportunity to partner closely with senior HR leadership while driving enterprise-wide reporting, analytics, and compensation initiatives.

Job Description:

The Lead, People Analytics & Compensation is a senior individual contributor responsible for leading enterprise compensation operations, workforce analytics, HR data governance, and Workday optimization. This role serves as a strategic partner to Human Resources, Finance, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, IT, and business leaders by delivering data-driven insights, supporting compensation governance, improving HR processes, and enabling informed workforce decisions across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the administration and execution of enterprise compensation programs, including annual merit reviews, promotions, market adjustments, salary planning, and bonus administration.
• Configure, test, validate, and audit compensation processes within Workday while ensuring compensation data integrity and compliance.
• Develop, analyze, and present workforce analytics, dashboards, and executive reporting related to headcount, turnover, retention, hiring, compensation, and organizational effectiveness.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, IT, and business leaders to provide workforce insights that support strategic decision-making.
• Design and maintain scalable dashboards and reporting solutions while identifying opportunities to automate manual reporting processes.
• Support compensation benchmarking, market pricing, pay transparency initiatives, and internal equity reviews.
• Serve as the Workday subject matter expert for reporting, compensation, and workforce analytics functionality.
• Lead testing, validation, deployment, and optimization of HRIS and compensation-related system enhancements.
• Conduct ongoing HR data audits and maintain governance standards to ensure reporting accuracy and compliance.
• Support workforce planning, organizational design, talent management, and enterprise transformation initiatives through data analysis.
• Lead cross-functional HR technology and compensation projects while influencing stakeholders across multiple business functions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field required.
• Master's degree or professional certifications (CCP, SHRM, HRCI) are preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in Compensation, People Analytics, HRIS, Workforce Planning, or related HR disciplines.
• 5+ years of direct compensation administration experience including salary structures, market pricing, job evaluations, and annual compensation planning.
• 3+ years supporting enterprise compensation programs as a Compensation Analyst or Compensation Partner.
• Advanced experience with Workday HCM, including reporting, compensation, and analytics functionality.
• Experience creating dashboards, workforce reporting, and executive-level analytics.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable business insights.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
• Healthcare or multi-entity organization experience is preferred.

Perks:

• Fully remote work environment with flexible scheduling.
• Opportunity to lead enterprise-wide compensation and workforce analytics initiatives.
• Highly visible role partnering directly with senior HR leadership and cross-functional business teams.
• Work with advanced Workday reporting and analytics in a large enterprise environment.
• Potential for long-term employment and future growth opportunities within HRIS or Compensation.
• Opportunity to make a measurable impact through data-driven workforce strategy and process improvement.

Addison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Addison Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.

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