Principal Compensation Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

Wahl Empowers People To Be Their Best!

Turning Data Into Decisions. Transforming Compensation Into Strategy.

At Wahl Clipper, compensation is more than pay. It's a strategic tool that helps attract exceptional talent, reward performance, ensure equity, and support long-term business success. As a Principal Compensation Analyst, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping compensation decisions across a global organization. This is an opportunity to combine analytical expertise, market intelligence, and strategic partnership to influence how Wahl attracts, retains, and motivates talent around the world. You'll work alongside HR leaders, business partners, and the HRIS team to ensure compensation programs remain competitive, equitable, data-driven, and aligned with our business objectives.

What You'll Do

As a Principal Compensation Analyst, your day to day will include:

• Evaluate and level new and changing roles using the WTW Global Career Levels framework.
• Match jobs to WTW and other salary survey benchmarks and price roles against the relevant labor markets.
• Prepare and submit Wahl data to annual compensation surveys.
• Review job descriptions with HR and hiring managers to confirm leveling, grade, and FLSA classification.
• Maintain global salary structures and ranges, including annual structure updates by country and zone.
• Analyze offers, promotions, transfers, and pay adjustments and recommend pay within policy.
• Monitor internal equity and conduct pay equity and compa-ratio analyses.
• Support the annual merit, incentive, and bonus cycles, including budget modeling, guidelines, manager materials, and data validation.
• Calculate and audit incentive and bonus payouts in partnership with Country Payroll.
• Help administer compensation policies and recommend improvements to programs and processes.
• Partner with the HRIS Manager to maintain accurate compensation data, salary ranges, and cycle setup in SAP SuccessFactors.
• Test compensation-related system changes and releases and provide feedback on module setup.
• Build compensation reports and dashboards, including cost modeling and workforce pay analytics.
• Serve as a resource to HR and managers on compensation questions, policies, and guidelines.
• Support pay transparency, regulatory, and audit requirements across countries.
• Contribute to special projects as assigned by the Sr. Manager, Compensation / HRIS Lead.
• Accurate, well-supported job evaluations and market pricing.
• Current, competitive salary structures maintained on schedule.
• Timely, error-free merit and incentive cycles and payout calculations.
• Pay recommendations that are consistent with policy and internally equitable.
• Accurate compensation data and reporting.
• Protection of confidential compensation and employee data.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of compensation or related analytical experience.
• Experience with job evaluation, survey matching, and market pricing.
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and financial or cost modeling.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn data into clear recommendations.
• Demonstrated discretion in handling confidential compensation and employee data.
• Strong communication skills, including explaining compensation concepts to managers and HR partners.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment while collaborating effectively across teams.
• Demonstrates behaviors consistent with The Wahl Way values.

Preferred Requirements:

• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) or progress toward certification.
• Experience with WTW Global Career Levels and WTW compensation surveys.
• Experience with the SAP SuccessFactors Compensation module or a similar HCM compensation tool.
• Experience building and maintaining Microsoft Access databases, including queries and reports.
• Global or multi-country compensation experience.
• Experience with sales incentive or bonus plan administration.
• Knowledge of pay transparency and pay equity requirements.

Why You'll Love Wahl Clipper

We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support your well-being and growth, including:

• Low-cost BCBSIL medical, dental, and vision plans
• A generous company-matched 401(k) and profit sharing
• Tuition support to fuel your learning
• Paid holidays and a vibrant, casual work environment

But that's just the beginning. At Wahl, you'll also enjoy:

• A legacy of quality and innovation.
• A team that values your expertise and ideas.
• Opportunities to grow and contribute to meaningful projects.
• A culture built on respect, precision, and progress.

Ready to Shape the Future of Compensation?

If you're energized by analytics, passionate about equitable and competitive pay practices, and excited by the opportunity to influence workforce decisions on a global scale, we'd love to hear from you. Join Wahl Clipper and help build compensation programs that support both our people and our business for years to come.

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