Sr. Compensation Analyst

About the Role/Team

The Sr. Analyst Compensation will support the execution, and management of our compensation programs. This role requires a data-driven, analytical mindset with a strong foundation in data modeling, trend analysis and business partnership. Technical expertise in compensation modeling, analytics and dashboards.

This role will manage the administration of base salary compensation, job evaluations, market pricing, and salary structure. This role involves evaluating internal and external compensation data, ensuring pay equity, efficiently administering compensation practices, and contributing to the design of competitive and equitable compensation structures. In this role you will also support the administration of year-end compensation.

What you'll do

Compensation

• Ideal candidate is comfortable speaking with business leaders on a variety of compensation matters and has ability to prioritize multiple competing priorities.

• Advises HR Business Partners and management on salary administration, job code use, wage-hour issues, state and federal pay regulations, FLSA as well as compensation guidelines and processes.

• Develops and presents summary reports of job analysis and compensation analysis information.

• Support the business for job evaluations, external candidate offers, salary structure reviews, retentions and other business needs as they arise.

• Partner with Finance, HRBPs, legal and senior leaders to align compensation strategies with broader business and talent objectives.

• Benchmarks jobs against survey data and other market intelligence to determine competitive compensation ranges for each position.

Harmonization Projects

• Support job architecture, job family structures and job profiles across the businesses.

• Manage annual merit cycles from planning to completion.

• Work on process evolution and improvement with HR partners and HR Technology.

• Build job families, leveling, and salary ranges.

• Build career tracks for individual contributors and management.

• Design and maintain dashboards and reporting solutions using business intelligence tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau, or similar) to track program effectiveness and support decision-making.

Compliance

• Ensure compliance with pay regulations and support evolving pay transparency initiatives.

What you'll bring

Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in business, economics, or a related field.

• 10+ years of experience in compensation.

• Strong fluency in data analysis tools, including proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets.

• Experience with compensation survey providers (e.g., Radford, Mercer, WTW) and job leveling methodologies and frameworks.

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to partner with HR, Legal, Finance and the business at all levels.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Job harmonization and career pathing.

• Strong Project Management skill set.

• Experience presenting compensation training sessions.

The base pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position. Actual pay rates will vary and will be based on various factors, such as your qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. Base pay is one component of WEX's total compensation package. Most sales positions are eligible for commission under the terms of an applicable plan. Non-sales roles are typically eligible for a quarterly or annual bonus based on their role and applicable plan. WEX's comprehensive and market competitive benefits are designed to support your personal and professional well-being. Benefits include health, dental and vision insurances, retirement savings plan, paid time off, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and more. For more information, check out the "About Us" section. Pay Range: $109,000.00 - $145,000.00