Remote Senior Compensation Analyst

Summary

Join our pack and come work (and play!) with us at Rover, a company that connects dog and cat parents with loving pet sitters and dog walkers. We're looking for a Compensation professional to support multiple initiatives and efforts as we drive the strategy development, design, implementation, administration, and governance of compensation programs for Rover.

Requirements

• 5+ years of work specializing in rewards and compensation within a complex, multi business organization
• Experience working in a rapidly expanding, fast-growing, international organization
• Experience working with two or more different external compensation and benefits benchmarking organizations
• Experience implementing and maintaining compensation planning tools and processes
• International compensation experience
• Knowledge of HR operations procedures and hands-on experience supporting major compensation programs such as annual merit planning and processing, long term incentive planning and performance management
• Extensive analytical skills with advanced working knowledge of both MS Excel and Google Sheets with the ability to export and review data from a variety of complex systems and tools
• Demonstrated ability to develop data to influence decision-makers, including the executive team, hiring managers and your HR colleagues
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to balance competing priorities in a fast-paced environment with a strong client-focused approach with urgency
• Ability to work independently and lead initiatives as required, demonstrating effective project management skills, with strong sense of urgency and the ability to meet tight deadlines
• Demonstrates a focus on continuous improvement
• Knowledge of human resources and compensation including knowledge of relevant Federal, State, and local laws/regulations relating to compensation
• Undergraduate and/or graduate degree in a related field, preferred

Responsibilities

• Partners with Sr. Director of Total Rewards to develop and communicate compensation programs that support the business
• Provides pay support and advice on new hires, promotions, and transfers for positions up through executive level roles
• Performs labor market analysis and pay structure development to attract and retain key talent
• Evaluate and market price positions at all levels of the organization utilizing external market data and internal position comparisons to make salary recommendations to ensure alignment with the broad-based compensation structure
• Reviews existing compensation programs and makes recommendations to improve market alignment to the Sr. Director of Total Rewards and other organizational leaders as appropriate
• Partner with international HR leaders to monitor local compensation issues and challenges, and make recommendations as appropriate
• Support annual bonus calculation process
• Stays current on industry compensation practices and legal issues, assessing and communicating potential business impact to senior leaders
• Maintains understanding of applicable laws and regulations including FLSA, Equal Pay Act, ADA, Sarbanes-Oxley and others
• Supports efforts to ensure employee and leadership understanding of compensation-related programs and practices through ongoing education and training
• Engage in the analysis and resolution of compensation related issues
• Monitor the effectiveness of existing compensation policies, guidelines and procedures, in support of the strategic objectives and evolving external requirements
• Administer the annual salary review program, including merit increases and promotions, as well as bonus payments
• Evaluate new jobs, promotions, and reclassifications and recommend compensation elements for positions, including base and incentive pay, market range, and placement within our global salary band structure
• Serve as compensation consultant to department managers and HR Business Partners
• Support the benefits and HR team as needed
• Partner with Finance on long term incentive plan design, documentation, and implementation
• Partners with the Sr. Director of Total Rewards to prepare materials for the executive team, compensation committee and the overall board of directors on various compensation topics

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Compensation Professional a plus
• Experience managing incentive program design and administration

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• 401k
• Flexible PTO
• Competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Bring your dog to work (and unlimited puppy time)
• Doggy benefits, including $1000 toward adopting your first dog
• Stocked fridges, coffee, soda, and lots of treats (for humans and dogs) and free catered lunches semi-monthly
• Regular team activities performed in-person and virtually