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Senior Compensation Analyst

Location: Watertown, MA – Hybrid, 3 days onsite

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM

Compensation: $115,000–$120,000

A well-established organization in the Greater Boston area is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst to join its Human Resources team. This individual will play a key role in the administration, analysis, and ongoing development of compensation programs while partnering closely with HR, Finance, Payroll, and business leaders.

The ideal candidate has strong hands-on compensation experience and is comfortable serving as a go-to resource for market pricing, salary administration, job evaluations, annual compensation planning, and compensation analytics.

Responsibilities include:

Support and help lead the annual compensation planning cycle, including merit increases, promotions, market adjustments, bonuses, and incentive programs

Conduct market pricing and compensation benchmarking

Maintain salary structures, pay ranges, job levels, and compensation guidelines

Prepare compensation recommendations for new hires, promotions, transfers, and other employee changes

Conduct job evaluations and support job leveling and classification

Perform pay equity and internal equity analyses

Develop compensation models, reporting, and cost-impact analyses

Maintain accurate compensation and employee data within HR systems

Partner with HR, Payroll, and Finance on compensation-related reporting and data needs

Participate in compensation surveys and analyze market data

Support compensation compliance, documentation, audits, and process improvements

Provide compensation guidance and recommendations to HR and business leaders

Qualifications:

5–7 years of progressive compensation experience

Strong experience with market pricing, salary administration, job evaluation, and compensation analysis

Experience supporting annual merit and compensation planning cycles

Strong knowledge of pay equity, FLSA, wage and hour, and compensation-related regulations

Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, modeling, and data analysis

Experience working with HRIS and compensation systems; UKG experience is strongly preferred

Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities while working with highly confidential information

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field preferred

CCP certification is a plus

If you or someone you know is interested please reach out to omckenelley@naglergroup.com

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