Compensation Analyst, HR​/Recruitment

Why UKG:

At UKG, the work you do matters. The code you ship, the decisions you make, and the care you show a customer all add up to real impact. Today, tens of millions of workers start and end their days with our workforce operating platform. Helping people get paid, grow in their careers, and shape the future of their industries. That’s what we do.

We never stop learning. We never stop challenging the norm. We push for better, and we celebrate the wins along the way. Here, you’ll get flexibility that’s real, benefits you can count on, and a team that succeeds together. Because at UKG, your work matters—and so do you.

The Compensation Analyst supports the design, administration, and analysis of compensation programs for Engineering, Product, and Enterprise Systems Experience. This role serves as a key analytical resource responsible for market pricing, compensation analysis, annual compensation programs, reporting, job evaluations, and operational support while partnering with Compensation Consultants, HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and business leaders.

The ideal candidate is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with large data sets to develop compensation insights and recommendations. While this role provides consultative support on routine compensation matters, its primary focus is executing compensation projects, performing market analysis, maintaining compensation data, and supporting enterprise compensation initiatives within a global SaaS environment.

• Conduct market pricing for new and existing positions using technology compensation surveys (e.g., Radford, Mercer, or equivalent).
• Analyze market competitiveness, internal equity, range penetration, pay compression, and salary positioning.
• Prepare compensation recommendations supported by market data and business analytics.
• Assist in maintaining salary structures, job architecture, geographic differentials, compensation guidelines, and market data libraries.

• Support annual compensation processes including merit, bonus, equity, promotions, and salary structure updates.
• Perform data validation, quality assurance, testing, and reporting for compensation programs.
• Assist with compensation program administration, documentation, and ongoing process improvements.
• Support implementation of new compensation policies, tools, and processes.

• Evaluate new and revised jobs using the global career framework and job architecture.
• Recommend job codes, levels, families, and market matches based on established methodologies.
• Maintain job documentation and compensation records to ensure consistency and governance.

• Develop recurring and ad hoc compensation reports, dashboards, and workforce analytics.
• Analyze compensation trends and identify risks related to internal equity, market competitiveness, and pay practices.
• Support enterprise initiatives including organizational changes, acquisitions, restructuring, and compensation integration projects.
• Participate in cross-functional projects to improve compensation processes, reporting, automation, and data quality.

• Ensure compensation transactions comply with company policies, governance standards, and applicable regulations.
• Audit compensation data and resolve discrepancies within HR systems.
• Support pay transparency, compensation documentation, and audit requests.
• Maintain data integrity across compensation and HRIS systems.

• Provide analytical support to Compensation Consultants, HR Business Partners, and Talent Acquisition on compensation decisions.
• Assist…