Senior Compensation Analyst - Tysons, VA

Senior Compensation Analyst - Tysons, VA

M.C. Dean, Inc. is hiring a Senior Compensation Analyst to lead advanced compensation analytics and modeling across a diverse workforce spanning engineering, construction, manufacturing, and technology. This full‑time, on‑site position is based in McLean, VA.

M.C. Dean is a leading engineering and cybersecurity firm with over 7,000 employees that designs, builds, and operates cyber‑physical solutions for mission‑critical facilities and complex infrastructure.

• Design and enhance compensation programs including base pay, incentive plans, and pay‑for‑performance frameworks.
• Support compensation strategies aligned with M.C. Dean’s evolving workforce model, including manufacturing and technical career pathways.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to ensure compensation programs drive retention, performance, and internal equity.
• Develop and maintain complex Excel‑based compensation models, such as merit and promotion modeling, workforce cost forecasting, and scenario analysis for compensation decisions.
• Leverage AI tools and advanced analytics to identify compensation trends and anomalies, improve forecasting accuracy, automate benchmarking, pay analysis, and reporting.
• Build dashboards and tools to support real‑time compensation insights for leadership.
• Conduct compensation benchmarking across multiple labor markets – construction trades, manufacturing, and technology – using survey data and alternative inputs.
• Translate market data into actionable salary structures, ranges, and pay recommendations, including guidance on geographic differentials and competitive positioning.
• Lead analytics for annual compensation cycles, including merit increases, promotions, and incentive payouts, and evaluate pay‑for‑performance alignment.
• Support executive‑level compensation decision‑making with robust modeling and scenario analysis.
• Produce clear, data‑driven insights and presentations for senior leadership, and conduct pay equity and compression analyses with recommended solutions.
• Prepare compensation recommendations and materials for executive approval processes.
• Support development and maintenance of job architecture, leveling frameworks, and career paths, aligning compensation structures with workforce planning and succession strategies.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable compensation regulations, support audits, and maintain documentation of compensation decisions and methodologies.
• Maintain integrity and accuracy of compensation data and models.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive compensation experience.
• Experience using AI tools or advanced analytics for workforce or compensation insights.
• Demonstrated experience conducting multi‑industry compensation benchmarking.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and data visualization skills.

• Experience in engineering, construction, manufacturing, or technology sectors.
• Familiarity with compensation tools and survey platforms (Mercer, Radford, etc.).
• Experience supporting director‑ and executive‑level compensation decisions.
• CCP (Certified Compensation Professional) or equivalent certification.
• Experience building scalable analytics tools or dashboards (Power BI, Tableau, etc.).
• Advanced analytical and modeling capability.
• Strategic thinking with strong business acumen.
• Ability to synthesize complex data into clear recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• High level of discretion and attention to detail.