Senior Benefits & Compensation Analyst

Recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Chicago by Fortune Magazine and Great Place to Work, Sasser prides itself on supporting an employee-driven, opportunity-based culture that empowers, recognizes, and rewards its employees. From highly competitive benefits to exciting employee events to organic, grassroots philanthropy and volunteerism, Sasser is an awesome place to begin and grow your career.

We are a transportation asset services and management company with roots dating to 1928. Sasser’s subsidiary units are leaders in providing commercial- and industrial-focused rail, automotive, and containerized shipping solutions, including asset leasing, fleet administration management, asset repair and maintenance, and innovative technology services.

Sasser family of companies includes subsidiaries Chicago Freight Car Leasing, CF Rail Services, Moventum Fleet Management, Express 4x4 Truck Rental, and Falcon Lease. To learn more about what makes Sasser special, visit  a Senior Benefits & Compensation Analyst, Here's What You'll Do:

The Senior Benefits & Compensation Analyst is an experienced HR professional with deep expertise across the full spectrum of compensation and benefits administration. This role requires an analytically sharp, highly detail-oriented individual who is comfortable managing both strategic modeling work and the day-today operational demands of a complex benefits and compensation function. Experience supporting sales compensation programs is required.

Responsibilities Compensation Analysis & Market Pricing Conduct job evaluations, market pricing, and benchmarking for new and existing roles

Provide analytical support for job evaluations, ensuring alignment across job families and leveling.

Develop reports and analyses to evaluate the equity and competitiveness of pay programs, translating findings into clear recommendations for leadership.

Build compensation models for new hires, promotions, lateral transfers, and organizational restructuring

Evaluate, update, and maintain pay grade structures and salary bands, ensuring internal equity and market competitiveness

Administer and model annual merit review cycles, including budget allocation and manager guidance

Participate in external compensation surveys and benchmarking studies

Create analytics, dashboards and ad hob reporting related to compensation and employee data Sales Compensation Support Administer and audit sales incentive compensation plans, including commissions, accelerators, SPIFFs, and quota-based structures

Support Sales leadership to model plan design scenarios and assess cost impact

Maintain sales compensation plan documentation and support the annual sales comp planning cycle

Provide analytical support for bonus programs and other variable pay initiatives

Analyze sales compensation data to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for plan optimization

Benefits Administration Manage benefits invoicing and reconciliation across all benefit lines

Own vendor and broker relationships, including contract negotiations and ongoing performance management

Support annual Open Enrollment process end-to-end, including system configuration

Support Workers’ Compensation renewal processes and coordinate with brokers and carriers

Manage contract renewals for benefit plans, ensure plan documents are updated, i.e. SBC’s and SPD’s, and related services

Compliance & Audit Own ACA reporting preparation and filing

Coordinate Form 5500 preparation and submission

Complete EEO-1 and state/federal pay reporting and filings

Complete and file nondiscrimination testing

Support benefit plan audits (401(k) and Workers’ Compensation), including document preparation and auditor interface

Ensure data integrity within HCM

Note:

Responsibilities include the expectation to always act to support the interests of the department and organization and to perform other duties as assigned to ensure the successful achievement of departmental and company objectives.

Required Qualifications and Experience Bachelor's degree4-7 years of progressive experience in compensation and/or benefits within an HR function

Demonstrated experience with sales compensation…