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DrataDrataUnited States

Total Rewards Analyst

The Total Rewards Analyst analyzes compensation and benefits data, supports annual pay and equity cycles, and improves HR workflows through automation and AI. The role requires 2–4 years of related experience, strong spreadsheet modeling skills, and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

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Remote2+ YOEPeople Ops

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Analyze internal compensation data and external market data to support salary ranges, job leveling, compa-ratio analysis, pay equity reviews, and compensation recommendations.
  • Support annual merit, bonus, and equity review processes, including modeling, budgeting, manager guidance, system preparation, testing, communications, and post-cycle audits.
  • Prepare analyses and recommendations for new hires, promotions, transfers, off-cycle adjustments, and other pay actions.
  • Support administration and continuous improvement of base pay, incentive, equity, recognition, and benefits programs.
  • Maintain accurate job, level, range, and compensation data across relevant systems and documentation.
  • Validate compensation changes and equity inputs for accuracy, consistency, policy alignment, and internal equity.
  • Provide operational support for health and welfare, retirement, leave, wellness, and other benefits programs.
  • Partner with benefits vendors and internal stakeholders to investigate employee questions, resolve data discrepancies, and monitor service delivery.
  • Support benefits eligibility, enrollment, invoice, utilization, and renewal analyses.
  • Identify opportunities to automate recurring workflows, including data validation, reconciliation, reporting, survey preparation, communications, and intake triage.
  • Use approved AI tools to accelerate analysis, generate first drafts, summarize trends, and improve self-service, with human review of all outputs and decisions.
  • Build or improve lightweight automations, templates, prompts, and operating procedures.
  • Partner with HRIS, People Operations, Finance, and technical partners to improve integrations, reporting, controls, and workflow design.
  • Support compliance with compensation, pay transparency, pay equity, benefits, and recordkeeping requirements.
  • Perform regular audits and reconciliations across HRIS, compensation, equity, payroll, benefits, and reporting data.
  • Handle sensitive questions with discretion, empathy, and sound judgment.

Requirements

  • 2–4 years of experience in compensation, total rewards, benefits, HR analytics, HRIS, or a related field.
  • Experience analyzing compensation data, interpreting market benchmarks, and building quantitative recommendations.
  • Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills, including pivot tables, lookups, data validation, and financial or compensation modeling.
  • Experience supporting an annual compensation, bonus, equity, or benefits cycle from planning through audit and closeout.
  • Familiarity with HRIS, compensation planning, benefits administration, or market-pricing systems; Workday experience is a plus.
  • Experience improving processes through automation, reporting, workflow design, or approved AI tools.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to handle confidential data responsibly.
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong organization, problem-solving, and project-management skills.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to Have

  • Experience in a high-growth technology or SaaS company.
  • Exposure to salary architecture, job leveling, pay equity, equity compensation, incentive plans, or compensation philosophy.
  • Experience with Radford, Mercer, WTW, or similar compensation survey and market-pricing tools.
  • Experience with Tableau, Looker, Power BI, or similar reporting and visualization tools.
  • Experience supporting multi-state or global compensation and benefits programs.
  • CCP, CBP, CEBS, or progress toward a relevant certification.
  • Examples of using AI or automation to improve data quality, reporting, employee support, or operational efficiency.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Stock equity.
  • Up to 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and dependents.
  • Wellness benefits and healthcare concierge services.
  • 401(k) plan.
  • Company-paid life and disability insurance.
  • Tax-advantaged spending accounts.
  • Discounted voluntary benefits.

Skills

compensation analysisExcelGoogle SheetsHRISWorkdaymarket pricingpay equityjob levelingequity compensationBenefits Administrationdata validationProcess Automationartificial intelligenceTableauLooker

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