Senior Compensation AnalystUS-VA-Arlington
Job ID: 2025-2431
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: People and Culture
Arlington
OverviewIt's a great time to join us at Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC)! ARC accelerates the growth of global air travel by delivering forward-looking travel data, flexible distribution services and other innovative industry solutions. We are a leading travel intelligence company with the world’s largest, most comprehensive global airline ticket dataset, including more than 15 billion passenger flights. By working here, you can contribute to solutions and expertise that strengthen economies and enrich lives. We think big, embrace challenges and explore new ideas to lead the way for the travel industry.
ARC is looking for a Senior Compensation Analyst to join our team! In this role, you will manage the administration of base salary compensation, role profiles, market pricing, and ARC’s salary structure. You will support the administration of year-end compensation cycle. You will develop, analyze, and recommend improved compensations strategies that provide solutions to issues in creative and effective ways. You will ensure internal equity, external competitiveness, and compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and organizational policies.
Responsibilities- Perform the day-to-day administration of ARC compensation programs, including updating the incentive model quarterly, ensuring system data integrity, updating the compensation model, maintaining the P&C Dashboard and T&R Dashboard, and issuing annual total rewards statements. Ensures programs are well communicated and understood by employees/managers through materials and training.
- Review requisition and promotion requests to determine appropriate salary recommendations, gain alignment with managers, and coordinate with talent acquisition to ensure ARC is competitive and business-smart on hiring and promotion decisions using a data driven approach. Work as a strategic partner with P&C and the business in making key compensation decisions.
- Coordinate and oversee the participation in and the collection and maintenance of salary survey data in ARC’s salary database. Conduct job analysis (including FLSA determination) and market pricing efforts to review external and internal competitiveness of ARC’s jobs. Leverage external market surveys as additional sources of data.
- Provide advice, communication, training, and counsel to managers and business leaders on current and emerging pay practices and statutory guideline interpretation. Partner closely with the finance department for payroll, incentive pay, and workforce planning.
- Develop, implement, revise, and maintain compensation-related policies and procedures that incorporate analysis of compensation programs, local, state, and federal wage and hour regulation compliance, equity, and competitive pay practices to attract, retain, and motivate employees.
- Administer the annual salary and incentive planning process. Create project plans, communicate timelines, coordinate training efforts, and work in partnership with Director, Total Rewards to ensure the organizational needs are met. Configure and deploy the compensation module within ARC’s HRIS system. Design and deliver annual compensation statements to employees.
Qualifications- 4+ years of experience in a compensation position, with specific preference given to statistical analysis.
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance/Accounting, or related field preferred; equivalent work experience considered.
- Knowledge of the impact of compensation programs on company financial metrics
- Must be detailed oriented and able to maintain high levels of confidentiality.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint) – Excel is a must have.
- Proficient in use of HRIS systems, including running queries and analyzing employee data
- Strong written and oral communication and consultative skills
- The role will be hands-on and will ideally have a mix of large company experience coupled with entrepreneurial, high-growth company experience.
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