Senior Compensation Operations Analyst

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota; in-office collaboration at least four days per week with flexibility to work from home one day per week.

Base salary: $81,700–$112,300 per year, plus potential variable compensation depending on the role.

Company

Diversified financial services organization providing financial planning and advice, asset management, insurance, and annuity services to individual, small business, and institutional clients.

What you will do

• Support global annual compensation cycles, including merit, incentive, and year-end compensation activities.
• Perform data validation, audits, reconciliations, and quality reviews to ensure compensation accuracy.
• Partner with Compensation, HRBPs, HR Systems, Payroll, Finance, and other stakeholders to administer programs and resolve issues.
• Support compensation system testing, UAT activities, process enhancements, and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Create process documentation, SOPs, job aids, and training materials.
• Prepare reports, dashboards, and analyses while supporting SOX, audit, compliance, and governance activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• At least three years of experience in Compensation, Compensation Operations, HR Operations, Payroll Operations, HRIS, or a related function.
• Experience supporting compensation programs, annual compensation cycles, incentive administration, or related operational processes.
• Strong analytical, data validation, reconciliation, reporting, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Valid United States work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Five or more years of relevant experience.
• Experience with merit planning, incentive administration, year-end compensation activities, and global compensation programs.
• Experience with SOX, audit, compliance, operational controls, Workday, compensation planning tools, HR systems, or reporting platforms.
• Experience creating operational documentation and training materials.
• Experience in financial services or another highly regulated industry.

Culture & Benefits

• Relationship-based, client-centric environment centered on face-to-face collaboration.
• Vacation and sick time.
• 401(k) plan.
• Health, dental, and life insurance.
• Pay-for-performance compensation philosophy with potential bonus, commissions, or long-term incentives.