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The Sr Compensation Analyst at Macmillan Publishers will develop and administer compensation plans while collaborating closely with HR and management to maintain compensation integrity and competitiveness.

Responsibilities: Serve as the first point of contact for compensation-related inquiries, analyze market trends, participate in market surveys, assist in the annual compensation planning process, and support salary negotiations.

Skills: Must have at least five years of experience in compensation or a related field, with a preferred CCP designation and strong analytical skills for running reports and making recommendations.

Qualifications: Previous experience at mid to large-sized employers is required, with a strong understanding of job evaluation and market compensation practices.

Location: New York, New York, United States

Compensation: $85000 - $100000 / Annually

Our newly created Compensation Sr Analyst will assist in developing, implementing, and administering compensation plans to attract, retain, and engage employees. This critical role will serve as an internal compensation consultant and will partner with HR, Managers, Finance, and/or Legal to maintain and increase the integrity of compensation guidelines, polices, and procedures.

What you'll do:

• First line of contact for inquiries related to market analysis, job evaluations, pay guidelines, pay equity, the annual reward cycle, and any ad hoc compensation and/or recognition programs.
• Keep up to date on market trends and recommend how market updates/changes will impact compensation philosophies.
• Participate in and help to evaluate relevant market surveys pertaining to compensation and pay practices to maintain market competitive programs.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition as needed on evaluating compensation for new job requests to identify alignment with existing jobs or determine need for new job including a review and determination of FLSA status
• Partner with HRBP and HRIS teams on the annual compensation planning process, including budgeting, establishing guidelines, preparing communication, and auditing data
• Provide support to existing and incoming HR technology solutions and programs for the Compensation function
• Partner with HRIS on various compensation projects and leverage HR systems to maintain critical data elements
• Support implementation and maintenance of compensation related systems
• Evaluate and benchmark jobs to determine market competitive base, bonus and total cash compensation
• Communicate and implement compensation-related policies, guidelines, and/or procedures
• Support reward cycle process
• Support HR and managers with salary negotiations and determinations
• Run analytical reports and analyze data sets to develop sound recommendations

What you'll bring:

• CCP or similar designation preferred
• Minimum of five years of meaningful work experience in compensation or a related field is required
• Previous experience working in compensation or a related field at mid to large size employer

This role will have an annual salary range of $85,00-100,000. 

Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.

U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC.