Senior Compensation Analyst

[solidcore] is looking for a Senior Compensation Analyst to join our People Operations team. You'll work across the full compensation lifecycle, from benchmarking and structure design to HR analytics and reporting, and serve as a trusted resource for People Operations, Finance, and field leadership.

Located in vibrant Arlington, Virginia, and reporting to the Senior Director, People Operations, this is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing, investor-backed organization with a desire to be the leader in the studio fitness space.

Responsibilities

• Support compensation process design, market analysis, and budgeting across [solidcore]'s hourly and salaried workforce.

• Administer annual, quarterly, and off-cycle merit increase and bonus processes, including modeling, communication, and execution in Workday.

• Partner cross functionally on coach pay, new studio opening pay rates and incentive programs.

• Complete salary surveys and benchmark positions to support salary structure maintenance and competitive pay analysis.

• Conduct FLSA classification reviews to ensure ongoing compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour requirements.

• Maintain and audit compensation data in Workday, ensuring accuracy of salaries, titles, job profiles, salary grades, pay ranges, and classifications.

• Build and maintain compensation rate tables in Workday, ensuring pay lookup values are current, accurate, and aligned approved structures.

• Draft compensation communications, offer letters, total reward statements, and merit and bonus letters for review and distribution.

• Document compensation processes, timelines, and decision frameworks to support consistency and scalability.

• HR Analytics & Reporting

• Prepare reports and analysis to support compensation decisions, business planning, and leadership reviews.

• Build and maintain recurring workforce dashboards covering headcount, pay equity, and turnover trends.

• Develop ad hoc analysis to support business decisions, including promotion modeling, cost projections, and market positioning.

• Partner with the HRIS team to ensure Workday data integrity and support system reporting needs.

• Identify and suggest process improvements to enhance accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency.

• Contribute to performance evaluation processes and broader People Operations projects as needed.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in compensation, total rewards, or HR analytics.

• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) designation preferred

• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to work with large data sets and translate them into clear recommendations.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets — pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, modeling, and data visualization.

• Experience with compensation survey participation and data cuts (Mercer, Radford, CompData, or similar).

• Working knowledge of FLSA, pay equity principles, and wage and hour compliance.

• Experience using an HRIS system — Workday experience strongly preferred.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills — able to present data and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $95,785-$108,955 based on skills and experience

• Bonus eligibility based on performance

• Monthly cell phone stipend

• 401k with employer match

• Health, dental, & vision insurance

• Flexible PTO

• Free drop in classes at [solidcore]

• And MORE