- Location
- Palo Alto
- Last Published
- Feb. 5, 2025
- Sector
- Fintech
- Functions
- People & HR
- IT
- Operations
Wealthfront is currently hiring a Sr. People Operations/Compensation Analyst to join its HR team reporting to the Director of People. This individual will help develop, implement, and manage Wealthfront’s Compensation and People Operations strategy through market analysis, managing 3rd party partnerships, building compensation tools, and providing key contributions to the compensation planning process. This person will also contribute to people analytics, employee relations, benefits, data organization, and performance management projects.
Responsibilities
- Research and analyze market compensation to inform and build compensation structures and bands
- Conduct adhoc people analytics projects, analyzing data sets to uncover trends and insights related to employee performance, retention, and engagement that inform strategic decision-making
- Develop compensation and benefits tools and programs to support the changing needs of employees, in alignment with Wealthfront’s total rewards philosophy
- Partner with internal stakeholders to gather feedback and help calibrate against market data
- Ensure compliance with reporting and global, federal, state and local requirements
- Monitor the effectiveness of existing compensation / benefits practices and recommend changes that are consistent with market trends and company objectives
- Leverage and integrate with our existing HR tools, processes, workflows, and systems
Requirements
- Experience in heading up multiple components of a total compensation strategy, including incentive and equity compensation
- Expertise in analysis and reporting
- Strong stakeholder management skills and business acumen
- Ability to conduct research, draw conclusions, and present findings to audiences including executive teams
- Expert in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets
- At least 2 years of experience focused on developing and scaling compensation programs.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, HR, Finance, Math or a related field