Senior Compensation Analyst - Join Robert Half in Loveland, Colorado

Robert Half is seeking a highly skilled Senior Compensation Analyst for a long-term contract opportunity in beautiful Loveland, Colorado. This pivotal role offers you the chance to shape compensation strategies that drive organizational success, attract top talent, and ensure competitive pay structures aligned with industry benchmarks. As a trusted leader in HR and finance staffing, Robert Half provides an exciting platform for compensation professionals to make a lasting impact. If you're passionate about data analytics, strategic planning, and policy development, this Senior Compensation Analyst job in Loveland, CO is your next career milestone.

About the Role

In this senior-level position, you'll collaborate with HR, finance, payroll, and executive leaders to design and implement enterprise-wide compensation programs. This long-term contract role emphasizes innovation in compensation tools, market analysis, and data visualization to support talent retention and attraction strategies. Loveland, Colorado, offers an ideal backdrop with its vibrant community, proximity to Denver, and outdoor lifestyle, making it perfect for professionals seeking work-life balance. Robert Half values expertise in compensation benchmarking, job evaluation, and compliance, providing the autonomy to lead high-stakes projects like annual merit cycles and market data refreshes. Expand your expertise in a role that combines analytical rigor with strategic influence, all while contributing to a Fortune 500-caliber organization.

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Compensation Analyst, your impact will be felt across the organization through hands-on leadership in compensation excellence:

• Partner strategically with cross-functional teams including HR business partners, finance, payroll, and business leaders to advance compensation philosophies and refine programs.
• Develop innovative tools, dashboards, and solutions empowering compensation advisors to deliver top-tier consultations to leaders.
• Design, document, and maintain comprehensive compensation policies, guidelines, and procedures ensuring compliance, equity, and consistency.
• Lead the end-to-end annual compensation planning cycle, managing project timelines, system integrations, employee training, communications, and detailed budget forecasting.
• Conduct in-depth market trend analysis using industry surveys and datasets to inform pay structure optimizations and program enhancements.
• Deliver actionable, data-driven insights evaluating pay competitiveness for recruiting and retaining diverse, high-performing talent pools.
• Perform advanced data analytics, statistical modeling, and create compelling visualizations (e.g., via Tableau or Power BI) to measure and improve program ROI.
• Execute independent market pricing studies, job leveling evaluations, and compensation standard applications for accurate pay determinations.
• Actively participate in national compensation surveys, benchmark against peers, and analyze voluminous datasets for strategic recommendations.
• Oversee the annual market data refresh process, coordinating milestones with stakeholders to deliver timely, high-quality results.

Required Qualifications

To excel as our Senior Compensation Analyst, bring these qualifications to the table:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, Statistics, or a related discipline; Master's or CCP certification preferred.
• 5-8+ years of hands-on experience in compensation analysis, total rewards, or HR analytics roles.
• Expertise in compensation software (e.g., Workday, Oracle HCM), Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables), and visualization tools like Tableau.
• Proven track record leading complex projects, especially annual comp cycles, with strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Deep knowledge of market pricing methodologies, FLSA compliance, pay equity analysis, and broad-based incentive design.
• Analytical mindset with experience handling large datasets, statistical analysis, and translating insights into business strategies.
• Exceptional communication skills for presenting to executives and training diverse audiences.
• Collaborative team player comfortable in matrixed environments partnering across HR, finance, and operations.

Bonus:** Experience in manufacturing, tech, or regulated industries; familiarity with DEI-focused compensation strategies.

Why Join Us at Robert Half?

Robert Half offers more than a job—it's a career accelerator. Enjoy competitive pay (estimated $95,000-$125,000 annualized equivalent), long-term contract security, and exposure to Fortune 500 best practices. Benefit from our renowned training resources, vast professional network, and supportive culture that champions innovation. Located in Loveland, Colorado—known as the 'Sweetheart City' with stunning Rocky Mountain views—you'll thrive in a dynamic hub just 50 miles from Denver. Join a team that's reshaping compensation landscapes and advance your career with Robert Half today. Apply now for this Senior Compensation Analyst role and be part of meaningful change!