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The Associate Compensation & People Analytics Analyst will support the design, administration, and analysis of compensation programs while contributing to people analytics initiatives that inform workforce and pay decisions. This role combines traditional compensation analysis with data-driven insights related to workforce trends, equity, and organizational outcomes. The Associate Analyst will partner closely with HR, Finance, and business leaders to ensure compensation programs are competitive, compliant, and grounded in data.
Support the administration of base pay, incentive, and bonus programs, including annual merit and incentive cycles.
Conduct job evaluations and support position description reviews to ensure appropriate job matching, leveling, and internal equity.
Participate in salary surveys; analyze market data and assist with developing competitive pay ranges.
Prepare compensation analyses for new hires, promotions, transfers, and internal equity assessments.
Assist with compliance efforts related to pay transparency, equal pay, and other relevant federal and state regulations.
Maintain compensation data integrity within HRIS and related systems; support audits and reporting needs. Develop and maintain standard and ad hoc people analytics reports related to compensation, headcount, turnover, career progression, pay equity, and workforce demographics.
Analyze compensation and workforce data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and translate findings into clear insights for HR and leadership.
Create dashboards, visualizations, and summaries that communicate data insights in a clear, user-friendly way.
Partner with HR Business Partners and other HR teams to support compensation and workforce decisions.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Finance, Analytics or a related field required. Four years of work experience demonstrating the knowledge of laws and policies related to Human Resources Management can be used in lieu of a degree.
6 months of human resources experience.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and synthesize quantitative data.
Proficiency in Excel (e.g., pivot tables, lookups, data validation).
Ability to explain data-driven insights clearly to non-technical audiences.
High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and ability to handle confidential information appropriately.
1 year of experience in compensation, HR analytics or a related analytical role.
Experience with HRIS systems (e.g., Workday, UKG, Oracle, SAP) and/or business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
Exposure to compensation survey tools and market pricing methodologies.
Coursework or experience in statistics, data visualization, or workforce analytics.
The Physical Demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the Accountabilities and Essential Functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Perform other job-related duties as assigned, within your scope of responsibilities.
Job duties are performed in a normal and clean office environment with normal noise levels.
Work is predominately done while standing or sitting.
The ability to comprehend, document, calculate, visualize, and analyze are required.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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Additional Information
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In support of our mission to improve the health and lives of Louisianians, Blue Cross encourages the good health of its employees and visitors. We want to ensure that our employees have a work environment that will optimize personal health and well-being. Due to the acknowledged hazards from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, and in order to promote good health, our company properties are smoke and tobacco free.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana performs background and pre-employment drug screening after an offer has been extended and prior to hire for all positions. As part of this process records may be verified and information checked with agencies including but not limited to the Social Security Administration, criminal courts, federal, state, and county repositories of criminal records, Department of Motor Vehicles and credit bureaus. Pursuant with sec 1033 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, individuals who have been convicted of a felony crime involving dishonesty or breach of trust are prohibited from working in the insurance industry unless they obtain written consent from their state insurance commissioner.
Additionally, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is a Drug Free Workplace. A pre-employment drug screen will be required and any offer is contingent upon satisfactory drug testing results.