Compensation Analyst

Wintrust provides community and commercial banking, specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused, personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois, southwestern Florida, northwestern Indiana, west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Mich., and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont, Illinois, and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “WTFC.”

Why join us?

• An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 10 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)
• Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible
• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few
• Family-friendly work hours
• With 175+ community bank locations, we offer opportunities to grow and develop in your career
• Promote from within culture

Why join this team?

• We have a culture that encourages an entrepreneurial spirit
• We offer multiple opportunities for development and upward mobility

Job Description Summary

The Compensation Analyst is responsible for analyzing and administering compensation programs to ensure competitiveness, equity, and alignment with organization goals. In partnership with Compensation, HR Partnership, HR Operations, Talent Acquisition and HRIS the Compensation Analyst will deliver various support in broad-based compensation, including market pricing, compensation surveys, annual compensation cycle and system interfaces. The Compensation Analyst will also support the integration and maintenance of Job Architecture for the enterprise and other compensation initiatives.

What You’ll Do

Broad-Based Compensation

• Support day-to-day job evaluation and market pricing for new and current jobs (promotions, market adjustments, hires). 
• Deliver ad-hoc reporting to various business units.
• Participate in annual compensation survey submissions, collection of results and utilization of reports in market analysis.
• Miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Annual Compensation Cycle

• Under direction of Compensation Lead and SVP Compensation, participate in annual focal point compensation cycle as well as any off-cycle processes. 
• Collaborate with HR Partnership team for system input, reporting, summary and analysis.

Systems Support

• Manage Workday activities associated with Job Profiles, Positions, system approvals.
• Partner with HRIS, Talent Acquisition, HR Operations and HR Partnership on various data elements for Workday including reporting and data analysis.
• Support compensation initiatives such as the integration and maintenance of Job Architecture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Human Resources or other related field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience working in an HR capacity, preferably with HRIS/Workday systems experience. 
• Advanced Excel experience preferred.
• Excellent verbal & written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Working knowledge of job evaluation, market data analysis and approaches.

Benefits

Medical Insurance • Dental • Vision • Life insurance • Accidental death and dismemberment • Short-term and long term Disability Insurance • Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount • Critical Illness Insurance • Accident Insurance • Transportation and Commuting Benefits • Banking Benefits • Pet Insurance

Compensation

The estimated salary range for this role is $71,000 - $92,000, along with eligibility to earn an annual bonus. Actual salaries may vary based on several factors, such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills and experience.

From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life.  To build a company that reflects the communities we serve, we believe that fostering a unique and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed will support our ongoing success.  Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.