Compensation Specialist

About Aperture

Aperture is a national portfolio of best-in-class forensic engineering companies providing full-service expert analysis. Aperture’s mission is driven by a Partnership Model that provides strength, consistency, and scale. The power of our collective is unmatched, and we are a force beyond compare. Powered by our people and our Partners, we amplify our effectiveness and our impact.

Description

As a Compensation Analyst, you will play a strategic role in shaping our total rewards philosophy for a complex, national workforce. You will lead market analysis initiatives, drive compensation program design, ensure pay equity and partner with senior leadership to align compensation strategy with business growth.

Essential Functions

• Lead comprehensive compensation and benefits market benchmarking studies; extract actionable insights and present to senior leadership.
• Develop, implement and monitor compensation strategies — base pay, variable incentives, long-term incentives, and job leveling frameworks.
• Conduct pay-equity and gender-/race-based compensation analyses; propose adjustments and remediation strategies.
• Design compensation programs for new business initiatives, acquisitions, restructuring or new job families.
• Partner with finance and business units to model compensation budget and forecast long-term impacts of compensation decisions.
• Own compensation policy development and ensure compliance with multi-jurisdiction regulations.
• Drive data-visualization/reporting of compensation analytics and create executive-level dashboards.
• Performs activities to review, configure, test, and implement a compensation administration system.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Finance, or a related discipline; master’s degree preferred.
• 5-8+ years of progressive experience in total rewards/compensation ideally in a global or highly regulated environment.
• Advanced analytical skills (Excel, statistical tools, HRIS, BI).
• Strong presentation, influencing and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Deep knowledge of compensation frameworks, job evaluation methodologies, internal/external benchmarking, pay equity and regulatory compliance.

Physical Requirements

• The ability to sit at a desk up to 80% of the time
• The ability to stand and walk up to 20% of the time
• The ability to be confined in a small area, such as a cubicle
• The ability to operate phones and computers.

Benefits

We strive to offer an environment that provides our employees with the right balance between work and family. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401K with company discretionary matching
• Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time

Hours of Work

• Fulltime: Defined as 5 days a week for 40 hours per week. Actual working hours will be discussed with the hiring manager.

AAP/EEO Statement

Aperture is committed to a firm policy in favor of equal employment opportunity and will abide by all applicable state and federal regulations by not discriminating against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic information or veteran status. Our commitment to equal employment opportunities shall include employment, upgrading, promotion, demotion, transfer, leaves or other absences from work, layoff, compensation and benefits, selection for training or other education, professional opportunities and conflict resolution.

It is also the policy of Aperture to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of their status as woman, minority or individuals with disabilities or protected veterans, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements.

Aperture is committed to adhering to its obligations to reasonably accommodate both employees and applicants under the Americans with Disabilities Act.