Compensation Analyst

Hiring Manager: Morgan Wilkins mwilikins@gitlab.com 

Recruiter: Jenna VanZutphen jvamzutphen@gitlab.com 

An overview of this role

At GitLab, we seek to enable a high performance culture while keeping team members’ experience at the forefront of everything we do. The Total Rewards team plays a critical role in achieving this by aligning our compensation and benefits strategy with GitLab’s overall strategy, values, and culture. As a Compensation Analyst, you’ll be instrumental in driving this mission forward by providing hands-on support across all aspects of our compensation operations.

What you'll do 

• Support all aspects of job family creation and maintenance, partnering with the business to ensure alignment with the job architecture, conducting market benchmarking, reviewing FLSA classification, and updating related systems and tools. 

• Participate in external compensation surveys.

• Assist with updating and refreshing the Compensation Calculator.

• Maintain accuracy and integrity of compensation-related data in Workday through regular audits and data coordination. 

• Support the full lifecycle of all compensation programs, including Annual Compensation Review, promotion cycles, quarterly RSU grant approvals, and bonus programs

• Act as the primary point of contact for compensation-related team member inquiries in collaboration with the People Connect team including creating documentation to support major program and policy implementations.

• Participate in the development of communications and education materials, collaborating with the broader team to refresh the handbook to ensure user-friendly, concise, and informative pages.

• Partner with Talent Acquisition to review offers in Greenhouse and respond to inquiries. 

• Coordinate the collection of materials required for audit controls. 

• Assist with ad hoc data requests and special projects.

• Ensure compliance with all global rules and regulations (we operate in 60+ countries)

What you’ll bring

• Global People or Human Resources experience with a demonstrated focus in compensation, technology company experience preferred.

• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meeting deadlines consistently with strong attention to detail and accuracy among competing priorities.

• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Google Sheets or Excel

• Experience working with external survey data sources such as Radford or Comptryx.

• Experience with Workday or similar HRIS.

• Proven experience quickly learning new concepts and tools.

• Ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Business, or HR preferred

• A shared interest in our values, and working in accordance with those values.

• Ability to use GitLab

How GitLab will support you

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being

• All remote, asynchronous work environment

• Flexible Paid Time Off

• Team Member Resource Groups

• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Growth and development budget 

• Parental leave 

• Home office support

Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.