[Hiring] Senior Global Compensation Analyst @Cision

Role Description

This role is responsible for the administration, analysis, and execution of global compensation, including salary structure, incentive plans, and annual compensation cycles. This role provides compensation analysis, job architecture governance, and supports compensation planning activities to ensure pay practices are competitive, equitable, and aligned with the organization’s compensation philosophy and frameworks.

What you'll do:

• Support the execution and administration of global compensation programs and annual compensation cycles, including merit planning, promotions, and bonus and incentive planning processes.
• Conduct compensation analysis, including pay equity reviews, market benchmarking, compa-ratio analysis, and compensation modeling to support informed compensation decisions.
• Review and validate compensation recommendations to ensure alignment with compensation philosophy, structures, internal equity, and budget parameters.
• Participate in external compensation surveys, including job matching, data validation, submission, and interpretation of market results to inform compensation strategies.
• Support the development, maintenance, and governance of job architecture, including job structures, grades, leveling, and compensation frameworks.
• Prepare reports and dashboards compensation reports, modeling, and analysis to support annual compensation planning, bonus funding, workforce planning, and leadership decision-making.
• Ensure compensation data integrity and compliance with compensation policies, guidelines, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Identify trends, anomalies, and areas requiring review or escalation.
• Partner with People Partners, Talent Acquisition, Finance and business leaders to provide consultative compensation guidance and analysis.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required to support business needs.

Qualifications

• Typical experience: 5+ years in related role or experience.
• Actual experience may vary depending on role complexity, geography, and internal development opportunities or a comparable mix of training, education, and experience.
• Experience working with compensation data, salary structures, incentive plans, or compensation planning processes.
• Experience working with spreadsheets and data analysis tools, including advanced spreadsheet functionality.
• Experience supporting compensation cycles such as merit increases, promotions, or bonus planning.
• Familiarity with compensation benchmarking and market data concepts.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data interpretation skills.
• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.

Requirements

• Education: University degree preferred.
• Experience supporting global or multi-country compensation programs.
• Experience participating in compensation survey submissions and job matching (e.g., Radford, Mercer, Willis Towers Watson).
• Experience working with job architecture, salary grades, and compensation frameworks.
• Experience using HRIS and compensation planning tools (e.g., UKG, Workday, SuccessFactors, or similar systems).
• Professional certification in compensation or human resources (e.g., CCP, GRP, PHR, or equivalent).
• Experience working in a fast-paced, data-driven, or global organization.

Company Description

Cision is a global leader in PR, marketing and social media management technology and intelligence, helping brands and organizations to identify, connect and engage with customers and stakeholders to drive business results.

• PR Newswire, a network of over 1.1 billion influencers, in-depth monitoring, analytics and its Brandwatch and Falcon.io social media platforms headline a premier suite of solutions.
• Cision has offices in 24 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC.
• For more information about Cision's award-winning solutions, including its next-gen Cision Communications Cloud®, visit www.cision.com and follow @Cision on Twitter.
• Cision is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and perform at their best.
• Cision is proud to have joined more than 600 companies in signing the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ pledge and named a “Top Diversity Employer” for 2021 by DiversityJobs.com.
• Cision is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment.
• Cision is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will take steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.