Senior Compensation Analyst

Overview When you join Hines, you will embark on a career journey fueled by vision and guided by leaders who set the standards of our industry. Our legacy is rooted in innovation and excellence, earning us a spot on Fast Company’s esteemed annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies, as well as recognition as one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Companies to Work For in 2024. Discover endless opportunities to grow and make your mark at Hines. Responsibilities As a Senior Compensation Analyst at Hines, you will be part of a Compensation team supporting over 4,500 employees worldwide. This role should provide excellent internal customer service and be able to interact with all management levels. You should be able to apply your compensation knowledge to conduct analysis and interpretation related to Hines’ compensation programs for colleagues across Europe. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Help administer the global annual compensation programs, such as annual salary increases, designated cash based short-term incentive and long-term incentive plans. Ensure the alignment and integrity of the compensation data in the HRIS and related systems through routine data audits. Drive the compensation survey submission process and implement data analysis techniques to assess survey results, determine market trends, and assess geographic or industry-specific variables. Partner with the regional HRBP and Talent Acquisition groups to understand business needs, job requirements, and organization design to evaluate jobs and provide guidance on offers. Market price positions as needed. Educates business partners, leadership and team members on Hines's compensation practices, guidelines and procedures. Ensure clean, reconciled data is available to support HR and workforce reporting, dashboards, and analytics used by HR leaders and business stakeholders. Support HR system integrations and data interfaces by assisting with testing, validation, and issue resolution related to HR, Compensation, Benefits, and Payroll data exchanges. Support the integration and alignment of people data across multiple domains (HR, Compensation Plans, Benefits, and Payroll), assessing and reporting on data flows to support effective downstream reporting platforms across regions. Maintain departmental communications/files/reporting. Conduct ongoing analysis to support market pricing and assist leaders with making informed decisions with regards to salary range, titles, and FLSA status. Recommends continuous process/system improvements, innovative solutions and policy changes from established policies. Provides support with identified projects and execution according to project schedule. Assists in development of new compensation or total reward programs and guidelines and supports operational and regional leadership in efforts to facilitate competitive, equitable and cost-effective compensation programs. Participates in other projects and ad hoc requests as delegated. Qualifications Minimum Requirements include: Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Science, or a related analytical discipline, plus 3 to 4 years of analytical experience in compensation, finance, accounting, or a related field. Experience with executive compensation, incentive plan modelling, or financial analysis supporting leadership-level decision making is strongly preferred. Ability to work under general guidance with strong independence, applying a deep working knowledge of compensation best practices, financial principles, and analytical methodologies. Proficient in Workday, Workday Reporting and PowerBI. Advanced Excel expertise (lookups, pivot tables, modelling, charts, and large data set manipulation) plus proficiency across the Microsoft Office Suits. Ability to maintain strict confidentiality. Strong attention to detail and ability to demonstrate high performance standards. Strong critical thinking skills and the ability to gather, analyze and organize data. Proficient at performing numerical and financial calculations. Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills. Ability to establish priorities and manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Takes initiative and follows through to completion on all areas of responsibility. Good communications skills to build relationships with individuals at all levels. Must be team oriented and exercise a strong customer service orientation, sense of urgency, and ability to anticipate internal and external customer needs and acts accordingly. Workday experience preferred, but not necessary. Knowledge of Willis Towers Watson or other compensation-related software is preferred, but not necessary. Ability to lift files as necessary. Closing At Hines, we strive for excellence as a leading global real estate investment manager, driven by our by our belief that real estate is fundamentally about people. Our diverse portfolio spans $93.2 billion¹ of assets across such property types as living, office, retail, mixed-use, logistics and life science projects – all designed to enhance value, connection and inspiration. Our strategic approach integrates local expertise with global knowledge, taking calculated risks aligned with our convictions to exceed expectations and tailor solutions to our clients' needs. While our projects are renowned for enhancing cities and pioneering sustainable practices, we recognize that the true driving force behind Hines' success is our 5,000 dedicated employees in 30 countries who draw on our 65-year history to build the world forward. This is why we prioritize investing in our people, offering comprehensive training, competitive compensation, robust benefits and generous vacation packages. By centering our focus on the growth and wellbeing of our team, we cultivate an inclusive environment where everyone, including our clients, can thrive. Hines is proud to be named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2024. ¹Includes both the global Hines organization and RIA AUM as of December 31, 2023. We are an equal opportunity employer and support workforce diversity. No calls or emails from third parties at this time please.