Compensation Analyst - Senior

We are looking for a talented Compensation Analyst- Senior to join our team specializing in Human Resources for our Corporate organization in Nashville, TN.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Deliver Market-Driven Insights
  By conducting complex studies and reviewing market survey submissions, you'll ensure compensation strategies are competitive and aligned with local market conditions.
• Ensure Consistency in Job Evaluation
  You'll apply and train others on the job evaluation tool, helping maintain internal equity and clarity across roles while supporting peer reviews for quality assurance.
• Support HR with Expert Guidance
  You'll advise line HR teams on compensation and benefits processes, resolving moderately complex issues and ensuring consistent program interpretation.
• Strengthen Compliance and Strategy
  Through reporting and analysis, you'll help evaluate plan effectiveness and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, contributing to strategic assessments.
• Enhance Annual HR Processes
  You'll play a key role in executing and assessing standard processes like merit reviews and benefits enrollment, ensuring smooth and effective delivery.
• Shape Global Compensation Strategies
  As a team member in global initiatives, you'll contribute to the development and refinement of compensation and benefits policies that support organizational goals.
• Empower HR Through Training
  You'll design and deliver training for managers and HR partners, building capability and confidence in compensation and benefits practices.
• Drive Innovation Through Market Research
  By researching external trends and potentially leading initiatives to integrate findings, you'll help evolve internal practices to stay ahead of industry standards.

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Demonstrates self-awareness - Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
• Interpersonal savvy - Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.
• Benefits Design - Designs and develops programs, policies, processes and tools using appropriate methodologies to advance organizational goals; evaluates market competitiveness, best practice and recommendations for Cummins in accordance with established processes that aid in the design of organizational programs.
• Compensation and Benefits Administration - Translates Cummins plan design, statutory and tax requirements in the communication and delivery of compensation and benefit programs.
• Compensation Design - Designs and develops programs, policies, processes and tools using appropriate methodologies to advance organizational goals; evaluates market competitiveness, best practice and recommendations for Cummins in accordance with established processes that aid in the design of organizational programs.
• Human Resources Consulting - Collaborates with partners to observe the environment and apply sound judgment informed by knowledge, skills, and experiences to diagnose, identify and optimize opportunities to provide holistic solutions, while balancing the needs of stakeholders, primarily employees, with those of the organization.
• Mobility Administration - Implements and administrates operational processes to ensure the seamless movement of talent in alignment with applicable policies, taxation, immigration laws, global cash payroll, local legislation and internal controls procedures.
• Training Delivery - Instructs learners in a manner that engages and adjusts to individual and group needs resulting in knowledge, skills and abilities that can be applied on the job.
• Data Analytics - Discovers, interprets and communicates qualitative and quantitative data; determines conclusions relying on knowledge of business or functional frameworks; simultaneously applies statistics, data validity, data visualization, and problem solving approaches to effectively extract meaningful patterns and business insights; presents conclusions and outcomes that enable data driven business decisions.
• Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
   

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

• College, university, or equivalent degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field or equivalent experience required.
   

Experience:

• Intermediate level of relevant work experience required.

Additional Responsibilities: 

• Partner closely with the Total Rewards Business Integration team (CoE) to deliver compensation programs and provide input into new program design (both global and regionally specific);  Attend global TR Integration Partner meetings as needed to support strategic initiatives related to their portfolio of work
• Perform regular and ad-hoc compensation analysis to support proactive recommendations, negotiations with bargaining groups and decision making
• Advise employees and managers on general compensation queries; includes the day-to-day interaction with the businesses and functions on general compensation needs (new hire, policy interpretation, retention needs, etc) 
• Administration of annual compensation cycle for North America
• Consult with employees and manager with questions about cross-border moves & compensation calculations as needed
• Geographic differentials as needed, identifying needs and analysis to recommend use of differentials
• Provision of data/reporting required by local regulations
• Support of local compensation programs related to North America sites/businesses