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Sr. People Operations/Compensation Analyst

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Remote
Hiring Remotely in Palo Alto, CA
90K-130K Annually
Junior
Remote
Hiring Remotely in Palo Alto, CA
90K-130K Annually
Junior
The Sr. People Operations/Compensation Analyst will manage compensation strategies, conduct employ analytics, develop tools, and ensure compliance.
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Wealthfront is currently hiring a Sr. People Operations/Compensation Analyst to join its HR team reporting to the Director of People. This individual will help develop, implement, and manage Wealthfront’s Compensation and People Operations strategy through market analysis, managing 3rd party partnerships, building compensation tools, and providing key contributions to the compensation planning process. This person will also contribute to people analytics, employee relations, benefits, data organization, and performance management projects.

Responsibilities

  • Research and analyze market compensation to inform and build compensation structures and bands
  • Conduct adhoc people analytics projects, analyzing data sets to uncover trends and insights related to employee performance, retention, and engagement that inform strategic decision-making
  • Develop compensation and benefits tools and programs to support the changing needs of employees, in alignment with Wealthfront’s total rewards philosophy
  • Partner with internal stakeholders to gather feedback and help calibrate against market data
  • Ensure compliance with reporting and global, federal, state and local requirements
  • Monitor the effectiveness of existing compensation /  benefits practices and recommend changes that are consistent with market trends and company objectives
  • Leverage and integrate with our existing HR tools, processes, workflows, and systems

Requirements

  • Experience in heading up multiple components of a total compensation strategy, including incentive and equity compensation
  • Expertise in analysis and reporting
  • Strong stakeholder management skills and business acumen
  • Ability to conduct research, draw conclusions, and present findings to audiences including executive teams
  • Expert in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets
  • At least 2 years of experience focused on developing and scaling compensation programs.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, HR, Finance, Math or a related field

Estimated annual salary range: $90,000-130,000 USD plus Bonus and Equity.


Benefits include medical, vision, dental, 401K plan, generous time off, parental leave, wellness reimbursements, professional development, employee investing discount, and more!


About Wealthfront


Here at Wealthfront, our mission is to create a financial system that favors people, not institutions. We do this by leveraging technology to build powerful, low-cost, and easy-to-use financial products that help modern investors grow and manage their money.


We started with the ambition to transform the investment advisory business. By automating strategies typically reserved for the wealthy, we unlocked access to high quality investment advice for a digitally-native generation that was underserved by traditional institutions. Since then, we've expanded to a full suite of products designed to help our clients turn their savings into long-term wealth, including:


• A Cash Account that, through our partner banks, offers one of the highest annual percentage yields on uninvested cash in the industry, while providing instant and secure access to your money with no account fees and a full suite of checking features.


• A zero-commission Stock Investing Account with 50+ handpicked collections that help DIY investors discover new companies and make smarter investing decisions.


• Multiple automated investing portfolios designed to unlock tax savings through sophisticated strategies like fixed income, tax-loss harvesting, and direct indexing—which we offer at industry-leading low costs and accessible minimums.


Our award-winning products have attracted over 1 million clients who trust us with more than $80 billion of their hard earned savings—and we're far from done. If you’re inspired to help us reshape the financial industry as we create our next chapter, let’s talk!


For more information please visit www.wealthfront.com.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.



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Disclosures: All investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Tax-Loss Harvesting benefits vary depending on the client's entire tax and investment profile. Wealthfront doesn’t provide tax advice. The Cash Account is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC (“Wealthfront Brokerage”), Member of FINRA/SIPC. Wealthfront Brokerage is not a bank. We convey funds to partner banks who accept and maintain deposits, provide the variable interest rate, and provide access to FDIC pass-through insurance. Investment management and advisory services–which are not FDIC insured–are provided by Wealthfront Advisers LLC (“Wealthfront Advisers”), an SEC-registered investment adviser. The checking features offered in the Wealthfront Cash Account are provided by Green Dot Bank, Member FDIC. Fees and Eligibility requirements may apply to certain checking features, please see the Deposit Account Agreement for details.



By “award-winning products”, please refer to www.wealthfront.com/reviews for more information. Wealthfront Corporation oversees Total Client Assets and Trusted Clients through Wealthfront Advisers and Wealthfront Brokerage. Wealthfront Advisers and Wealthfront Brokerage are wholly owned subsidiaries of Wealthfront Corporation.  

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