Compensation Analyst, People Operations
Mountain View, CA
The application window will be open until at least April 3, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.
This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.
Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
- Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
- Sick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
- Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
- Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
- Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Economics, Statistics, Business Administration, or another field that uses quantitative analysis, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in analytical human resources, investment banking, management consulting (e.g., strategy, compensation), or similar analytical role.
- Experience using analytical methods, tools, and mathematical concepts to identify, design, recommend, and implement compensation solutions.
- Experience with human resources policies, practices, principles, state and federal employment laws, and related regulations.
Preferred qualifications:
- Demonstrated spreadsheet skills and familiarity with other statistical packages.
- Client-service orientated with attention to detail and ability to prioritize and work well in an environment with competing demands.
- Interest in analyzing data and the ability to see beyond the numbers to drive sound decision making.
- Demonstrated written and verbal communications skills.
About the job
Google's known for our innovative technologies, products and services -- and for the people behind them. Whether you are making our staffing systems more efficient, planning for our growth, building relationships on college campuses or cultivating the next generation of computer scientists, you have an eye on the staffing needs of Google and the broader hiring landscape. You are focused on cultivating outstanding candidates for Google's long-term hiring needs, and work across a cross-functional and international group of staffing teams. You are both scrappy and resourceful, creative and driven -- and excited to share the magic of working at Google.
As a Compensation Analyst, you will be working closely with other compensation analysts, managers, HR business partners, and recruiting teams to solve compensation-related business problems.Combining data and feedback from our Googlers with the latest industry research, you will make large-scale, data-driven decisions that impact Googlers in a meaningful way.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $120,000-$172,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.Responsibilities
- Deliver full pieces of complex projects that are integrated into an overarching compensation program (e.g., new hire compensation) with minimal assistance. Plan and execute prioritized project work by managing competing priorities and tight deadlines.
- Work within teams to communicate knowledge related to a broad set of tasks. Identify key stakeholders to build a network and contribute to cross-team collaboration.
- Conduct analysis, scoping, modeling, designing, and synthesizing of internal and external data findings into future state recommendations. Provide guidance to client or partner organizations to most effectively achieve short-term compensation objectives that have a significant impact on the organization.
- Present information to inform and educate compensation team members and client/partner organizations internally and externally to People Operations (POps).
- Coordinate timelines, goals, and objectives for assigned component(s) of a compensation program or project.
About the Company
Build for everyone
Since our founding in 1998, Google has grown by leaps and bounds. Starting from two computer science students in a university dorm room, we now have thousands of employees and offices around the world. These Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe.
It starts with how we work together. We’re building a company where people of different views, backgrounds and experiences can do their best work and show up for one another. A place where every Googler feels like they belong.
So whether you develop new technology or creative campaigns, craft beautiful products or breakthrough partnerships, your work here is a chance to accomplish things that matter. Bring your insight, imagination, and healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.
Benefits
We strive to provide Googlers and their loved ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits are based on data, and centered around our users: Googlers and their families. They’re thoughtfully designed to enhance your health and wellbeing, and generous enough to make it easy for you to take good care of yourself (now, and in the future). So we can build for everyone, together.
Learn more about Google’s benefits on this site featuring Googlers’ experience.
How we Hire
Google’s hiring process is an important part of our culture. Googlers care deeply about their teams and the people who make them up. In order to build for everyone, we know that we need a wide range of perspectives and experiences, and a fair hiring process is the first step in getting there.