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The Principal Compensation Analyst is a senior-level individual contributor who serves as a subject matter expert and strategic advisor on all aspects of compensation across ZoomInfo. This role is responsible for the design, development, and execution of broad-based compensation programs — including base pay structures, incentive plans, and equity programs. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the Principal Compensation Analyst partners cross-functionally with HR Business Partners, Finance, Legal, and senior business leaders to ensure compensation strategies are competitive, equitable, and aligned with ZoomInfo's overall business objectives and compensation strategy.
What You'll Do:
Strategic Consulting & Business Partnering
- Act as a trusted advisor to HR Business Partners and business leaders on compensation matters, including offer recommendations, retention strategies, promotion decisions, and organizational restructuring.
- Provide expert-level guidance on compensation-related escalations requiring nuanced judgment, regulatory knowledge, and market context.
- Influence compensation policy and program design decisions at the most senior levels by building compelling, data-driven business cases.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Talent Acquisition to develop competitive offer strategies and provide real-time market guidance to support hiring in a dynamic talent market.
- Work closely with the HRIS team to ensure compensation data integrity and support system enhancements related to compensation processes.
Data Analysis & Reporting
- Build and maintain advanced analytical models to evaluate compensation program effectiveness, pay equity, and workforce cost implications.
- Produce executive-level reporting and presentations on compensation insights, trends, and program outcomes for HR leadership
- Conduct pay equity analyses and develop remediation strategies to ensure equitable pay practices across the organization.
Market Analysis & Benchmarking
- Lead annual and ad hoc compensation benchmarking exercises using surveys (e.g., Radford/Comptryx) to assess ZoomInfo's competitive market position.
- Conduct ongoing monitoring of market trends, emerging best practices, and competitor pay strategies to proactively recommend program adjustments.
- Analyze and interpret relevant government regulations (FLSA, pay equity legislation, pay transparency laws) to ensure ongoing compliance and advise stakeholders accordingly.
- Develop comprehensive market pricing analyses for new roles and re-evaluations of existing positions.
Program Administration & Governance
- Partner with Compensation Program Manager to successfully execute annual compensation cycles, including merit planning, bonus payout calculations, and equity refresh programs.
- Develop and maintain compensation tools, calculators, and dashboards that enable consistent, scalable decision-making across the business.
- Proactively identify process improvement opportunities and lead initiatives to enhance efficiency and accuracy in compensation operations.
What You Bring:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Organizational Development,or a related field.
- Minimum of 7+ years of progressive experience in compensation, with demonstrated expertise in broad-based compensation, incentive design, and equity programs.
- Deep analytical proficiency — expert-level Excel/Google Sheets skills; experience with advanced modeling, regression analysis, and large dataset manipulation.
- Proven experience leading complex, enterprise-wide compensation projects with significant business impact.
- Strong consultative skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders without formal authority.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to distill complex compensation topics into clear, concise language for diverse audiences.
- Thorough knowledge of federal and state compensation-related regulations (FLSA, pay equity laws, pay transparency requirements).
- Experience conducting and interpreting compensation survey benchmarking (Radford, Mercer)
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Actual compensation offered will be based on factors such as the candidate’s work location, qualifications, skills, experience and/or training. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific salary range for your desired work location during the hiring process. We want our employees and their families to thrive.
In addition to comprehensive benefits we offer holistic mind, body and lifestyle programs designed for overall well-being. Learn more about ZoomInfo benefits here.
About us:
ZoomInfo (NASDAQ: GTM) is the Go-To-Market Intelligence Platform that empowers businesses to grow faster with AI-ready insights, trusted data, and advanced automation. Its solutions provide more than 35,000 companies worldwide with a complete view of their customers, making every seller their best seller.
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ZoomInfo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring based on qualifications, merit, and business needs, and does not discriminate based on protected status. We welcome all applicants and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of sex, race, age, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability status, religion, protected military or veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We also consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in accordance with legal requirements.
For Massachusetts Applicants: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. ZoomInfo does not administer lie detector tests to applicants in any location.
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