Senior Associate, Executive Compensation

Capital One Capital One · Banking · McLean, VA

This role focuses on designing, implementing, and analyzing executive compensation programs within a financial services company. It involves market research, benchmarking, and creating compensation models to attract and retain senior executives, aligning their contributions with business objectives. The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, with a foundational interest in finance and compensation practices.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead and support analysis on designing and implementing competitive executive compensation programs through benchmarking, market research, etc.
  2. Research and formulate recommendations on external and internal employment offers, job leveling, and compensation programs through the use of surveys and internal compensation tools
  3. Lead and support annual processes such as Proxy Statement, benchmarking, and compensation focal cycles
  4. Serve as lead analyst on ad-hoc and recurring analytical projects such as compression studies, monthly reconciliations, and tally sheets
  5. Create internal and client-facing tools to further enhance the simplicity and transparency of our programs

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's Degree or military experience
  • 1 years of experience in Compensation or Finance or Analytics
  • 1 year of experience in Excel or Google Sheets

Nice to have

  • Master's Degree in Accounting, Statistics, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or Human Resources
  • Certified Compensation Professional (CCP)
  • 3+ years of experience in Executive Compensation, Corporate Compensation, Finance, Analytics, or a combination
  • 3+ years of experience building compensation models and conducting pay analysis
  • 1+ year of experience with Workday
  • 1+ year of experience with Proxy Statement creation
  • Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills (e.g., financial modeling, array functions)
  • Knowledge of human resources and compensation including knowledge of relevant Federal, State, Local laws or regulations relating to compensation
  • Experience with benchmarking tools (BetterComp) or reporting tools (Tableau, Snowflake)

What the JD emphasized

  • strong communication
  • attention to detail
  • foundational interest in researching market practices
  • evaluating pay programs
  • data-driven recommendations
  • competitive executive compensation programs
  • benchmarking
  • market research
  • Proxy Statement
  • compensation focal cycles
  • analytical projects
  • compensation models
  • pay analysis
  • benchmarking tools
  • reporting tools