Waystar

Waystar

Sr. Compensation Analyst

Louisville, KY · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 21 days ago
Data AnalysisData VisualizationExcelRecruitingHRHRISCompensationLeadership

About the role

  • The position requires strong analytical capability, attention to detail, and the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
  • Waystar is trusted by 1M+ providers, 1K+ hospitals and health systems, and is connected to over 5K commercial and Medicaid/Medicare payers.
  • Waystar products have won multiple Best in KLAS® or Category Leader awards since 2010 and earned multiple #1 rankings from Black Book™ surveys since 2012.

Responsibilities

  • Compensation Design & Administration
  • Partner with People Business Partners and leadership on compensation recommendations and pay decisions
  • Perform complex data analysis to support compensation decisions and strategic initiatives
  • Support documentation and audit readiness for compensation practices
  • Maintain accurate job and compensation data within HRIS systems
  • Collaborate with People, Talent Acquisition, and Finance on offers, promotions, and workforce planning
  • Support executive and board-level compensation analyses, as needed

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, or related field
  • Knowledge of compensation principles, practices, and compliance requirements
  • Familiarity with HRIS systems (e.g., Workday, SuccessFactors)
  • Experience with compensation tools (e.g., Radford/Aon, Mercer, PayScale)

Nice to have

  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills (advanced Excel required
  • experience with modeling and data visualization preferred)

Compensation

  • Support the design, implementation, and ongoing management of base pay, bonus, and incentive programs
  • Administer annual compensation processes, including merit planning, bonus payouts, and market adjustments
  • Partner with People Business Partners and leadership on compensation recommendations and pay decisions
  • Ensure alignment of compensation programs with internal equity and external market competitiveness
  • Conduct market pricing using compensation surveys (e.g., Radford, Mercer, Salary.com) to assess competitiveness
  • Develop and maintain salary structures, pay ranges, and job architectures

Benefits

  • Through a smart platform and better experience, Waystar helps providers simplify healthcare payments and yield powerful results throughout the complete revenue cycle.
  • Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus, if applicable)
  • Customizable benefits package (3 medical plans with Health Saving Account company match)
  • We offer generous paid time off for our non-exempt team members, starting with 3 weeks + 13 paid holidays, including 2 personal floating holidays.
  • We also offer flexible time off for our exempt team members + 13 paid holidays
  • Paid parental leave (including maternity + paternity leave)
  • Education assistance opportunities and free LinkedIn Learning access
  • Free mental health and family planning programs, including adoption assistance and fertility support
  • Support the design, implementation, and ongoing management of base pay, bonus, and incentive programs
  • Ensure alignment of compensation programs with internal equity and external market competitiveness
  • Build models, dashboards, and reports to track compensation metrics (e.g., compa-ratio, pay equity, range penetration)

This listing is sourced directly from Waystar's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.