Lead Compensation Analyst at Swagelok in Solon

Job description

Swagelok is a global organization and one of the largest employers of manufacturing talent in Northeast Ohio. We are driven by our core values of Quality, Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Customer Focus, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement, which are demonstrated through our daily actions. For over 75 years, our dedication to our core values has been the foundation for our success. Our products have been up into space, down to the bottom of the ocean, and everywhere in between. That same dedication spans to our customers. Throughout our organization we demonstrate a commitment to these values and those we bring onboard. Whether you want to grow in your role or explore broad opportunities and develop new skills—you’ll thrive in a culture that promotes learning and development. We strive to be a company where we all can do our best work with a true sense of purpose and belonging. Be Connected. Be Valued. Be You. We hope you’ll consider joining our team. The Lead Compensation Analyst serves as a senior subject matter resource responsible for leading day-to-day compensation operations, managing highly complex compensation processes and projects, and providing day-to-day oversight for team priorities, workload coordination, service levels, and work quality. This role oversees key activities such as market pricing, job evaluation, pay actions, annual compensation cycles, incentive administration, audits, accruals, payroll submissions, and compensation-related analysis that supports enterprise decision making and may serve as a representative for Total Rewards in organizational wide projects and initiatives serving as a trusted resource for compensation expertise that strengthen total rewards practices and support broader organizational objectives. This position operates with significant independence and influence, provides expert guidance to HR partners, business leaders, Finance, Payroll, and lower-level compensation analysts, and strengthens the development of others through coaching, work direction, and knowledge sharing. Drives effectiveness of compensation programs. The role contributes to and support compensation strategy, process design, analytics, and continuous improvement while ensuring work is aligned with business objectives, internal governance, compliance requirements, service expectations, and Swagelok's values. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Assists with leading day-to-day compensation operations, including market pricing, merit planning, incentive administration, compensation mailbox management, and related cyclical processes. Provides day-to-day oversight for team priorities, workload coordination, service levels, work quality, weekly team meetings, and regular check-ins. Owns escalation management for complex compensation requests, ensuring timely, accurate responses and appropriate approvals. Plans, develops, implements, and administers complex compensation programs that support competitive, internally consistent, and compliant pay practices. Partners with HR Business Partners, leaders, Finance, Payroll, and internal stakeholders to evaluate jobs, clarify role requirements, and support organizational design decisions. Serves as project manager for annual compensation cycles and other compensation-related initiatives, ensuring deadlines, controls, communications, and deliverables are met. Compiles, analyzes, and interprets compensation data to support decision making, reporting, benchmarking, executive summaries, and enterprise-level recommendations. Develops training and communication materials that improve understanding of compensation and total rewards programs across the organization. Provides expert compensation consulting and guidance to HR Business Partners and leaders, including salary grading, internal equity reviews, survey analysis, and complex pay matters. Supports audits, accrual reviews, payroll submissions, merger and acquisition analysis, data validation, and migration activities t