Senior Compensation & HRIS Analyst

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Are you ready to do something remarkable? Ready to collaborate with an incredible team to solve problems that improve people's lives? Meet Ingevity.

At Ingevity, we develop innovations that purify, protect and enhance the world around us. Our products enable oil to flow better, crops to grow fuller, roads to last longer and ensure that the air we all breathe is cleaner.

Our people come from all different backgrounds and help reimagine new possibilities daily. We understand there is no challenge too big and no contribution too small. We seek out new ideas for tackling complex problems and celebrate achieving the improbable. We value each person's unique talents and synergize them to create meaningful impact and sustainable solutions for our customers and our world.

Bold. Energetic. Ingenious. Genuine. If these qualities describe you, we'd love for you to join Ingevity!

Senior Compensation & HRIS Analyst

Reports To: Sr. Manager, Global Compensation

Department: Human Resources

FLSA Status: Exempt

Summary of the Position

The Senior Compensation & HRIS Analyst serves as a subject-matter expert supporting the design, administration, governance, and continuous improvement of compensation programs and HRIS capabilities. This role independently leads complex analyses, provides strategic insights to HR and business leaders, and ensures compensation programs are internally equitable, externally competitive, and aligned with the company's compensation philosophy and business strategy.

In addition, this role plays a senior-level role in HRIS (Workday) ownership, including advanced reporting, configuration support, data governance, audits, and system enhancements. The Senior Analyst acts as a trusted partner to HR, Payroll, Finance, and the business and contributes to enterprise-wide initiatives in a publicly traded, manufacturing-focused environment.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

Compensation

• Serve as a lead analyst for job evaluations, market pricing, and leveling decisions.
• Independently conduct complex compensation analyses and modeling.
• Lead participation in compensation surveys and data validation.
• Provide expert guidance on base pay, incentive, and equity programs.
• Support annual compensation cycles (merit, incentive, equity).
• Partner with HRBPs and leaders on escalations and exceptions.
• Contribute to compensation program design and documentation.
• Develop compensation training materials.

HRIS (Workday)

• Serve as senior functional resource for Workday Compensation.
• Design and maintain advanced reports and dashboards.
• Lead HRIS enhancements, testing, and release activities.
• Ensure data integrity and audit readiness.
• Maintain system documentation and training materials.
• Support functional configuration changes.

Leadership & Governance

• Provide backup support to Payroll.
• Identify process improvement and automation opportunities.
• Ensure SOX and regulatory compliance.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
• 5-7 years of progressive compensation experience.
• Experience in a publicly traded organization; manufacturing preferred.
• Advanced Excel and HRIS experience; Workday preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep Workday Compensation expertise.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple initiatives.
• Experience mentoring others.

Additional Information

• Relocation assistance eligible.
• No employment visa sponsorship available.

Ingevity is a company made up of extraordinary people of every race, religion and background, all worthy of the same dignity. Our differences are one of our great strengths. Join us in building a culture of increasing diversity and respect - a culture where everyone belongs.

Ingevity is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.

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