What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Compensation Analyst position at MillerKnoll?
Why join us?
Our purpose is design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of MillerKnoll means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows MillerKnoll to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.
About This Opportunity
The Compensation Analyst plays a key role in influencing our competitive and compelling reward programs across MillerKnoll. This role supports the design, administration, and continuous improvement of programs that help attract, motivate, and retain top talent, ensuring alignment with business goals and market trends.
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Compensation, this role partners closely with Compensation, Human Resources, and across the Total Rewards organization, to deliver high-quality compensation services, maintain program governance, and support the effective operation of key annual processes.
Qualifications
Simply put, we hire qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. MillerKnoll is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.
This organization participates in E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification. In general, MillerKnoll positions are closed within 45 days and are open for applications for a minimum of 5 days. We encourage our prospective candidates to submit their application(s) expediently so as not to miss out on our opportunities. We frequently post new opportunities and encourage prospective candidates to check back often for new postings.
MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at careers_help@millerknoll.com.
Our purpose is design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of MillerKnoll means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows MillerKnoll to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.
About This Opportunity
The Compensation Analyst plays a key role in influencing our competitive and compelling reward programs across MillerKnoll. This role supports the design, administration, and continuous improvement of programs that help attract, motivate, and retain top talent, ensuring alignment with business goals and market trends.
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Compensation, this role partners closely with Compensation, Human Resources, and across the Total Rewards organization, to deliver high-quality compensation services, maintain program governance, and support the effective operation of key annual processes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, finance, accounting, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience required.
- 5 years of experience in a corporate environment.
- 2-4 years of direct compensation experience in a corporate or consulting environment, including exposure to base pay, job evaluation, salary structure development, and competitive analysis to support business results.
- Solid understanding of core compensation activities, including job evaluation, market pricing, survey participation, and pay administration practices.
- Strong analytical mindset, with the ability to manage and interpret large data sets and develop accurate models and insights.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, HRIS/compensation systems, and an openness to adopting new digital tools and approaches.
- Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly to changing business needs, market dynamics, and innovative reward strategies.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including assisting in preparing draft materials for executive leadership and governance activities.
- Ability to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships across Compensation, HR, Finance, and Legal teams.
- High level of personal integrity and discretion in handling confidential and sensitive information.
- Support the administration of reward programs, including short-term incentives (hourly, annual, and sales bonus programs) and long-term incentive plan processes.
- Conduct job evaluations, market benchmarking, and analysis for roles to ensure competitive positioning and internal equity.
- Prepare compensation analysis, models, reports, and materials to support compensation planning and decision-making.
- Perform job evaluations and leveling by analyzing roles, responsibilities and structure for consistency and alignment with the organization’s career framework.
- Assist with the preparation of Compensation Committee materials and the annual proxy Compensation Discussion and Analysis (CD&A) section.
- Participate in the administration of salary surveys, offers, annual merit planning, retention packages, and other compensation actions.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather and validate data inputs required for compensation planning, modeling, and reporting.
- Research compensation trends, regulatory changes, and market practices to support program development and refinement.
- Maintain compensation tools, documentation of various compensation programs.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and contribute to efforts to streamline and enhance compensation program administration.
- Perform additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.
Simply put, we hire qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. MillerKnoll is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.
This organization participates in E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification. In general, MillerKnoll positions are closed within 45 days and are open for applications for a minimum of 5 days. We encourage our prospective candidates to submit their application(s) expediently so as not to miss out on our opportunities. We frequently post new opportunities and encourage prospective candidates to check back often for new postings.
MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at careers_help@millerknoll.com.
