Senior Compensation Analyst

About the role

Robinhood is hiring a Senior Compensation Analyst to own analytics and systems for broad-based pay and variable compensation programs. You will build the models that guide pay decisions, manage tooling and workflows for People and Recruiting teams, and apply automation and AI to improve operations. This position offers direct ownership across analysis, systems, and program execution from day one.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Develop scalable compensation models for market benchmarking, budget planning, scenario analysis, and data reconciliation to support strategy and business decisions
• Lead survey participation, job matching, market pricing, and trend analysis to assess pay competitiveness and shape salary structures and equity bands across global markets
• Create and maintain compensation trackers, dashboards, and budgets that deliver accurate and timely reporting for stakeholders
• Administer annual merit, promotion, and variable/incentive compensation cycles end to end, including planning, modeling, award generation, payroll and equity reconciliation, and post-cycle review
• Maintain and improve compensation tooling, job catalogs, and databases used by People and Recruiting teams while designing automations that reduce manual effort and errors
• Provide compensation analysis for mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence, pay structure harmonization, and employee integration
• Apply AI and modern tools to streamline benchmarking, analysis, communications, and reporting
• Collaborate with People Partners, HRIS, Finance, and Legal on ongoing initiatives and ad-hoc analyses

Requirements

• 4 to 6 years of compensation experience
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets modeling with large datasets
• Hands-on work with HRIS, compensation data platforms, and benchmarking tools
• Comfort using AI tools with a preference for automating analytical tasks
• Experience administering broad-based and variable or incentive compensation programs
• Ability to translate complex analysis into clear, actionable recommendations
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment handling sensitive data, and high ownership

Skills & tools

• Excel and Google Sheets (advanced)
• HRIS platforms
• Compensation benchmarking tools
• AI and automation tools

Practical notes

• Base pay Zone 1 (Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Bellevue, WA; Washington, DC): $136,000 to $160,000 USD
• Base pay Zone 2 (Denver, CO; Westlake, TX; Chicago, IL): $120,000 to $141,000 USD
• Base pay Zone 3 (Lake Mary, FL; Clearwater, FL; Gainesville, FL): $106,000 to $125,000 USD
• Additional compensation includes bonus opportunities, equity, and 401(k) matching
• 100% employer-paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health support
• Lifestyle wallet for wellness, learning, and flexible spending
• Paid time off, company holidays, sick time, and parental leave
• Office perks include catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces
• Reasonable accommodations available upon request

About the company

Robinhood Markets Inc. is an American financial services company headquartered in Menlo Park California. The firm operates an electronic trading platform that supports stocks exchange traded funds options index options futures contracts event contracts on prediction markets and cryptocurrency. It also provides cryptocurrency wallets wealth management services credit cards and other banking products. Some banking services are offered through partnerships with banks insured by the FDIC. The company runs a venture capital arm and an independent media subsidiary called Sherwood.News. The platform serves more than 27 million funded customers and holds over 307 billion dollars in total platform assets. Services are available in the United States the United Kingdom and for cryptocurrency and tokenized securities in the European Union. Bitstamp the company's cryptocurrency exchange holds licenses in Singapore Luxembourg the United Kingdom Slovenia and the United States. The platform does not offer trading in mutual funds preferred stocks bonds certain high risk penny stocks or new options positions during the final thirty minutes of the trading session on expiration dates. The business focuses on broadening access to financial markets through a mobile first approach and a range of investment and banking tools.