Compensation and Equity Programs Lead

What You’ll Do

As our Compensation Analyst in Pune, Maharashtra, India, you will work on time-sensitive and detailed analysis of offers, Market data, Salary ranges, merit process, etc. to support the Business in hiring and motivating the best talent we have. Every day you will review your task queue to identify top priorities. Then you’ll begin working to complete this work to support our leaders and employees across multiple business units to resolve their queries and find timely solutions.

What You’ll Need to Be Successful

• Execute compensation programs support activities, including assisting in the development, implementation, and administration of compensation policies and processes;
  conduct job audits and prepare job descriptions that accurately reflect responsibilities and requirements.

• Serve as a compensation subject-matter expert to HRBPs and business leaders, advising on market competitiveness, internal equity, and pay decisions through clear, data-driven insights.

• Partner with Talent Acquisition and People Partners to design competitive and internally aligned offer strategies;
  deliver training for TA, PP, and leaders on compensation fundamentals, offer decision-making, pay philosophy, and merit cycle readiness.

• Lead or participate in compensation surveys, analyzing external data to assess market competitiveness;
  review proposed salary actions for alignment with established guidelines and governance practices.

• Own the annual market pricing process, selecting survey sources, performing accurate job matching, and interpreting market results to inform salary structures and pay positioning recommendations.

• Identify and recommend solutions to compensation-related issues, offering corrective actions that enhance fairness, consistency, and policy adherence.

• Support the planning and execution of annual pay cycles, including merit, promotion, and bonus programs—ensuring system readiness, producing modeling and insights, enabling leader decision-making, and completing post-cycle analysis.

• Develop advanced analytical models to forecast compensation costs, assess pay compression risks, evaluate hiring affordability, and identify retention vulnerabilities.

• Provide recommendations for salary structures and job architecture, including updates to role design, leveling, and organizational frameworks based on market data and business needs.

• Monitor and interpret compensation-related regulatory requirements, advising on necessary adjustments to ensure compliance across programs, processes, and policies.

About Your Team

We do Compensation differently. Driven by our orange spirit, we lead with energy and humility. We’ve got each other’s backs. And we celebrate every win – no matter the size. Every day presents a new opportunity to improve and learn from those around you. Guided by our success traits, we’re putting the action in to make Avalara a great place to work.

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree with minimum of 7 years of relevant experience