About Tekion:
Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe.
Summary:
The Associate Principal Compensation Analyst serves as a senior individual contributor and subject-matter expert within the Compensation team. This role partners closely with People Partners, Talent, and Finance to design, evaluate, and administer Tekion’s global compensation programs. The analyst provides strategic guidance on market competitiveness, pay equity, incentive design, and compensation governance, ensuring alignment with Tekion’s total rewards philosophy and business strategy.
Duties and Responsibilities:- Lead complex analyses to evaluate market competitiveness of base, variable, and equity compensation programs.
- Partner with People Business Partners and business leaders to develop and model compensation proposals for new and existing roles.
- Manage annual and ad hoc compensation cycle analytics, including merit, promotion, and bonus reviews.
- Conduct market benchmarking and participate in compensation surveys to maintain accurate, current market data.
- Develop compensation models, dashboards, and forecasting tools to support people and finance decision-making.
- Advise leadership on compensation frameworks for emerging job families, new geographies, and organizational growth initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with internal governance standards, pay transparency laws, and global reporting requirements.
- Serve as a compensation consultant to senior People partners, providing interpretation and recommendations for complex pay scenarios.
- Lead cross-functional projects related to job architecture, levelling, and total rewards enablement.
- Job Complexity: Performs highly complex analyses requiring deep technical expertise and strong business judgment. Solves problems that are broad in scope and often require a cross-functional approach.
- Required Supervision: Operates independently with minimal direction; work is reviewed primarily for strategic alignment and policy consistency.
- Expertise: Recognized internal expert in compensation analytics, benchmarking, and program design; influences decisions through data-driven insights and thought leadership.
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Economics, Business, or related field; Master’s preferred.
- Experience with compensation within a technology or software development company is required.
- 12+ years of experience in compensation analysis, consulting, or total rewards design.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, data modeling, and analytics; experience with Workday, Radford, or other survey platforms required.
- Strong understanding of job architecture frameworks, market pricing, and global pay regulations.
- Excellent analytical, presentation, and storytelling skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- CCP or similar professional certification preferred
Competencies:
Competency
Key Behaviors and Expectations
Customer First
Puts customer needs and trust at the center of all decisions and team strategies.
Drive for Results
Sets and achieves ambitious goals, removes roadblocks, and maintains accountability and a high-performance team culture.
Outpace Possibilities
Champions new ideas, encourages experimentation, and supports team learning from every outcome.
One Team
Builds strong, collaborative teams, fosters open communication, and creates a sense of belonging.
Technical/Business Acumen
Applies strategic, technical, and market insights to guide team and business outcomes effectively.
Interpersonal/Leadership Skills
Coaches, gives feedback, addresses performance issues, and supports ongoing growth for all members. Also, navigates culture and structure, manages conflict, and models agility and resilience.
Problem Solving/Strategic Thinking
Anticipates trends, makes sound decisions under ambiguity, and aligns teams to long-term vision.
Sponsorship
- Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Travel:
10-15% for possible meetings, company events etc. Travel could be by plane or other means of transportation and could entail overnights.
Perks and Benefits
- Competitive compensation and generous stock options
- 100% employer-paid top-of-the-line medical, dental and vision coverage
- Great benefits including unlimited PTO, parental leave and free snacks and beverages
- The opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds from Silicon Valley’s most dominant and successful companies
- Be part of an early stage, hyper-growth start-up with the opportunity to grow and prosper
- Work on the latest and coolest technologies – everything is home-grown and built ground-up
- A dynamic work environment with a strong sense of community and collaboration
- The open and transparent culture that encourages innovation, rewards performance and discourages hierarchy
- Exciting opportunities for career growth and development
Current Tekion Employees – Please apply via Greenhouse Internal Job Board
The salary range describes the minimum to maximum base salary range for this position across applicable US locations. The actual compensation offered may vary from the posted hiring range based on geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. In addition to the compensation listed, this position may be eligible for equity compensation, and/or a bonus or commission whereby total compensation may exceed base salary depending on individual or company performance. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
Tekion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, victim of violence or having a family member who is a victim of violence, the intersectionality of two or more protected categories, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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