Senior Compensation Analyst

Company Description

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 17,000 people globally.

Job Description

The Senior Compensation Analyst reports to the Senior Manager, Total Rewards within the Compensation and Benefits COE of Louis Dreyfus Company (NAM).  This individual is responsible to provide leadership within the compensation component of Total Rewards and project management expertise to expedite execution of programs that support the strategic objectives and culture of the North American region. 

Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• Project Management:  Develops project plans and independently executes complex Total Rewards projects and to include the Annual Merit Planning process. 
• Total Rewards Process Improvement:  Able to recognize program and process improvement opportunities, records and verifies defects, analyzes cost and makes recommendations (or assists with recommendation) to ensure departmental and/or regional goals are met, and all issues resolved or escalated to another level for resolution. Partner with Total Rewards team to improve and automate compensation processes such as the hourly step progression program, survey data collection and consolidation. 
• Annual Compensation & Merit Planning:  Participants in the annual merit process by ensuring individual work streams are complete and the examination of data for quality.  Tracks progress, spend against budget and assists leaders and HR Managers with questions. 
• Data Integrity:  Ensures integrity of the Company’s salary administration program by using appropriate compensation practices and excellent quality driven methods to produce reports, research, salary projections and conduct complex calculations.
• Market Data and Job Evaluation:  Maintains knowledge and access of all survey sources and related processes.  Acts as a back-up to the Compensation Specialist for market data and job evaluation.
• Needs Analysis:  Proactively monitors and analyzes trends and issues related to compensation programs within the region and external market; performs financial analyses and modeling in order to develop recommendations that support business strategies.
• May administration of International Mobility program for the NAM region
• Partner with Finance and Payroll and HRIS departments to develop and perform monthly/quarterly reconciliation of activity related to all compensation programs

Qualifications

Education/Professional Certifications/Licenses

Basic qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree Human Resources or Accounting
• Extensive knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods to include Power BI
• Certifications:  CCP, CBP, CEBS

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s Degree in business related field
• Member of World at Work

Experience

Basic qualifications:

• Six plus years of experience in compensation
• Five years of project management experience.  
• Previous experience working within an international COE
• Previous experience leading the annual merit/bonus planning cycle within Workday and within traditional, non-integrated processes such as excel.

Additional Information

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What We Offer

We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

- Comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental and vision care coverage, flexible spending account plans, employee assistance program, life insurance and disability coverage
- 401k with Company Match
- Family Friendly Benefits including childbirth and parental leave, fertility and family building benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
- Hybrid work available (not applicable to all roles)

Diversity & Inclusion
LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards, with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion.
LDC encourages diversity, supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Equal employment opportunity (EEO)

Louis Dreyfus Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Sustainability
Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.
We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people, our business partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us