Compensation Analyst, Specialist

Malvern, PA March 26, 2026 Full Time Workday
Details: Join Vanguard’s Total Rewards team as a Compensation Analyst. In this role, you will support a wide array of compensation processes and projects. You will partner with our team of Compensation Consultants to evaluate roles, conduct compensation analyses, and provide guidance to business leaders. Your focus will include areas such as job evaluation, survey participation, compensation benchmarking, job change analyses, and year-end compensation. You will also help improve our compensation practices, guidelines, and procedures. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, proficiency in Excel, and excellent communication skills. You should be comfortable analyzing large datasets to find key insights and trends. Familiarity with job evaluations, salary structures, and market benchmarking is preferred. Experience with Workday is a plus, as you will support various compensation processes within the platform. Attention to detail and a commitment to high-quality work and customer service are important for success in this role. Core Responsibilities 1. Conducts job family design, job evaluations, salary increase reviews and benchmark reviews to ensure crew pay is internally equitable and externally competitive. 2. Manages and contributes to a work stream for strategic initiatives that span across base pay, sales and incentives, executive compensation and Vanguard's overall compensation philosophy. Monitors the effectiveness of existing compensation policies and procedures and recommends plan revisions to compete with market trends. 3. Conducts compensation benchmarking exercises and manages surveys to support competitive analysis of compensation programs. Performs trend analysis and industry best practices research to support enterprise decision making. Conducts and participates in compensation surveys. 4. Assists with compiling and preparing reports for the purpose of providing written support and conveying information to senior management. 5. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications Three years related work experience. Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Special Factors Sponsorship Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position. About Vanguard At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission. To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best. How We Work Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience. Vanguard, one of the world's leading investment management companies, serves individual investors, institutions, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and financial professionals. We have a diverse and talented crew with a culture that promotes teamwork, along with an unwavering focus on serving our clients' best interests. This website uses "cookies" to distinguish you from other users. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers placed on your computer or device. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site and services. The cookies are stored locally on your computer or mobile device. To accept cookies you can continue browsing as normal. Or you can go to our Privacy Policy to read more information and learn how to change your preferences.
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  • The Vanguard Group is the world's second-largest asset manager with ~$10T AUM and ~21,000 employees, headquartered on a 100-acre wooded campus at 100 Vanguard Boulevard in Malvern PA, with major U.S. offices in Charlotte NC, Phoenix AZ, and Scottsdale AZ, plus international offices in London, Melbourne, Mexico City, and Shanghai.
  • Vanguard is mutually owned by its own funds (and through them by the funds' investors) — there is no IPO, no parent company, no founding family equity stake, and no external shareholder. This structure is the source of the firm's roughly 0.07 percent average expense ratio and is referenced in nearly every internal cultural conversation. Engaging with this structure understandingly is the single biggest cultural-fit signal you can send.
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