Business Analyst
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Texas, Irving | |
| 7000 State Highway 161 (Show on map) | |
 Jul 02, 2025 | |
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OverviewMicrosoft prides itself on being able to attract and retain the best and the brightest talent of our industry. One big piece of the talent management puzzle is making sure that our levels of compensation and benefits are competitive, and we are able to effectively manage employees' experience with compensation.Do you enjoy using your quantitative and analytical skills to find and solve big problems? Are you passionate about enabling data-based decisions to tackle strategic challenges? We are looking for someone to do just that in the context of Microsoft's biggest asset - our people.As a Business Analyst, you will support the analytics strategy that powers our compensation programs. You'll help ensure our compensation and benefits remain competitive and effective by delivering insights that guide decisions across the organization. This role is key in delivering on the program team's charter to deliver high quality compensation with data driven decisions. This role consults with regional C&B (compensation & benefits) manager(s) and the broader compensation team to assess Microsoft's cash and stock programs, recommend salary increase budgets and sales pay mix changes, delivers standardized and ad-hoc analysis and reporting to further evolve Microsoft's compensation strategy and programs to meet the changing business demands for a leading technology firm.Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
ResponsibilitiesOwn the holistic and forward thinking data and analytics roadmap and strategy for the program team and ensure it aligns with the broader Microsoft HR data strategy, including assessing when to use PowerBI or other tools to most effectively deliver for the program teamsImplement the data strategy and own the accompanying internal analyses and tools; identify opportunities to improve outside of our current line of sightInnovate and create next-generation tools, dashboards, and insights to enhance business efficiency and inform strategic decisionsTranslate findings into succinct, actionable business insights, often in coordination with compensation program managers who help you tell a holistic storyCommunicate results effectively for impact and provide follow-up insights in a timely mannerParticipate in global and/or regional compensation survey with leading compensation and benefit consulting firms; procure survey data and prepare for upload into Microsoft's central market analysis toolSupport global compensation consultant and regional C&B managers to complete role or segment market competitive analysis throughout the year to inform critical decisions on talent attraction, retention, and pay mix changesMight be required to monitor, track, triage and assign cases to other compensation consultantsEmbody our culture and values | |