Compensation Analyst
McKinsey & Company
IT
San Jose, CA, USA · Lisbon, Portugal · Poznań, Poland
Posted on Feb 14, 2026
Compensation Analyst
Job ID: 105689
Do you want to work on complex and pressing challenges—the kind that bring together curious, ambitious, and determined leaders who strive to become better every day? If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place.
Your Impact
As a Compensation Analyst, you will be part of the Tech, Assets, and Client Capability Network (CCN) Compensation Team within the Global Compensation Function (GCF).
This group shapes the global compensation philosophy, strategy, design, and delivery for one of the largest segments of the firm. You will work closely with regional compensation teams spread around the world. In this role, you will engage in a variety of initiatives that support our principles-based compensation design across career paths and geographies, aligned with our goal of creating an unrivaled environment for our people.
You will support defining and implementing the compensation strategy for career pathways across our growing population of technology and expertise-based roles. Close collaboration with our Talent and Professional Development colleagues, as well as the other compensation Centers of Excellence and our regional compensation teams, will be essential to your role. You will help ensure our compensation structures are competitively positioned by monitoring external benchmarks, attrition and attraction data, and market trends.
Further you will need to evaluate whether structures follow agreed upon strategic approach globally, partnering with Market Compensation Leads (MCLs) to roll out any updates to global Talent strategies. You will need to quickly become an expert in building compensation structures for assigned paths and partner with market compensation leads to update structures and place colleagues accordingly. You will prepare robust analyses of our internal people data on various metrics including attrition, offer acceptance, time in role, etc. and then synthesize this data into communications to keep GCF, path, and practice leaders informed and to assess and syndicate the need any changes.
You will also support the roll-out of various tools to support mid-year/year-end activities and provide guidance to regional compensation teams on topics specific to the Tech, Assets, and CCN areas of the firm. Specifically, you will own communication to PD and practice leadership around capping of colleagues. Finally, you will support GCF’s Operational Excellence team with their audits as needed.
Your Growth
You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact.
In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.
When you join us, you will have:
- Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
- A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
- Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.
Your qualifications and skills
- Bachelor's degree required (concentration in HR, business or math-related area is preferred)
- 2+ years minimum job-related experience
- Expert Excel (with knowledge of advanced Excel formulas), PowerPoint and Word user; basic knowledge of PowerBI and creating AI agents
- Previous exposure to compensation data and structures, benchmarking, and prior support of external clients or internal compensation teams is preferred
- Strong quantitative skills with experience in building models
- Experience capturing and organizing data in a manner that allows for impactful analysis and insights
- Ability to work well under tight deadlines and juggle multiple responsibilities in a calm & composed manner
- Ability to handle confidential material discretely
- Extremely detail oriented and a logical, highly structured thinker
- Analytically minded
- Strong work ethic and comfort operating in a results-oriented culture
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; must be able to communicate clearly, comfortably, and professionally with internal and external stakeholders, potentially including senior leaders
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FOR U.S. APPLICANTS: McKinsey & Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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Job Skill Group - CSSA
Job Skill Code - CAN - Compensation Analyst
Function - Operations
Industry - Financial Services
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Posted to LinkedIn Date - Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 GMT 2026
LinkedIn Posting City - Poznan
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LinkedIn Posting Country - Poland
LinkedIn Job Title - Compensation Analyst
LinkedIn Function - Finance;Strategy / Planning
LinkedIn Industry - Financial Services
LinkedIn Seniority Level - Associate
Job Skill Code - CAN - Compensation Analyst
Function - Operations
Industry - Financial Services
Post to LinkedIn - Yes
Posted to LinkedIn Date - Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 GMT 2026
LinkedIn Posting City - Poznan
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LinkedIn Posting Country - Poland
LinkedIn Job Title - Compensation Analyst
LinkedIn Function - Finance;Strategy / Planning
LinkedIn Industry - Financial Services
LinkedIn Seniority Level - Associate