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JOB DESCRIPTION
Title: Compensation Analyst
Department Code & Name: 311 - Finance - Central
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Remote (U.S.-based) with occasional travel for site visits and business-related events
Job Level & Type: Individual Contributor
About LOVB (League One Volleyball):
League One Volleyball (LOVB) is reimagining women's sports. Launched in 2019, our company is a mission-led sports performance, training and media enterprise that will change the game of volleyball in the USA and empower new generations of female athletes.
It is a groundbreaking time for volleyball in the US with our historic triple Olympic Gold medals in Women's Indoor, Beach and Sitting Volleyball. Volleyball is already the #1 most played girls' youth sport. There are 38M current and former players today. Of major sports, it's the only one that is women-first (~90% of players are female). But the volleyball market has been almost
entirely missed by traditional sports investors, brands, and media.
LOVB is capturing this opportunity by creating a strong club business, and from that built-in audience and fandom, is creating the best Pro League in the world and a digital ecosystem that will connect all aspects of LOVB. This community-up approach will drive participation and fandom, while enabling greater empowerment for girls and young women living this amazing sport. In this role, you will join a mission-driven, roll-up-your-sleeves team of innovators and builders who have come together to change the paradigm of professional volleyball and women's sports.
Job Summary:
The Compensation Analyst plays a critical role in supporting and optimizing LOVB's compensation programs across all business units. This position is responsible for analyzing, benchmarking, and administering compensation structures that attract, retain, and motivate top talent while ensuring internal equity and fiscal responsibility. You will partner closely with Finance, People Success, and leadership to deliver data-driven insights that inform pay decisions, workforce planning and labor cost management. This position blends analytical rigor with operational excellence, supporting compensation cycles, incentive programs, and job architecture while helping scale compensation practices that reflect LOVB's values of transparency, trust, and community while supporting sustainable growth.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain financial models to support forward looking workforce planning, labor forecasting and scenario analyses.
• Track and analyze actual people costs against budget and forecasts, identifying variances and delivering actionable insights to Finance, People Success, and department leaders.
• Own and manage headcount approval processes, including evaluation of new roles, backfills, and role changes to ensure alignment with budget, strategic priorities and organizations structure.
• Conduct market pricing and benchmarking analyses to evaluate external competitiveness and internal equity across roles.
• Maintain and evolve salary bands, pay ranges, and job leveling structures in alignment with company growth and compensation philosophy.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and hiring managers to provide compensation guidance for new hire offers, ensuring alignment with internal equity and budget.
• Support compensation processes including merit cycles, promotions, and incentive administration, while ensuring accurate documentation and system updates.
• Administer short-term incentive plans and support equity tracking and reporting in partnership with Finance and Legal.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reporting to track compensation metrics, trends, and key performance indicators.

• Strong knowledge of compensation fundamentals including market pricing, salary banding, and incentive structures.
• Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills including modeling and scenario analysis.
• Experience working with compensation survey tools and HRIS systems.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Clear and confident communicator capable of explaining compensation concepts to varied audiences.
• High level of discretion and integrity when handling sensitive information.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Ability to synthesize complex data and tell a compelling story that influences leadership decision-making.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Human Resources, or related field.
• 3-5 years of progressive experience in compensation, financial analysis, or total rewards.
• Experience supporting equity or stock-based compensation programs.
• Preferred: Experience in high-growth, startup, or sports-related environments.

• Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with shifting priorities.
• Solutions-oriented and able to identify when to escalate issues or challenges.
• Strong collaborator with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Capable of working independently while effectively partnering with a distributed, remote team.
• Positive, proactive, organized, and creative - brings fresh ideas to problem-solving.
• Highly adaptable and eager to learn in a rapidly evolving environment.

• Ability to operate a computer and use a keyboard, mouse, and video conferencing tools.
• Ability to clearly communicate via video, phone, and written channels.
• Occasional travel may be required for site visits and events.