As a global compensation analyst, your job is to conduct an analysis of salary data and the annual performance of employees to help create a better industry pay structure. In this role, you may read and create reports, help determine which benefits to offer employees, and otherwise support efforts to get the best possible return on salary investments. Global compensation analysts usually work for multinational companies and may need to account for local laws and regulations on topics like vacation time. Global compensation analysts often work as part of a human resources department, though some work as outside contractors for companies that are not large enough to need a full-time analyst.