*Requisition ID: *[[id]] * Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued.* People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals. We are *Beautifully Different*. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey. * About American Water* American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water’s 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders. As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $40 to $42 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities. American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions. For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. * American Water has an immediate opening for a full time Compensation Analyst. Do you have experience with conducting market analysis, and proficiency with Microsoft Excel this opportunity is for YOU! APPLY TODAY for immedaite consideration!* _ *Primary Role*_ Provides compensation services to department leaders and HR team on various matters such as salary management, compensation programs, employee and manager education and communication, job design and evaluation, corporate policies/procedures interpretation to ensure the successful development, implementation and administration of compensation practices while balancing internal equity and market competiveness across the business. _ *Key Accountabilities*_ * Conduct market analysis and make recommendations to management to ensure recruitment and retention of employees; * Conduct job evaluations on new and existing positions, including content review, benchmarking, and market pricing * Coordinate annual merit increase and incentive pay programs to ensure accurate payments by target date; research and resolve related employee data issues. * Compare input & output files; assist with configuration and testing of compensation module; work with HRBPs to validate HRIS data. * Coordinate annual merit increase and incentive pay programs to ensure accurate payments by target date; research and resolve related employee data issues. * Compare input & output files; assist with configuration and testing of compensation module; work with HRBPs to validate HRIS data. * Influence decision-making process and final outcome by providing complex & detailed analysis/models, innovative recommendations, and expert advice to department leaders and HR team; * Perform analysis and make recommendations for special projects relating to salary/wage management, FLSA, job analysis and other compensation related matters. * Lead for data and information requests related to any potential M&A activity _ *Knowledge/Skills*_ * Analytical thinking skills. Ability to work as part of a team * Knowledge and experience developing, implementing and applying compensation concepts, practices, procedures and regulations. * Proficiency in using HRIS systems, and Microsoft Office suite with strong emphasis on Excel * Knowledge of design and implementation of variable compensation programs and exposure to Executive compensation preferred. _ *Experience/Education*_ * Bachelor's degree (Human Resources, Finance or related field) or equivalent work experience required. * 4 years progressive work in compensation and/or a related field. _ *Travel Requirements*_ * Minimal. * Active State Driver's License required with the ability to pass a motor vehicle report. _ *Work Environment*_ * Standard office environment _ *Competencies*_ Champions safety Collaborates Cultivates innovation Customer obsessed Drives Results Nimble learning * Join American Water...We Keep Life Flowing*™ * American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants* *based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.*