Solutions Consultant, Data & Insights

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ABOUT PAYSCALE Payscale is the pioneer of compensation intelligence, helping organizations make smarter pay decisions that drive business performance. For more than 20 years, Payscale has combined trusted market data with AI-powered technology to deliver actionable insights that turn pay from a cost into a catalyst for growth. The Payscale Intelligence Cloud portfolio of solutions — Ascent, JobNav, and Paycycle — empower top companies and businesses like Cintas, Leidos, Chipotle, Ohio State University, and TJX Companies. Create confidence in your compensation. Payscale. To learn more, visit www.payscale.com http://www.payscale.com. Job Summary As a Solutions Consultant, Compensation Data & Insights, your primary responsibility is to help customers understand, trust, and apply compensation data to real business decisions. You partner with our go-to-market organization to help customers evaluate the best data fits for them while clearly articulating how Payscale’s compensation data supports accurate, defensible, and equitable pay outcomes. This role is for someone who is fluent in compensation data, benchmarking logic, survey methodology, Payscale’s unique data set and market pricing conversations—and who can translate that expertise into clear executive-level insight. What You'll Do - Compensation Advisory - Support conversations focused on how customers price jobs, benchmark roles, manage internal equity, and respond to market movement - Diagnose data quality issues, coverage gaps, and confidence challenges in existing compensation approaches - Advise customers on appropriate data sets and market pricing strategies based on role scope, geography, industry, and maturity Compensation Data Expertise - Explain compensation data methodology, sources, sample sizes, aging, cuts, and reliability with clarity and credibility - Help customers interpret market ranges, percentiles, and trends to support their ideal compensation strategy - Compare and contextualize different compensation data approaches (Payscale’s data, third party surveys, blended sources, modeled data) Insight & Value Storytelling - Translate compensation data into narratives that resonate with HR, Finance, and executive stakeholders - Tie market insights to business outcomes such as attraction, retention, pay equity, and cost management - Help customers move from reactive pricing to more proactive, data-informed compensation decisions Pre-Sales Partnership - Partner with Account Managers, Account Executives and our Customer facing organization to support the data side of deal strategy, technical validation, and executive discussions - Tailor conversations to customer maturity—from foundational benchmarking to advanced market strategy - Support customer evaluation processes with clear, defensible data positioning What We're Looking For - 4–7+ years of experience in compensation, compensation consulting, survey analytics, or data-driven advisory roles - Deep understanding of compensation benchmarking, job pricing, and market data interpretation - Strong ability to explain data concepts to non-technical audiences without oversimplifying - Comfort engaging with senior HR, Total Rewards, and Finance leaders - Experience influencing decisions through insight and credibility Nice to Have - Background in compensation surveys, consulting firms, or labor market analytics - Familiarity with statistical concepts related to market data (percentiles, distributions, aging) - Experience supporting enterprise-level compensation programs - Prior exposure to pre-sales or customer-facing advisory roles What Success Looks Like - Customers trust Payscale’s compensation data and understand how to apply it to their pay decisions - Buyers view you as a compensation expert, not a product expert - Conversations shift from tool comparisons to data confidence and decision quality - Deals close with strong executive alignment around compensation strategy Location Payscale has an employee centric remote-first model that provides you the flexibility to do your best work in a space that supports you, while also finding time to collaborate in person for the moments that matter. In our remote-first model, employees can work from the location that works best for them. We do not have centralized corporate offices. Employees can choose to work from home, in company-paid co-working spaces, or any combination of the two that best suits their unique needs. If you work from home, we recommend ensuring that you can meet the following technology, equipment and workspace requirements: - High-Speed Internet - A stable broadband or fiber connection (satellite is highly discouraged) with a minimum speed of 100 Mbps in a dedicated workspace that has a reliable Wi-Fi signal. - Device for Multifactor Authentication (MFA/2FA) - smartphone, tablet, etc. When it matters (usually no more than a few times a year) we take the time to gather for in-person events. Payscale has employees across the US, Canada, UK, The Philippines and Romania however we are currently unable to hire in the Quebec Province, Northern Ireland, and Hawaii. Benefits and Perks All around awesome culture where together we strive to live our 5 values: - Data informed decision making. - Customer first. Always. - Succeed together. - Relentless about results. Obsessed with excellence. - Lead the change. Shape the standard. An open and inclusive environment where you’ll learn and grow through programs and resources like: - Monthly company All Hands meetings - Regular opportunities for executive leadership exposure through things like AMAs - Access to continued learning & development opportunities - Our commitment to a continuous feedback culture which allows us to drive performance and career growth - A growing network of Employee Resource Groups - Company sponsored volunteer hours - And more! Our more standard benefits - Flexible paid time off, giving you the opportunity to rest, relax and recharge away from work - 14 Paid Company Holidays, includes 2 floating holidays (you choose!) - A comprehensive benefits plan including medical, dental, life, vision, disability, and life insurance covered up to 100% by Payscale - Unlimited infertility coverage benefits through our medical plans - Additional supplemental health benefits offered to you and your family - 401(k) retirement program with a fully vested immediate company match - 16 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents - Health Savings Account (HSA) options and company contributions each pay period - Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options for pre-tax employee allocations - Annual remote work stipend to be used on wellness or home office equipment Equal Opportunity Employer: We embrace equal employment opportunity. Payscale is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. It is our policy that employees will not be subjected to unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, marital status, sexual orientation, political ideology, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to: recruitment, hiring, transfers, promotions, training, discipline, termination, compensation and benefits, performance appraisals, education, and social and recreational programs. We know the confidence gap https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/05/the-confidence-gap/359815/ and imposter syndrome https://fortune.com/2024/06/21/high-functioning-achievers-imposter-syndrome-career-ladder/ can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you. If you have a disability or impairment and need assistance with the application process, please email recruiting@payscale.com for support. Fraud Alert: Payscale values security and privacy. During your job application and interview process, we will never ask for your personal banking or financial information, social security number, or other sensitive information, if you are unsure if a message is from Payscale, please email recruiting@payscale.com