Compensation & Benefits Analyst

Vast is looking for a Compensation & Benefits Analyst, reporting to the Senior Compensation Manager, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. 

Responsibilities: 

• This role involves conducting market research, participating in salary surveys, and developing competitive and equitable salary recommendations.
• Maintain quarterly compensation related dashboards, regular on-going reporting, and ad-hoc reporting as needed.
• Stay abreast of relevant federal, state and local laws related to compensation and recommend plan changes accordingly.
• Conduct job analysis and market pricing.
• Develops analytical tools and templates to be used for analysis.
• Prepares and maintains job descriptions for each position in the organization; ensuring descriptions accurately reflect the work being performed by incumbents.
• Supports the administration of the company's benefits and health plans and programs.
• Performs quality checks and audits of benefits-related data.
• Responsibilities include benefits tracking cost trends, recommending plan changes to ensure they remain competitive and cost-effective.
• Support open enrollment enrollment.
• Collaborate with vendors and brokers to optimize benefit offerings.
• Develop material and support communication around the total rewards package.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in compensation or related field
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or related field or equivalent years of experience

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Ability to prioritize workload, demonstrate initiative, and manage competing priorities.
• Experience in a tech start-up or high growth company.
• Strong technical knowledge of excel required including development of spreadsheets with formulas, functions, pivot tables, lookups.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and multitasking abilities.

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel at least once a year to our Mojave facility and as needed to our Hawthorne location
• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones