Senior Compensation Analyst

About the role

Are you ready to build America’s energy future? Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company. We’re revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable, even during extended periods of stress. By strengthening the electric system and reimagining what’s possible, we’re giving clean energy a whole new form!

In recent years, Form Energy has earned a number of accolades, including being named by TIME as a “Best Invention”, MIT Technology Review as a “Top Climate Tech Company To Watch”, and Fast Company as “One of the Next Big Things In Tech”. We are making rapid progress on our mission of delivering energy storage for a better world, and our team is growing just as rapidly to meet demand. We have signed contracts with leading electric utilities across the United States and production of our iron-air batteries is underway at our first high-volume manufacturing facility in West Virginia.

Working for Form Energy is more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something extraordinary. And now - right as we significantly scale up battery manufacturing - might be the most exciting moment in the company’s history to join. We are assembling a team of highly talented and driven individuals across the country. Driven by our core values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, our team is determined to deliver on our mission and transform the energy landscape for the better.

Feeling energized to make a meaningful impact on the world? Then keep reading - you’ve come to the right place.

Role Description

Form Energy is hiring an experienced Senior Compensation Analyst to join our Total Rewards team. In this role, you will lead salary benchmarking, shape our job structures, and help manage our pay programs. You will serve as a trusted advisor to HR partners and leadership. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and be part of the growth of a fast-moving company with breakthrough technology and an incredible mission!

Relocation assistance is available.

What You'll Do

• Market Pricing & Benchmarking: Lead participation in industry salary surveys, analyze competitive market data, and evaluate pay trends to maintain competitive compensation structures and regional pay differentials.
• Job Architecture & Leveling: Evaluate new and existing roles to establish accurate job levels, titles, and FLSA exemption statuses, ensuring consistent job descriptions and structural alignment and talent management.
• Program Administration & Consultation Facilitate the annual pay review process by building budgets, auditing data, and setting up tools. Partnering directly with HR and managers to advise on pay strategies.
• Regulatory Compliance, EEO & Pay Equity: Ensure compensation practices comply with federal, state, and local labor laws, including Federal and State EEO regulations, while performing ongoing internal pay equity reviews.
• Incentive Plan Administration: Help design, model, and audit short- and long-term incentive plans, partner with finance and payroll to validate cycle payouts, and manage plan rollouts.
• Data Analytics & Reporting: Build dynamic compensation models, dashboards, and ad-hoc reports to drive informed decision-making and help leadership visualize compensation metrics and talent costs.

What You'll Bring

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in HR Management, Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Math, Statistics, or a related field.
• Experience: 5+ years in Compensation, Total Rewards, or HR Analytics, with proven experience building enterprise Job Architecture frameworks.
• Rewards Strategy: Comprehensive understanding of Total Rewards, compensation philosophy, and competitive incentive design.
• Market Pricing: Hands-on experience with standard market-pricing tools.
• HRIS & Systems: Skilled in pulling data and running reports in major HRIS platforms and compensation software.
• Analytics & Competencies: Use of HR metrics to guide rewards strategy alongside strong consulting, project management, and communication skills.
• Preferred Certifications
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP).
• SHRM-CP or PHR.

#LI-Hybrid

Humanity is a cornerstone of Form Energy’s culture, and we make sure our compensation and benefits reflect that. Form Energy offers competitive salaries, stock options, and a holistic benefits package to ensure all employees have what they need to thrive while working here.

When it comes to you and your family’s health, we cover 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees - and 80% of healthcare premiums for dependents. This starts from day one. We also offer at least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents), and generous vacation policies to give employees time to recharge when needed.

Form Energy is committed to maintaining the privacy of our applicants. Please be aware that we will never solicit sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers or bank account details during the recruiting or hiring process.