Hybrid Senior Analyst, Total Rewards, Benefits

at TASC

• Job title: Senior Analyst, Total Rewards, Benefits
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Waterloo, Belgium

About the role

• Senior Analyst supporting the Benefits Design team at Mastercard ensuring compliance with EU Pay Transparency Directive and managing benefits-related data responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Role holder will support the Benefits Design team in ensuring readiness and future ongoing compliance with the upcoming EU Pay Transparency Directive, with a specific focus on employee benefits data.
• This role will contribute to building robust processes for the “right to information” obligations and annual pay transparency reporting requirements by consolidating benefits-related data, conducting quality checks, supporting analyses, and collaborating with different partners such as the Benefits Delivery, the Compensation Team and the GBSC (shared services) teams.
• Support the preparation and maintenance of data (Country Benefits Summary) required for right to information requests, ensuring accurate and fully documented benefits information for employees/candidates.
• Partnership with the Benefits Delivery team in compiling, reviewing, and organizing benefits data needed for pay transparency reporting.
• Maintain and update benefits data sets in a dedicated platform, required for reporting and compliance processes.
• Support the mapping of benefits across countries to ensure consistent categorization aligned with internal governance.
• Conduct regular data quality checks, identify anomalies, and partner with Benefits Delivery/GBSC to resolve discrepancies.
• Monitor evolving guidance related to the EU Pay Transparency Directive and contribute to internal updates.
• Support basic analysis of benefits data to highlight trends, gaps, or inconsistencies.
• Act as the key point of contact for HR technology development projects related to benefits administration (automation, integration with third parties).
• Support requirements gathering for new system features, data integrations, and automation tools.
• Partner with Benefits Delivery and technology teams during testing cycles (UAT), validating results and raising defects where needed.
• Support the collection, comparison, and analysis of benefits and leave programs across Europe.
• Maintain up‑to‑date benchmarking data to identify gaps, trends, and opportunities for alignment with the company’s Total Rewards philosophy.
• Assist in preparing summaries and recommendations for leadership based on benchmarking findings.

Requirements

• Strong analytical and data-handling skills; comfort working with spreadsheets and large data sets.
• High attention to detail and ability to maintain data accuracy.
• Understanding of HR concepts, particularly compensation & benefits or payroll.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a project-based environment.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to summarize insights for non‑technical audiences.
• Proficiency in Excel; ability to perform lookups, pivot tables, and data quality checks.
• Ability to read/interpret legal documents and regulatory requirements
• Consistently delivered accurate, high quality and well-organized reports on benefits metrics and data
• Experience working in a global organization
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
• Interest in European employment regulations or pay transparency.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a structured project environment.
• Curiosity, willingness to learn, and proactive problem‑solving mindset.

Benefits

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines