Senior Total Rewards Analyst

Description

About Fermi America

Fermi America (Nasdaq and LSE: FRMI) develops next-generation private electric grids that deliver highly redundant power at gigawatt scale. Project Matador, our behind-the-meter energy and compute campus, spans more than 7,500 acres in Carson County, Texas, near Amarillo. It is designed to combine natural gas, advanced nuclear, solar, battery storage, and utility grid power to serve hyperscale AI and advanced computing.

We are headquartered in Dallas, with a permanent on-site presence in Amarillo.

About the role

The Senior Total Rewards Analyst supports the design, implementation, and day-to-day administration of Fermi America's compensation and benefits programs, policies, and processes. Reporting to the Vice President, Total Rewards, you will run our core annual cycles, including the merit review cycle, the promotions cycle, and benefits open enrollment.

You will also provide the analysis behind pay and benefits decisions and help build programs that scale with the company. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys both the numbers and the people side of total rewards.

What you will do

Compensation

• Support the design, implementation, and administration of base pay, short-term incentive, and long-term incentive programs.
• Run the annual merit review cycle end to end: budget modeling, merit guidelines, manager training, data validation, approvals, and system uploads.
• Manage the annual promotions cycle and review off-cycle pay changes for consistency with guidelines, internal equity, and budget.
• Evaluate and price jobs using salary survey data, recommend levels and pay ranges, and advise on new-hire offers.
• Help build and maintain job architecture, salary structures, and FLSA exempt/non-exempt classifications; manage annual salary survey submissions.
• Support equity plan administration and executive compensation work, including peer benchmarking and Compensation Committee and proxy materials.

Benefits

• Administer health, welfare, and retirement programs, such as medical, dental, vision, life, disability, HSA/FSA, EAP, and 401(k).
• Plan and execute annual open enrollment: plan and rate updates, system configuration and testing, employee communications and sessions, carrier file feeds, and post-enrollment audits.
• Serve as the day-to-day contact for brokers, carriers, and third-party administrators, and resolve escalated employee issues.
• Analyze plan cost, utilization, and renewal proposals to inform plan design and vendor decisions.
• Help coordinate leave of absence and disability administration with vendors, Payroll, and HR partners.

Policy, Compliance, and Operations

• Draft and maintain compensation and benefits policies, procedures, and guidelines, and ensure they are applied consistently.
• Support compliance with FLSA, ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, Section 125, and state requirements, as well as pay equity reviews and audits.
• Prepare data for annual filings and testing.
• Partner with HRIS, Payroll, and Finance to keep compensation and benefits data, system configuration, and pay changes accurate.

Analytics and Communication

• Build models, reports, and dashboards on compensation and benefits cost, participation, and market competitiveness.
• Create clear communications and tools, such as total rewards statements, manager guides, and employee FAQs.

Answer complex compensation and benefits questions from employees, managers, and HR partners, and improve and automate processes as the company scales. 

Requirements

What you will bring

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in compensation, benefits, or total rewards, with hands-on work in both compensation and benefits.
• Direct experience running annual cycles such as merit and bonus planning, promotions, and benefits open enrollment.
• Proficiency in job evaluation and market pricing using published salary surveys.
• Working knowledge of FLSA, ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, and related regulations.
• Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and cost modeling.
• Experience with HRIS and benefits administration platforms, such as Workday, Paylocity, Oracle HCM, or ADP.
• Strong analytical skills, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain complex programs in plain language.
• Sound judgment and discretion with highly confidential information.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Preferred qualifications

• Professional certification, such as WorldatWork Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) or Certified Benefits Professional (CBP), Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS), or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP.
• Public company experience, including equity plan administration (RSUs and stock options), stock plan administration platforms, and executive compensation disclosures.
• Experience in energy, power generation, utilities, construction, or other industrial sectors.
• Experience supporting both corporate and site-based employee populations.
• Experience building total rewards programs at a high-growth or newly public company.
• Proficiency with data visualization tools, such as Power BI or Tableau.

Why Fermi America

You will help build the total rewards foundation for a company developing gigawatt-scale private power for AI and advanced computing. You will work closely with the VP, Total Rewards, and your work will shape programs across the organization.

Equal opportunity employer

Fermi America is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.