Current Croner Job Openings
We are currently searching for candidates to fill the following positions:
COMPENSATION CONSULTANT - ANALYSIS LEAD
The Croner Company is looking for an experienced Compensation Consulting professional to lead the analysis and development of findings and recommendations on a variety of deliverables for our client engagements. The successful candidate will be intellectually curious and energized by solving complex problems. The Compensation Consultant – Analysis Lead will participate in project management and in client communications.
This position will reward your proven analytical acumen with an opportunity to grow your career with an ambitious consulting firm. Our core focus is advising Fortune 500 media companies, technology start-ups and philanthropic organizations how to structure their pay programs to attract and reward talent. Working in our boutique consulting firm provides a high-caliber professional opportunity that is not typically available to analysts in a larger firm.
As a key member of the Consulting Team, the Compensation Consultant – Analysis Lead will be relied upon regularly to:
- Take a leading role in designing and carrying out analyses for client projects
- Create presentations of data findings and recommendations to clients
- Build and manage large and complex models in MS Excel
- Produce original analyses using advanced Excel functions with minimal guidance
- Quickly and nimbly provide updates and edits to models, reports and presentations
- Research and organize data from publicly available sources, such as SEC filings
- Communicate effectively with internal and external clients
- Occasional travel required
Background and abilities required:
- Five to eight years of increasingly complex analytical experience
- Consulting firm experience
- Able to carry out and lead the analysis and delivery of findings on complex consulting projects
- Able to apply comprehensive knowledge of compensation practices to developing solutions for clients
- Able to communicate and validate findings to clients in meetings and presentations
- Expert MS Excel skills, including fluency with advanced functions in MS Excel
- Experience designing large models in MS Excel
- Experience creating macros in VBA preferred
- Able to work independently, contributing to project management of client assignments
- Able to produce insightful, original analyses with minimal direction
- Passion for producing excellent analyses for clients
- High degree of intellectual curiosity, critical thinking ability and persistence
- Comfortable solving challenges with new or incomplete data
- Able to synthesize, analyze and present data using multiple software tools
- Able to prioritize and manage workload; unshakable sense of urgency in responding to deadlines
- Compulsively accurate; takes ownership of work integrity
- Proven ability to quickly master new technologies to carry out analytical projects
- Expert writing and communication skills
- Comfortable with the dynamic and fast-paced nature of a consulting business
- Proactive in communicating project status and work progress to team and engagement manager at frequent intervals
- Fluency in MS PowerPoint
- B.A. or B.S.; demonstrated academic achievement; MBA a plus but not required
Our team works 50% of the time in our headquarters 13 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge. We believe that in-person collaboration enriches our experience and that our hybrid work schedule provides a beneficial balance.
Hiring range is $104,000 to $115,000 base salary. This role is also eligible for participation in our annual incentive plan. Compensation will be determined by factors including job-related knowledge, skills and experience.
We invite you to join our enterprising team. To inquire about this position, please contact Gabriel Barkin at gabriel@croner.com.
COMPENSATION CONSULTING ANALYST
The Croner Company is looking for an experienced Compensation Consulting Analyst to participate in the analysis and development of findings and recommendations on a variety of deliverables for our client engagements. The successful candidate will be intellectually curious and energized by solving complex problems. The Compensation Consulting Analyst will participate in project management and in client communications.
This position will reward your proven analytical acumen with an opportunity to grow your career with an ambitious consulting firm. Our core focus is advising Fortune 500 media companies, technology start-ups and philanthropic organizations how to structure their pay programs to attract and reward talent. Working in our boutique consulting firm provides a high-caliber professional opportunity that is not typically available to analysts in a larger firm.
As a key member of the Consulting Team, the Consulting Analyst will be relied upon regularly to:
- Participate in designing and carrying out analyses for client projects
- Create presentations of data findings and recommendations for clients
- Build and manage large and complex models in MS Excel
- Produce original analyses using advanced Excel functions
- Quickly and nimbly provide updates and edits to models, reports and presentations
- Research and organize data from publicly available sources, such as SEC filings
- Communicate effectively with internal and external clients
- Occasional travel may be required
Background and abilities required:
- Three to five years of increasingly complex analytical experience
- Knowledge of human resources compensation practices and strategies
- Expert MS Excel skills
- Compensation analysis experience
- Passion for producing excellent analyses for clients
- High degree of intellectual curiosity, critical thinking ability and persistence
- Perseverance in solving challenges with new or incomplete data
- Ability to synthesize, analyze and present data using multiple software tools
- Ability to prioritize and manage workload; unshakable sense of urgency in responding to deadlines
- Compulsively accurate; takes ownership of work integrity
- Proven ability to quickly master new technologies to carry out analytical projects
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- Understanding of the unpredictable and fast-paced nature of a consulting business
- Fluency in MS PowerPoint
- Exposure to statistical software such as SPSS, Stata or SAS a plus
- B.A. or B.S.; demonstrated academic achievement
Our team works 50% of the time in our headquarters 13 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge. We believe that in-person collaboration enriches our experience and that our hybrid work schedule provides a beneficial balance.
Hiring range is $82,000 to $95,500 base salary. This role is also eligible for participation in our annual incentive plan. Compensation will be determined by factors including job-related knowledge, skills and experience.
We invite you to join our enterprising team. To inquire about this position, please contact Gabriel Barkin at gabriel@croner.com.
ASSOCIATE COMPENSATION CONSULTING ANALYST
The Croner Company’s Consulting Team is actively seeking a curious and driven Associate Analyst. This role will contribute to the analysis and development of findings and recommendations on a variety of deliverables for our client engagements. The Associate Analyst will have the opportunity to grow their analytical, writing and project management skills and knowledge while contributing to a wide range of client projects. Our Associate Analysts are exposed to a broad range of projects with our well-known clients in major media, entertainment and philanthropic organizations.
This position will reward your proven analytical acumen with an opportunity to grow your career with an ambitious consulting firm. Our core focus is advising Fortune 500 media companies, technology start-ups and philanthropic organizations how to structure their pay programs to attract and reward talent. Working in our boutique consulting firm provides a high-caliber professional opportunity that is not typically available to Associate Analysts in a larger firm.
As a developing member of the Consulting Team, the Associate Analyst will be relied upon regularly to:
- Conduct original research and analysis to understand industry trends
- Analyze clients’ strategic, financial and organizational information to provide insights that will develop into relevant compensation solutions and strategies
- Collect, organize and analyze data relevant to developing solutions for compensation projects (e.g., compensation surveys and SEC filings)
- Participate in developing reports of findings and recommendations to be presented to boards of directors, business and human resources leaders
- Prepare analyses and presentations using MS Excel and PowerPoint
- Write, edit and update reports and other client-ready deliverables
- Manage large spreadsheets and models in MS Excel
- Set up and manage project files and related documents
- Communicate effectively with internal and external clients, including participating in client meetings and presentations
- Work within a team and take direction from multiple team members
- Occasional travel may be required
Background and abilities required for the role:
- High degree of intellectual curiosity and critical thinking ability
- A love of working with data and preparing data that impacts client decisions
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- Technical aptitude: highly proficient with MS Office products, specifically Excel and PowerPoint
- Compulsively accurate with extreme attention to detail: takes ownership of work quality and integrity
- Ability to learn and assimilate new software quickly to carry out analyses
- Enthusiasm for enhancing productivity through new tools and formulas
- Comfort-level with the challenge of ever-changing deadlines
- Ability to articulate questions, provide suggestions and defend analyses
- Derives a high degree of personal satisfaction from delivering excellent work
- Demonstrated academic achievement
- Bachelor’s degree in an intellectually rigorous field such as economics, philosophy, political science or other academic area
The hiring range for this role is $34.62 to $40.38 per hour. Compensation will be determined by a combination of factors including relevant skills and experience. This role is a non-exempt hourly position, 40 plus hours per week. Due to the nature of our client deadlines, it is typical for this role to work additional hours. Our team works 50% of the time in our headquarters 13 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge. We believe that in-person collaboration enriches our experience and that our hybrid work schedule provides a beneficial balance.
We invite you to join our enterprising team. To inquire about this position, please contact Gabriel Barkin at gabriel@croner.com.
ACCOUNT RELATIONS ASSOCIATE
Your relationships will be external and internal. In addition to serving our clients, you will be required to respond to internal requests and questions and to collaborate with Survey Team members as well as The Croner Company’s Consulting Team members and Operations staff.
This is a role with a wide variety of responsibilities, with a common theme of providing our clients and prospects and internal teams with great customer service while delivering the data and information they need to make pay and other decisions for their organizations. The successful candidate will be motivated to provide a level of service and assiduous follow-up and attention to detail that further connects our clients to our surveys and the other services we offer.
CORE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
Client Support Responsibilities
We are client-focused and proactive in responding to client inquiries and requests.
- Assist with annual marketing outreach to returning survey participants and new prospects
- Communicate with clients by email, phone and virtual meetings to track survey participation counts
- Provide clients with access to reports on our secure web portal, including generating passwords, providing instructions and troubleshooting web access
- Field general inquiries and information requests about our reports, surveys and consulting services
- Set up and track attendance for our client webinars and survey planning meetings
- Keep ongoing list of incoming current referrals and related projects
CRM Responsibilities
We meticulously update our CRM system with all client and prospect activity.
- Update accounts with survey participation purchase and content information
- Update CRM fields and account information; create fields, queries and forms
- Add and link accounts and contacts
- Enter all survey invoices for annual surveys and related products
- Crosscheck survey client payment status with Operations
- Utilize CRM, DemandBase and other resources to search and source updated contacts and company information for existing and new leads and accounts
- Generate lists and reports as requested for the Survey Team, and also for our Marketing staff and Finance staff
- Maintain CRM records for the Consulting and Operations Teams, ensuring clients are properly updated for survey, consulting and other activities
- Become a CRM superuser to generate needed reports about survey participants and consulting clients
Survey Planning Meeting Responsibilities
We host nine or more annual day-long planning meetings, either virtually or in various cities, with 10- 60+ clients in attendance.
- Communicate with attendees via phone, email and virtual meetings to invite participants and track attendance
- Produce and distribute pre- and post-meeting materials, including name tags, agendas, thank you notes and meeting highlights
- Coordinate logistics with meeting hosts, venues, food and beverage and other vendors and services
- Occasional light travel, including air travel
Administrative Support for Survey Report Production and Operations
This role will learn about our survey cycles by supporting our report production processes and other areas of the survey process.
- Provide word processing, proofreading and formatting support in the development of our reports under the direction of the Publishing Specialist
- Assist with tracking multiple report files and deadlines
The Croner Company reserves the right to add to or modify the responsibilities and duties of this position from time to time as it deems necessary and appropriate in response to business needs.
BACKGROUND AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
- Deeply ingrained client service orientation to respond to both internal and external customers
- Ability to independently research, prioritize and resolve a wide variety of client questions about our products and data
- Customer service or sales experience, administrative support experience
- Assiduous, timely and responsive follow-up
- 1-2 years of professional work experience
- Comprehensive MS Office skills, experienced and fluent in MS Word and MS Excel
- Technically proficient and able to master new software
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work with a variety of team members with different work styles
- Excellent English language skills, oral and written
- Experience working in a deadline-driven environment
- Compulsively accurate and committed the highest work quality
- Unwavering attention to detail
- Desire to continue to learn, be curious and problem-solve
- A. or B.S.; demonstrated academic achievement
- Ability to work in front of a computer for long periods of time, and lift up to 20 pounds
Hiring range is $29.81 – $34.62 per hour. Compensation will be determined by factors including job-related knowledge, skills and experience. This role is a non-exempt hourly position 30+ hours per week (up to 40 hours) in our headquarters workspace located 13 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Eligible for occasional remote work (up to 50%).
Benefits for 30+ hours / week include health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, optical, chiropractic and acupuncture insurance), a generous paid time off program and paid holidays, 401(k) participation with matching funds, life insurance and long-term disability insurance.
We invite you to join our enterprising team. To inquire about this position, please contact Gabriel Barkin at gabriel@croner.com.
EDITOR
The Editor position is a part-time content review, improvement and management role responsible for prompt and on-demand preparation and finalization of materials that will be presented to The Croner Company’s consulting clients and prospects. This role is responsible as well for development of style guides, Microsoft Office templates and other tools and workflow processes for the Consulting Team, with the goal of constant improvement of tools, consistency and efficiency. Materials produced by the Editor will include PowerPoint presentations, PDFs, Excel spreadsheets and charts, and Word documents. The Editor also may participate in the development and execution of other company content such as website and marketing materials.
This is a part-time, non-exempt hourly position.
CORE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
- Lead development of style guide, templates, tools, and content production processes
- Develop and communicate template usage guidelines and enhancements
- Edit for consistency in Croner style and voice, demonstrating general understanding of the consulting content and highlighting areas that can be further clarified or better worded
- Apply consistent company branding, formatting, and writing style to all published material
- Format and proofread materials in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Link Excel data to PowerPoint and Word documents and ensure high quality formatting
- Provide prompt, high quality internal and external customer service
- Perform additional duties related to producing internal and client-facing Consulting Team materials
The Croner Company reserves the right to add to or modify the responsibilities and duties of this position from time to time as it deems necessary and appropriate in response to business needs.
BACKGROUND AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
- Experience as a senior content editor in a fast-paced publishing environment with demonstrated high level understanding of the content produced
- Advanced skills in formatting and creating Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint templates and documents
- Proofreading skills with a proven high level of accuracy and thoroughness
- Ability to provide editorial feedback that engages the writers and inspires them to adopt recommended edits
- Experience with HTML, MailChimp and/or WordPress a plus
- Experience working with different work styles and personalities
- Flexible on-call schedule and ability to launch and complete tasks with an unshakable sense of urgency in responding to deadlines
- Deep commitment and belief in the value of customer service, both internally and externally
- Able to prioritize projects with time and deadline sensitivity, handle interruptions and multitask
- Able to manage confidential and sensitive information
- Extremely detail-oriented; vigilantly checks own work
WORK LOCATION:
This position will be in our headquarters workspace located 13 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge. May be eligible for occasional remote work (up to 50%) upon consideration by The Croner Company.
EMPLOYMENT STATUS:
- Part-time
- Non-exempt
- Hourly pay
- Hiring range is $31.00 to $34.00 per hour
We invite you to join our enterprising team. To inquire about this position, please contact Gabriel Barkin at gabriel@croner.com.
COMPENSATION AUDIT ANALYST (Temporary Employee Position)
Mid-April through November 2023
During our Survey and report publishing cycles, The Croner Company hires Temporary Employees to validate and audit the survey compensation data that we have collected.
Analysts perform detailed audits of compensation data and communicate via screenshare sessions with our clients to review, clarify and understand survey data reported. Most of the analysis is done by reviewing large compensation data sets in Microsoft Excel. After files are analyzed, Analysts schedule screenshare meetings with our clients to clarify and collect missing data. The types of data and information that Analysts review include base pay, bonus plans, long-term incentive plans and amenities offered by companies.
Our most successful Compensation Audit Analysts have come from a variety of professional business backgrounds.
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS INCLUDE:
- Curiosity about numbers
- Perseverance in identifying inconsistencies and answers
- A general understanding of pay programs
- Compulsive attention to detail
- Commitment to client service
- Professionalism in working with clients via screenshare applications
- Ability to manage multiple projects independently
- Facility with office software, including strong facility with MS Excel
- Excellent oral and written communication
A background in human resources or compensation is a plus but not required.
The Croner Company reserves the right to add to or modify the responsibilities and duties of this position from time to time as it deems necessary and appropriate in response to business needs.
Hiring range is $45.00 per hour. This role is a non-exempt, temporary hourly position 30+ hours per week (up to 40 hours). May be eligible for hybrid / remote work.
We invite you to join our enterprising team. To inquire about this position, please contact Gabriel Barkin at gabriel@croner.com.
Why work for The Croner Company?
The Croner Company is a great place to work. Benefits of joining our team include:
We provide opportunities to partner on projects with our industry-leading clients, including major media, entertainment and philanthropic organizations
Our small teams, high visibility projects and access to internal leaders cultivate experiences not available at larger firms
We provide Fortune 500 companies, start-ups and major philanthropies with data that drives big decisions
Our collaborative environment working with experienced team members foster opportunities for learning and growth
We value, honor and respect diverse perspectives and backgrounds which enhance our ability to do great work
We are committed to work-life balance through our hybrid work environment
We offer substantial employee-friendly health and welfare benefits with minimal cost to employees, including medical, dental, optical, chiropractic and acupuncture insurance
We offer a comprehensive PTO program plus 10 paid holidays
Our excellent 401(k) plan includes 6% company matching with no vesting period for matched funds
We make time for fun! Whether it’s a scavenger hunt, hike or team lunch, we take time to gather and connect in meaningful ways.
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