Full-Time
Compensation Analyst
Posted on 8/15/2025
Navan
201-500 employees
Enterprise travel and expense management platform
Compensation Overview
$71.3k - $127k/yr
Company Does Not Provide H1B Sponsorship
Palo Alto, CA, USA + 1 more
More locations: San Francisco, CA, USA
In Person
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- 3+ years of compensation experience, with demonstrated understanding of wage and salary administration, including job analysis, market pricing and compensation surveys.
- A curious mind and strong analytical skills that can turn complex data into meaningful, understandable models for decision makers.
- Advanced Excel skills. You can write formulas in your sleep (and may or may not have a favorite).
- Not just great with data, great with people too. You know how to bring clarity, curiosity and a little personality to the numbers.
- A highly organized individual, with the ability to multitask and prioritize.
- Ability to manage projects through execution.
- High energy level. Self-starter; willing to take initiative.
- Partner closely with our Senior Manager to run key compensation processes smoothly and thoughtfully.
- Conduct analysis of compensation data and support global market pricing activities, leveraging internal and external data to develop and maintain cash compensation and equity ranges.
- Provide benchmarking insights and recommendations for new or evolving roles, organizational changes, or emerging market trends.
- Contribute to program design and implementation. Identify opportunities to improve or revise compensation programs as business needs shift.
- Turn complex data into simple and actionable stories (yes, your spreadsheets will have admirers). Be ready to lend your expertise in thoughtful partnership with managers.
- Collaborate with People, Finance, and Talent teams to support comp cycles, offer reviews, budget development and organizational design projects. Basically, if it touches pay, you’re in the mix.
- Jump into compensation-related projects and activities, big and small, from refining processes to making sure our data tells a story.
- Pitch in on training and communication materials.
- Prepare compensation data submissions for third-party survey(s).
- Knowledge of global job architecture mechanics
- Familiarity with Radford (Aon) and Workday
- A love for data visualization tools like Tableau
- Comfort working with ambiguity and turning it into clarity
Navan provides an enterprise travel and expense management platform that helps global organizations book, view, and manage business travel and expenses in one cloud-based system. It combines mobile access with AI-driven insights to streamline booking, approval, policy enforcement, and expense reporting, while integrating the Navan card (issued by Celtic Bank and supported by Stripe) to tie travel purchases directly to expense management. Revenue comes from subscriptions and transaction-based charges. Navan differentiates itself with a global, 40-market footprint, a card that embeds expense management into the booking flow, and cost-saving incentives through Navan Rewards that encourage cheaper travel decisions. Its overarching goal is to help businesses run operations more efficiently, enable smarter, data-driven decisions, and strengthen human connections by simplifying travel and expense processes across the organization.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California
Founded
2015
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- 98% retention rate with 50% net sales growth in Q4 2025.
- Q4 2025 positive free cash flow beats targets by one year.
- 2027 revenue projected at $866-874 million, 24% growth.
What critics are saying
- Securities lawsuit over $95M undisclosed expense spike bankrupts via fees.
- CFO Amy Butte departed January 9, 2026, exposing control failures.
- Shares at $9.20, 63% below $25 IPO price, lose to Concur.
What makes Navan unique
- AI Audit Engine flags 30,000 excessive tips and fraudulent receipts.
- AI hotel catalog consolidates 2.6 million properties without duplicates.
- Expense Chat AI automates 27 receipts in 70 seconds at 94% satisfaction.
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Benefits
Flexible Vacation: Take time off when you need it, just work with your manager.
Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
Commuter benefits: Pre-tax transit dollars, $70 a month to ease your commute.
Parental leave: All parents (birthing and non-birthing) are eligible for paid leave.
Health and Wellness: Annual wellness stipend and access to a full spectrum of resources.
Fuel for Connection: We provide in-office snacks and lunches*, fostering community and in-person connections.
Pet Friendly: Pet insurance with preferred rates and dog friendly offices*.
401k: We care about your future and offer a 401k retirement plan program and company match.
IATAN: Employees can register and receive access to thousands of travel related discounts.
Connectivity Allowance: We support our employees ability to work seamlessly and confidently while from home and offer a bi-weekly stipend
Learning & Development: Annual Learning and Development allowance to propel professional growth
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↑ 746%1 year growth
↑ 742%2 year growth
↑ 750%Two stocks are attracting significant insider buying whilst earning Strong Buy ratings from Wall Street analysts, according to TipRanks' Insiders' Hot Stocks tool. Zenas BioPharma, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for autoimmune diseases, saw board member Lu Hongbo purchase shares worth over $1.57 million, whilst CEO Lonnie Moulder bought $1.02 million worth. Wedbush analyst Martin Fan rates the stock Outperform with a $45 price target, implying 102% upside. The consensus rating is Strong Buy with an average target of $43.50. Navan, a business travel management platform company, received a $1.2 million share purchase from board member Anre Williams. Goldman analyst Gabriela Borges rates it Buy with a $23 price target, suggesting 82.5% upside. Wall Street's consensus is Strong Buy with an average target of $19.86.
Navan has launched an AI-powered Audit Engine featuring over 45 configurable audit checks, including built-in anti-corruption and bribery flags. The enterprise-grade system screens transactions against global risk intelligence used by financial institutions, providing real-time protection against sanctioned individuals and politically exposed persons. The platform uses multiple large language models to test every transaction against customisable audit checks. Currently, 75% of transactions are auto-approved, with the remaining 25% flagged for human review. This year, Navan has flagged 2 million transactions, including nearly 30,000 instances of excessive tipping and hundreds of AI-generated fraudulent receipts. The Audit Engine is now available globally for all Navan customers, with the anti-corruption and bribery check currently in beta ahead of a full rollout.
Navan Inc. shares surged 43% to $13.11 following strong revenue growth and bullish analyst ratings. The travel technology platform reported full-year revenues of $702 million, up 31% year-on-year, driven by higher usage, subscriptions and increased booking volumes. Fourth-quarter revenues rose 35% to $177.9 million. However, net losses widened significantly, expanding 120% to $398 million for the full year and 56% to $72.76 million in the fourth quarter. Despite this, Navan issued optimistic guidance, projecting full-year 2027 revenues of $866 million to $874 million, representing 24% growth at the midpoint. First-quarter revenues are expected to increase 30% to between $204 million and $206 million.
Navan CEO Ariel Cohen says the company's competitive edge comes from delivering substantial cost savings and exceptional user experience, reporting a 98% customer retention rate. The corporate travel platform's net promoter score stands at 47, whilst net new sales grew 50% compared to Q4 2024. The company is capitalising on the growing "bleisure" trend, where employees combine business and personal travel. Navan's platform handles trip planning, on-road services including restaurant bookings, and automated expense reporting. Cohen says the focus is on simplifying every step of the travel experience, allowing users to concentrate on meetings and leisure rather than logistical challenges. The high retention rate suggests companies rarely switch away once they adopt Navan's system.
Navan, a Palo Alto-based corporate travel booking firm, forecast 2027 revenue of $866 million to $874 million, exceeding analysts' estimates of $839 million. Shares rose more than 15% in after-hours trading. The company reported fourth-quarter revenue of $178 million versus expectations of $162 million, whilst gross bookings climbed 42% year-on-year to $2.3 billion. Navan achieved breakeven on a non-GAAP operating profit basis and generated positive free cash flow for the first time, one year ahead of internal targets. Despite strong performance, shares have declined since the October IPO. The stock trades at a price-to-sales ratio of 5.6x, compared to the hospitality industry average of 1.7x. Navan recently signed Yahoo to integrate AI into travel booking.