Compa and WTW Partner to Revolutionize Compensation Intelligence with Hybrid Data Solutions
In an era of unprecedented labor market volatility and increasing demands for pay transparency, compensation teams face mounting pressure to balance speed, accuracy, and governance in their decision-making. To address this challenge, Compa, the compensation intelligence platform with the largest real-time market data network, has partnered with WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company. This groundbreaking collaboration empowers enterprise compensation teams to seamlessly integrate real-time market data with globally benchmarked pay survey data, providing the agility to act decisively in competitive markets while maintaining the structure needed for long-term strategic planning.
Bridging Real-Time Insights with Global Benchmarks
The partnership unites two complementary strengths: Compa’s real-time compensation intelligence and WTW’s validated global benchmarks. Together, they deliver a comprehensive and defensible view of market pay, enabling organizations to make confident, data-driven decisions. As labor markets remain unpredictable and pay transparency regulations expand, this hybrid approach addresses the critical need for both responsiveness and reliability in compensation strategies.
“Compensation teams are no longer choosing between published compensation surveys or real-time data—they need both,” said Erica Johnson, Head of Rewards Data Intelligence North America at WTW. “This partnership ensures pay strategies are both responsive and grounded, helping organizations compete effectively in today’s dynamic market.”
By aligning structured benchmarks with real-time market insights, Compa and WTW provide compensation leaders with the tools they need to navigate the complexities of modern workforce dynamics. The result is a solution that supports both immediate hiring needs and long-term strategic planning.
Empowering Compensation Teams with Actionable Intelligence
The combined capabilities of Compa and WTW offer enterprise compensation teams a robust framework to tackle diverse challenges in today’s labor market. Key benefits include:
- Benchmarking Annual Pay Reviews:
WTW’s trusted survey data provides a solid foundation for annual compensation reviews, ensuring that pay decisions are aligned with validated global benchmarks. This structured approach gives organizations the confidence to set salaries that are competitive and compliant with industry standards. - Responding Quickly to Market Shifts:
Compa’s real-time offer data enables compensation teams to stay ahead of rapidly changing market conditions. By accessing up-to-the-minute insights on salary trends, organizations can respond swiftly to competitive pressures, ensuring they attract and retain top talent. - Connecting Strategy to Hiring Decisions:
The partnership bridges the gap between long-term compensation strategy and day-to-day hiring decisions. By integrating real-time data with benchmarked insights, organizations can align their pay practices with broader business goals while addressing immediate workforce needs. - Delivering Evidence-Based Narratives:
Compensation leaders can now present clear, evidence-based narratives to executives and employees, fostering trust and transparency. Whether explaining pay adjustments or justifying compensation packages, teams can rely on data-backed insights to communicate effectively.
“WTW provides the foundation of global benchmarks, while Compa delivers the agility of real-time market data,” said Charlie Franklin, CEO of Compa. “Together, compensation leaders get the intelligence they need to guide pay with clarity and confidence.”
Setting a New Standard for Compensation Strategies
This collaboration reflects a broader industry shift toward hybrid data strategies in compensation management. Different decisions require different types of data—whether it’s planning annual reviews, evaluating competitive offers, or ensuring compliance with pay transparency laws. By combining structured benchmarks with real-time insights, Compa and WTW set a new standard for how enterprise teams design and execute pay strategies.
For example, when planning annual pay reviews, organizations can rely on WTW’s globally benchmarked data to ensure their compensation practices align with industry norms. Meanwhile, during periods of intense competition for talent, Compa’s real-time offer data allows teams to adjust quickly and remain competitive without compromising governance.
Addressing the Challenges of Modern Compensation Leadership
The partnership comes at a pivotal time for compensation leaders, who must navigate a landscape defined by shifting employee expectations, regulatory pressures, and economic uncertainty. Traditional approaches to compensation, which often relied solely on static survey data, are no longer sufficient in today’s fast-paced environment. At the same time, relying exclusively on real-time data without the context provided by benchmarks can lead to inconsistent or indefensible pay decisions.
By integrating these two sources of intelligence, Compa and WTW empower compensation teams to strike the right balance. Organizations can now leverage real-time data to respond to immediate market pressures while using benchmarked insights to maintain fairness, equity, and compliance over the long term.
A Vision for the Future of Compensation Intelligence
As the nature of work continues to evolve, so too will the tools and strategies used to manage compensation. The Compa–WTW partnership represents a significant step forward in this evolution, offering a unified solution that meets the needs of modern compensation teams. By combining the precision of real-time data with the reliability of global benchmarks, this collaboration sets a new benchmark for excellence in compensation intelligence.
About WTW
At WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), we provide data-driven, insight-led solutions in the areas of people, risk and capital. Leveraging the global view and local expertise of our colleagues serving 140 countries and markets, we help organizations sharpen their strategy, enhance organizational resilience, motivate their workforce and maximize performance.
Working shoulder to shoulder with our clients, we uncover opportunities for sustainable success—and provide perspective that moves you.
Learn more at wtwco.com.
About Compa
Compa is the leading provider of AI-driven compensation intelligence, built for enterprise teams managing high-stakes pay decisions. Our platform combines real-time market data with intelligent agents that think like your comp team. Compa’s software automates participation from HCM, ATS, and stock systems, replacing manual submissions and outdated surveys with current benchmarks for cash, stock, offer data, and skills-based compensation. With advanced privacy controls and powerful insights, Compa delivers the clarity and confidence comp teams need to win in the market.
