Senior Compensation & Stock Analyst

Ready to Love Your Job?   

Texas Roadhouse is looking for legendary, passionate Roadies to join our Support Center team in Louisville, KY. If you’re ready to bring your energy, partnership, and heart to a place where fun meets purpose, you’ve come to the right place. Come see why our Roadies love their jobs!   

Why This Role Rocks
The Senior Compensation & Stock Analyst is a high-impact, highly trusted role at Texas Roadhouse. You’ll serve as a subject matter expert for both our compensation and stock programs, partnering closely with leaders, Legal, and our Legendary People team. This role offers autonomy, strate

gic influence, and the chance to shape programs that directly impact our Roadies—while ensuring everything we do is smart, competitive, and compliant.

*This position will work on-site daily at the Texas Roadhouse Support Center located in Louisville, Kentucky.

What’s On Your Plate
Compensation

• Own and administer our company-wide compensation programs, including market analysis, internal equity, bonus plans, job architecture, and audits

• Play a key role in annual compensation cycles—supporting leaders with recommendations, budgets, and planning for merit, promotions, and new roles

• Manage position management in Workday

• Partner closely with the Legendary People and Legal teams

• Maintain compensation guidelines, bonus plan documentation, and compliance with evolving regulations

Stock

• Administer all aspects of our stock plans, including eligibility, grants, vesting, insider designation, tax considerations, reporting, and audits

• Lead annual stock processes and manage our complex vesting schedules

• Own vendor partnership and administration through Fidelity

• Develop stock plan documentation, communications, and training materials

• Stay current on stock-related trends, filings, and regulatory requirements

Your Recipe for Success

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent extensive compensation and stock experience may substitute in lieu of education)

• 6+ years of hands-on experience administering compensation and stock programs

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

• Proven experience partnering with leaders and cross-functional teams

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel expertise is key)

• Workday experience strongly preferred

• Fidelity stock administration experience strongly preferred

Why You'll Love Your Job   

As our founder Kent Taylor said, “We’re a people-first company that just happens to serve steaks.” We believe in taking care of the whole Roadie: from professional development opportunities to a robust benefits package. Our culture is just one reason why many of our leaders started as servers, managers, and line cooks, and have grown Legendary careers with us. Here’s a taste of what we offer:  

• Best-in-class benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 100% paid maternity leave  

• Generous time off including vacation, parental, donor, and bereavement leave  

• Wellness perks like on-site personal trainers, massages, a full gym, and a registered nurse  

• Convenience services like car detailing, dry cleaning, and even spray tans  

• Financial support with 401(k), tuition reimbursement, stock units, and holiday bonuses  

• Delicious perks from Willie’s Joynt—our full-service café serving up legendary meals  

Support Center employees who meet benefit eligibility receive a comprehensive total rewards package starting the first day of the month after 31 days of employment.   

This job description includes essential functions and basic duties and is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as appropriate. This document is not a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate.  

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, pregnancy, gender identity, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, citizenship, national origin, or any other legally-protected status. We encourage and welcome all applicants to apply.