Compensation Specialist

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Evaluate and monitor industry compensation trends, survey data, and local market developments that impact non-exempt positions including, but not limited to, technicians, distribution centers, tire stores, and field roles.
• Create and manage compensation reports in Compensation Management tool to assess our program's market competitiveness, evaluate initiative effectiveness, and use data for strategic business decisions.
• Assist in conducting pay equity analyses to ensure fair and consistent compensation practices across the organization.
• Evaluate job positions, collaborate with legal to determine FLSA classification, write job descriptions, establish pay ranges and compile cost-of-labor and cost-of-living data.
• Support all entities within The Dealer Tire Family of Companies with non-exempt compensation market reviews, consulting with the Talent Acquisition teams and HRBPs and providing guidance and recommendations on offers for new hires and internal promotions and transfers.

Compensation Programs & Compliance

• Develop and oversee non-exempt compensation programs, conducting scenario analyses to inform recommendations for program administration, expansion to new locations, or targeted pay adjustments.
• Ensure compensation programs comply with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Manage incentive and bonus plan communication and administration for all non-exempt roles.
• Partner with the Senior Compensation Specialist on the administration of the annual merit process.
• Partnership with the business to annually update all incentive programs including sales commission plans, departmental plans and Profit Sharing plans.
• Manage compensation change initiatives by developing strategic communications and creating comprehensive compensation guides and tools.

Workday Administration & Business Partnership

• Maintain compensation data and ensure accuracy in Workday, including compensation grades, compensation grade profiles, compensation plans, and assignments.
• Review all offers of employment within Workday and ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Process wage and salary adjustments in Workday due to merit increases, market adjustments, promotions or other job changes.
• Drive accountability of compensation decisions and strategy with strong partnerships across the business that support pay equity and DEI initiatives.

Competencies Required

• Results Orientation
• Agility
• Initiative
• Influence
• Customer Focus
• Think Broadly
• Understand Data
• Recognize Implications
• Gather Information

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or HR management or a combination of education and experience that enables performance in all aspects of the position
• 2+ years of compensation administration experience; demonstrated knowledge of compensation methodologies, commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures
• Knowledge of compensation principles (market pricing, salary structures, pay equity, and compliance)
• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Excel and Microsoft Office suite
• Effective communication and collaboration cross functionally
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to interact with and influence others effectively
• Research and identify problems, develop proposals, conduct analysis independently and in collaboration with others
• Demonstrated strategic decision making and project management skills

Physical Job Requirements

• Continuous viewing from and inputting data to a computer screen
• Sitting for long periods of time

Drug Policy

Dealer Tire is a drug-free environment. All applicants being considered for employment must pass a pre-employment drug screening before beginning work.