Compensation Specialist

About the Role

This position supports a variety of HR functions with an emphasis on compensation and benefits. The role involves developing and analyzing workforce metrics to produce business solutions and champion a data-driven HR culture focused on improvement and automation.

Responsibilities

• Administer a wide range of HR support for assigned functions, including compensation administration, HR analytics, and benefits.
• Lead company market pricing, perform equity analysis, and make recommendations on pay ranges.
• Perform complex analysis, review utilization and experience data, and identify trends to evaluate program effectiveness; make timely and actionable recommendations for change.
• Review existing salary structure and propose modifications to ensure sound salary administration linking salary to performance.
• Research new hire offers to ensure recruitment team aligns salaries with internal pay strategy.
• Audit pay practices to ensure compliance with federal and state wage and hour laws and internal pay policies.
• Develop job descriptions, conduct job analyses, and perform exemption classification testing.
• Conduct internal and external job evaluations to determine relative importance of jobs and assign suitable band levels.
• Create new positions as needed and provide appropriate market salary benchmarks.
• Oversee annual compensation practices, including market pay adjustments, merit pay, and short-term incentive pay (STIP) plans; ensure internal equity.
• Prepare annual compensation and benefits plans budgets, determine personnel costs, and propose budget adjustments.
• Conduct employee onboarding and new hire orientation.
• Resolve employee inquiries and complaints regarding compensation and benefits; escalate complex concerns.
• Prepare reports and presentations on compensation and benefits; create communication materials and deliver presentations to the organization, including executives.
• Develop HR solutions by collecting and analyzing information and recommending courses of action.
• Review and track employee metrics such as turnover, complaints, and discipline.
• Perform administrative duties, including document review and filing.
• Support the Senior HR Manager in preparing and maintaining documents for immigration sponsorship requests.
• Act as a liaison between employees and external immigration attorneys on immigration-related matters.
• Perform audits of immigration files and new hire data entries.
• Serve as a backup to the Benefits Specialist.
• Create, update, and maintain policy and procedure manuals.
• Stay abreast of applicable U.S. laws, updates, and trends.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Two (2) years of current work experience in HR with an emphasis on compensation in a corporate environment, including job evaluation, compensation analysis, and oversight of variable pay plans.
• Bachelor’s Degree in HR, Business, or a related field. In lieu of a degree, four (4) years of relevant HR experience or a combination of education and experience is acceptable.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to partner with stakeholders at all levels to drive HR and business initiatives.
• Proven analytical skills; ability to analyze statistical and financial data and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Experience with process improvement and/or business analysis to provide business solutions.
• Utmost professional discretion and ability to work with confidential and sensitive information.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; advanced Excel skills (e.g., if statements, nested formulas, vlookups, countif, pivot tables).
• Working knowledge of employment laws, wage and hour regulations, and compensation principles.
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, and strong in project management.
• Exceptional time management skills; ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English, with the ability to engage and influence.
• Ability to analyze problems, identify solutions, and implement recommendations.
• Ability to work extended hours, holidays, and/or weekends as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current SHRM Certification (PHR, SPHR, or GPHR).
• Strong vendor management experience.
• Data analytics and data modeling experience.
• Prior strategic-level work experience.
• Experience using market pricing tools, such as MarketPay.
• Experience developing metrics and dashboards to support business goals.
• Experience working with immigration processes for employees.

Benefits

• 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Life insurance and supplemental medical coverage.
• Paid time off and parental leave.
• Paid holidays.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to use hands and fingers, talk, and hear.
• Continuously required to sit.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to ten (10) pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Safety Requirements

• Report safety hazards and incidents involving injury, illness, or property damage.
• Wear protective PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) as instructed or necessary.
• Comply with all company safety policies, procedures, and rules.
• Refuse any unsafe task or operation.
• Participate in safety meetings and training.
• Be constantly aware of personal safety and that of coworkers.

Work Environment

Indoor office environment with controlled temperature. The noise level is usually low to moderate.

Applications outside the geographic region for this position will not be considered.