Compensation Specialist

About the role

You're analytically minded, and you do your best to work in roles that allow you to support others and problem solve. You have 2+ years of compensation, HR, or related experience and you're comfortable working with pay structures, job classifications, and HRIS data. You're looking for a high-impact role at a fast-growing company where your work directly shapes how thousands of employees are paid and recognized.

Who We Are

Swickard Auto Group is a hospitality company that happens to sell and service cars. We believe the best guest experiences start with the employee experience. That's why we've grown to 40+ rooftops across the West Coast, Alaska, and Hawaii while maintaining a culture built on hospitality. Our Shared Services team in Las Vegas supports the people, processes, and systems that keep nearly 3,000 employees across 40+ locations performing at their best. The Compensation Specialist is a critical function within our HR team — responsible for ensuring our pay structures are fair, competitive, and consistently applied across the organization.

What You'll Do

• Draft, build, and manage pay plans across the organization — including variable compensation structures for sales, service, and fixed ops roles at the dealership level
• Review compensation for new hires and internal transfers — ensuring offers align with established pay bands, position classifications, and internal equity standards
• Maintain and audit position codes, job titles, and compensation packages in the HRIS — ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment across all locations
• Partner with HR Generalists, Talent Acquisition, and department leaders to support compensation decisions for new roles, restructured positions, and market adjustments
• Conduct regular compensation analysis — benchmarking roles against market data to ensure Swickard remains competitive in every market we operate in
• Support the development and documentation of compensation policies, guidelines, and pay structure frameworks
• Assist with merit review cycles and compensation planning — preparing data, modeling scenarios, and supporting manager and leadership decision-making
• Identify and flag compensation discrepancies, inequities, or compliance risks — escalating proactively and recommending corrective action
• Maintain accurate, confidential compensation records and support reporting needs for HR leadership and finance
• Contribute to HR projects and initiatives that support Swickard's growth, culture, and operational excellence

What We're Looking For

• 2+ years of experience in compensation, total rewards, HR operations, or a related analytical HR function — required
• Experience with variable pay plan design or administration a strong plus — automotive, retail, or commission-based compensation environments especially valuable
• Strong analytical and Excel skills — comfortable working with large data sets, building models, and identifying patterns or discrepancies
• Familiarity with HRIS platforms — Paylocity experience a significant advantage
• High integrity and strict respect for confidentiality — compensation data is sensitive and you treat it accordingly
• Detail-oriented and accurate — errors in compensation have real consequences and you understand that
• Clear communicator — able to explain compensation decisions and structures to managers and employees at all levels
• Organized and self-directed — able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines without losing precision

Pay

$60,000 - $70,000/yr

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance and supplemental coverage options
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Real development opportunities — this role sits within a growing HR function supporting a $3B+ company with significant room to expand your scope
• Employee vehicle purchase and service discounts
• A collaborative Shared Services team environment where your analytical contributions are visible and your growth is invested in

Why Swickard Auto Group

• A fast-growing, multi-state organization with real compensation complexity — variable pay structures across dozens of roles, brands, and markets means this is substantive, meaningful work
• Nearly 3,000 employees across 40+ locations — the scope here is real and the impact of getting compensation right is felt across the entire organization
• A hospitality-first culture where the employee experience is taken as seriously as the guest experience — the Compensation Specialist plays a direct role in making Swickard a place people want to work
• Swickard is one of the fastest-growing dealer groups in the country — ranked Top 5 in North America for reputation in the automotive industry
• Our HEART values — Honor, Engage, Anticipate, Respond, Thank — are the foundation of how we lead, and the HR team is responsible for bringing those values to life across the organization
• A Shared Services team that collaborates, supports each other, and takes pride in the operational work that makes everything else possible

Swickard is at a scale where compensation decisions are complex, consequential, and ongoing — variable pay plans across sales, service, and fixed ops roles; new hires across dozens of markets; and a growing organization that needs someone who can keep it all accurate, equitable, and compliant. This role is a genuine opportunity to build real expertise at a company that is moving fast and values the people who keep the infrastructure tight. If you're analytically sharp, detail-driven, and ready to bring your compensation expertise to a company where your work directly shapes the employee experience — we'd like to meet you.