Senior Compensation Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Connecticut.

📋 Description

• Conduct reviews of job descriptions and engage with HR personnel, supervisors, and department leaders to document roles and organizational responsibilities.

• Utilize a transparent job-evaluation method and suggest modifications to classifications and grade assignments.

• Identify appropriate public-sector comparators and standardize salary, benefits, retirement, and paid-time-off comparisons across different employers.

• Examine internal equity, pay compression, and inversion, including comparisons between management salaries and those of represented employees, including overtime considerations.

• Propose salary ranges, placement for incumbents, and operational pay-policy parameters that are backed by market data.

• Develop models for immediate and phased implementation options, incorporating payroll and retirement-related expenses in user-friendly spreadsheets.

• Create guidance for salary administration, a process for classification review, and electronic outputs that HR staff can manage.

• Compile reports and deliver well-articulated recommendations to management and public decision-making entities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in conducting classification and compensation studies for public-sector employers, including non-represented management or confidential personnel.

• Personal involvement in a classification or compensation study for a Connecticut public-sector employer within the last five years.

• Expertise in analyzing total compensation packages, including benefits, retirement, and paid time off, as well as pay relationships between represented and non-represented employees.

• Capability to develop defensible job evaluations, cost models for implementations, and electronic data that is suitable for integration into HR information systems.

• Proficiency in identifying and disclosing relevant conflicts of interest and clearly communicating findings to public-sector stakeholders.

• Familiarity with Connecticut municipalities and cross-state retirement-cost comparisons, specifically regarding defined benefit plans (preferred).

• Experience in creating salary-administration manuals and presenting findings to elected or appointed boards (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness programs.

• Competitive retirement plans.

• Opportunities for professional development and growth.