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American Water · 1 day ago

Senior, Compensation Specialist

Camden, NJ

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$69K/yr - $115K/yr

7+ years exp

American Water is committed to providing essential services and is seeking a Senior Compensation Specialist to support department leaders and the HR team in various compensation-related matters. The role involves conducting market analysis, leading merit increase programs, and ensuring effective communication and implementation of compensation guidelines.

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Comp. & Benefits

Hiring Manager

Jessica Cohen

Responsibilities

Conduct market analysis and make recommendations to management to ensure recruitment and retention of employees; Conduct job evaluations on new and existing positions, including content review, benchmarking, and market pricing

Lead & coordinate annual merit increase and incentive pay programs to ensure accurate payments by target date; research and resolve related employee data issues

Compare input & output files; assist with configuration and testing of compensation module; work with HRBPs to validate HRIS data

Understand the functionality of the merit increase and incentive pay software system; identify system requirements and new enhancements; Create and execute test cases and scenarios

Lead and facilitate user training; Trouble-shoot and resolve production issues

Influence decision-making process and final outcome by providing complex & detailed analysis/models, innovative recommendations, and expert advice to department leaders and HR team

Conduct root cause analysis on specific employee issues and data issues - propose solutions and implement resolutions

Perform analysis and make recommendations for special projects relating to salary/wage management, FLSA, job analysis and other compensation related matters

Qualification

Compensation conceptsHRIS systemsMarket analysisMicrosoft ExcelVariable compensation programsAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsProblem-solvingTeam collaboration