Marquette University ยท 11 hours ago
Director, Compensation
Milwaukee, WI
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
8+ years expMarquette University is looking for a Director of Compensation to lead the development and administration of the university's staff compensation program. This role involves overseeing job evaluations, market surveys, and compliance with compensation policies, while providing guidance on best pay practices and managing compensation systems.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Lead in the development, maintenance and administration of university staff compensation policies and procedures. Develop and recommend compensation and policy changes in alignment to Marquettes strategic objectives and informed by industry and higher education best practices. Ensure compliance, internal equity, and external competitiveness. Communicate compensation policies, guidelines and best practices with leaders and employees. Develop and conduct training
Lead in the development and administration of the job evaluation process. Conduct compensation review using reliable market data to place jobs in appropriate pay grades and job families. Recommend and approve position titles ensuring university titling parameters, organizational hierarchy and structure guidelines. Ensure jobs are properly classified according to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Collaborate with HRBPs on department reorganization and provide counsel to HRBPs, hiring managers and supervisors on best pay practices and university policies involving effective pay decisions on new hires, transfers, promotions, and market/equity adjustments. Ensure pay decisions comply with compensation policies and support employee engagement. Provide guidance to supervisors, employees, payroll, and HR on time keeping and pay administration issues
Lead or participate as a stakeholder on HR related projects. Manage vendor relationships with professional compensation organizations and compensation system provider. Collaborate with the time keeping system team which includes problem solving, functional testing, and audits
Serve as the data steward for compensation related data, documents and auditing. Compile data for executive compensation. Lead market salary studies. Analyze compensation data related to pay equity, market competitiveness, and financial impact
Serve on the university staff hiring committee; prioritize on-going position requests; provide support to hiring managers and HRBPs in posting positions and creating job templates
Provide guidance in time-off administration and accruals. Approve and process staff salary transactions
Maintain knowledge of compensation best practices, and applicable regulations. Recommend changes to existing policies. Attend training/webinars and connect with professional publications and organizations
Qualification
Required
Bachelors degree in human resources or closely related field
Minimum 8 years of experience in leading compensation programs including conducting job evaluations, conducting salary surveys, and ensuring compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act
Ability to work collaboratively and creatively with leaders, supervisors and HR Business Partners
Strong communication skills
Ability to interpret and analyze complex data to inform decisions and/or make recommendations to leaders
Strong experience working with compensation software programs and tools, complex spreadsheets and HR information systems
Knowledge of federal and state laws which affect employees and compensation in the workplace
Ability to work with and retain information confidentially and to exercise a high degree of judgment, discretion, and sensitivity
Ability to independently set priorities and manage multiple assignments to meet deadlines
Strong attention to detail and accuracy
Preferred
Previous university, or other complex organization, experience
Certified Compensation Professional (CCP)
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
403(b) with up to 8% university match
Generous time off package
Tuition benefits for employees, spouses, and dependents with no payback requirement
Company
Marquette University
Marquette is a Catholic and Jesuit university in Milwaukee dedicated to serving God.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Darren Wheelock
Co-Founder and Faculty Liaison for the Educational Prepared Program
Heather Hlavka (she/her)
Co-Founder & Director: Marquette Legal Education and Research Network (MLEARN)
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