Compensation Administrator

Job Summary/Company: Sparks Group has partnered with a tri-jurisdictional organization seeking a Compensation Administrator partnering directly with business units, coaching leadership on pay practices, and managing the high volume of position reclassifications.
If you bring a high level of attention to detail and able to leverage internal equity and market competitiveness, apply now!

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Partnership: Build collaborative relationships with assigned business units to consult on salary benchmarking, pay equity, compression, job restructuring, career pathing, new hire salary offers, and variable pay design.

• Compensation Analytics & Modeling: Perform advanced statistical pay analyses, job evaluations, and market pricing to assess competitive position. Conduct merit pay modeling, incentive calculations, and cost-impact projections in partnership with Finance.

• Governance & Compliance: Help establish, monitor, and enforce corporate compensation governance processes. Ensure strict compliance with federal, state, and local wage-and-hour laws, including audit and reporting requirements.

• Manager Coaching & Education: Develop and facilitate training sessions for managers to build organizational understanding of pay guidelines, performance-based pay, and fair compensation practices.

• Project Leadership: Drive enterprise compensation projects such as annual salary structure reviews, policy updates, and salary survey participation. Lead initiatives independently in the absence of the Compensation Manager.

• Continuous Improvement: Research compensation best practices, evaluate internal employee feedback, and recommend reporting tools or software to enhance HR analytics capabilities and drive employee engagement.

• Safety Culture: Actively support and promote safety culture and Safety Management System (SMS) principles in all job duties.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Human Resources, Accounting, Finance, Mathematics, or a related field.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrated experience in corporate or enterprise compensation administration and job evaluation.

• Strong knowledge of total rewards concepts, market pricing techniques, and wage-and-hour regulations.

• Advanced analytical and statistical modeling skills with proficiency in data analysis tools.

• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to coach managers and present recommendations to executive leadership.

• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners in HR, Finance, and Legal.

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This job is In-Person.

Pay Range: Hourly $35.00 to $37.00

We offer several comprehensive benefits package including health and life insurance, paid and unpaid time off, and retirement and savings plans to qualifying employees.

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Sparks Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy, citizenship, family status, genetic information, disability, or protect veteran status.