"Compensation Analyst"

Compensation Analyst

Company: Spelman College

Job Location:

Category: Human Resources

Type: Full-Time

Position Title

Compensation Analyst

Position Summary

The Compensation Analyst serves as a subject-matter expert providing consultative, analytical, and operational support for classification and compensation functions across Spelman College. This role collaborates closely with Human Resources and Culture units and campus stakeholders to ensure accurate position classification, equitable compensation practices, and compliance with institutional policies, federal and state regulations, and applicable agreements. The Compensation Analyst advises managers and employees, evaluates position descriptions and FLSA status, supports salary administration activities, and contributes to communication, training, and continuous improvement of classification and compensation programs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Position Classification

• Reviews and approves new and revised classified and unclassified position descriptions to determine appropriate classification, appointment type, employment class, bargaining unit status, and compensation structure placement.
• Evaluates position descriptions to ensure duties, scope, and responsibilities are accurately documented and aligned with institutional classification standards.
• Conducts FLSA determinations in compliance with federal requirements, including application of exemption tests; audits positions for FLSA status changes, and communicates required actions to leadership and employees.
• Collaborates with HR technical teams to ensure job titles, classifications, and position data are accurately established and maintained in HR information systems and position description platforms.

Compensation Administration

• Performs compensation-related reviews and approvals in accordance with established College guidelines and policies.
• Reviews and approves starting salaries, in-hire rates above entry levels, off-cycle salary increases, merit and equity adjustments, administrative stipends, differentials, special pay, and work-out-of-classification requests.
• Assists with the administration of compensation actions, including step increases, COLAs, and other contractual salary provisions.
• Reviews and analyzes compensation actions to ensure compliance with applicable equal pay laws and internal equity standards.
• Identifies appropriate comparator groups for positions performing work of comparable character and recommends starting rates and salary actions that support equity and consistency across the institution.

Communication and Training Facilitation

• Monitors and responds to classification and compensation-related inquiries, escalating or routing issues as appropriate.
• Develops and distributes communications to employees, managers, and senior leadership regarding classification and compensation initiatives, policy updates, and procedural changes.
• Creates training materials, guidance documents, and reference resources related to position description development, position allocation, and compensation processes.
• Facilitates training sessions and consultations for campus stakeholders on classification, compensation, organizational structure, and related systems and tools.

Other Responsibilities

• Conduct quarterly or annual desk audits and compensation studies (e.g., CUPA-HR, etc.).
• May serve on various campus committees, as requested.
• May complete other duties as assigned within the scope of work for the position.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience in classification, compensation, or HR administration.
• Minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in position classification, compensation administration, or related HR functions.
• Demonstrated experience conducting FLSA determinations and applying compensation policies and frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting classification and compensation programs in higher education, a large public-sector organization, or a comparably complex environment is preferred.

Certifications, Licenses, Restrictions

Preferred: Professional HR certification (e.g., SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR)

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: sit, walk, use hands to operate computer, other office equipment, and to move items, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to; reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to: stand for multiple periods of time, throughout campus with inclines and/or declines or uneven surfaces, climb, stoop, and lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust, focus and work from a computer screen and/or read print from various forms of documents.

Full Time/Part Time: Full-time

Work Location/Schedule
This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement.

Posting Number: SC0867P

Open Until Filled: No

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