| Purpose: |
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Responsible for managing the daily activities, operations, and personnel of the Compensation division in support of the City's Human Resources Department |
| Duties, Functions and Responsibilities: |
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Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Analyzes workforce and business needs for City compensation and classification programs and develops short and long range strategies, goals, and action plans to meet those needs.
- Develops and coordinates the implementation of compensation programs that provide competitive levels of pay, motivation and reward to employees.
- Develops, maintains, and administers the citywide pay and classification system including career progression.
- Advises human resources personnel, management, and other key stakeholders on Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as it relates to classification and compensation.
- Acts as the official departmental representative to other city departments, CMO, elected officials, and outside agencies; explains, justifies, and defends department programs, policies, and activities.
- Manages and coordinates special projects in collaboration with Human Resources and business partners.
- Manages departmental performance against agreed targets and budgets, and within policies and standards.
- Establishes and implements communication strategies for the improvement and awareness of compensation issues across all City departments.
- Manages the development and revision of compensation procedures.
- Responds to and resolves sensitive inquiries and complaints, and issues from both internal and external sources.
- Prepares and presents comprehensive and detailed reports by compiling, reviewing, and analyzing data; provides written and/or oral reports.
- Monitors compensation contracts and vendors to ensure delivery of agreed upon deliverables.
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| Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: |
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- Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal
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| Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: |
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Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Knowledge of industry and best practice in compensation, classification and philosophies.
- Knowledge of local, state and federal law (including FLSA) as it relates to compensation.
- Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.
- Skill in conducting research, identifying and analyzing trends, including root cause analysis.
- Skill in leading organizational-wide change initiatives.
- Skill in oral and written communication.
- Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
- Skill in using computers and related software applications.
- Skill in data analysis and problem solving.
- Ability to provide leadership within the Human Resources Department and throughout City departments.
- Ability to think strategically while maintaining an appreciation and understanding of past practices.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective communication and working relationships with labor organizations, associations, affinity groups, and city employees.
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| Minimum Qualifications: |
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- Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a field related to the job, plus six (6) years of Compensation experience, two (2) years of which were in a lead, supervisory, or managerial capacity.
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| Licenses and Certifications Required: |
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None.
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