Compensation Consultant

The University of Kansas Health System - Shawnee, KS

Full-time - Mid Level

Shawnee, KS

Hospitals

About the position

The Compensation Consultant acts as a strategic internal consultant for compensation projects and initiatives at The University of Kansas Health System. This role focuses on delivering high levels of consultative service, improving compensation policies, and aligning compensation programs with the organization's philosophies and market competitiveness. The consultant will build partnerships across the organization to develop strategies that reward and retain top talent.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and consultative advice across core areas of compensation to ensure effective design and application of best practice solutions.
• Develop job descriptions and perform job evaluations leveraging external market data and balancing internal job value.
• Review and develop salary recommendations for new hires, promotions, transfers, and demotions.
• Participate in cross-functional projects/teams on strategic compensation initiatives such as job architecture and salary structure design.
• Participate in salary surveys and perform compensation modeling and analyses of internal and external benchmark data.
• Ensure that executive summaries and presentations clearly demonstrate options, considerations, and recommendations.
• Develop compensation programs, policies, guidelines, procedures, and processes and recommend enhancements consistent with best practice trends.
• Identify areas of improvement and collaborate with HR Business Partners to develop education and communication strategies.
• Maintain advanced knowledge in external best practices and relevant changes to the compensation field and communicate updates to leadership.
• Mentor compensation team members in areas of advanced knowledge and expertise.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field from an accredited college or university.
• 5 or more years of experience in the compensation field within an analytical and/or consulting role.
• Experience with market pricing tools (MarketPay) and/or compensation management systems (Workday Advanced Compensation).
• Familiarity with standard compensation concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with leaders and HR Business Partners.
• Excellent computer skills, expert level user with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong analytical and interpretive skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to handle work-related stress and thrive in a team environment.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity employer without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information.