Human Resources Business Partner – Compensation

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic counsel on a wide range of HR programs such as employment, compensation, EEO, training, benefits, personnel records, and employee relations using county policy and procedure to solve issues.
• Ensure all employment practices comply with federal, state, and local regulations and labor agreements.
• Conduct compensation analysis and modeling to support pay decisions and program evaluations.
• Participate in job evaluations – including FLSA classification and leveling alignment, market pricing, and internal equity analyses with review from senior team members.
• Assist in the administration and calculation of variable incentive and bonus plans.
• Support equity administration activities and documentation requirements.
• Prepare reports and materials for compensation review and projects.
• Benchmark roles using survey data and market intelligence to ensure external competitiveness.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders on offers, promotions, market adjustments, and pay decisions.
• Partner with HRIS to improve system structure data flows, and usability within Workday.
• Oversee the updates, maintenance and dissemination of job descriptions and job postings, ensuring they are accurate and compliant with federal, state, and local laws.
• Conduct investigations and advise management on the resolution of employee issues, concerns and/or conflicts.
• Make recommendations on corrective action, terminations, employee concerns, training, and organizational changes.
• Support HR Department in the development of objectives, county goals, performance management and policies and procedures.
• Define and execute HR strategies to accomplish county and department objectives.
• Develop workforce plans and maintain an understanding of external trends and issues that may impact county workforce targets.
• Evaluate and anticipate department HR-related needs and communicate needs with the HR Department and county leadership.
• Serve as the liaison between employees and vendors in providing technical assistance in resolving questions/issues.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to a subordinate group as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Two years (2,080 annual hours) of job-related experience in human resources or a closely related field.
• In lieu of the required education, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.
• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a closely related field (preferred).
• Job-related experience in supporting compensation and classification programs.
• Job-related experience utilizing Workday within an HR environment (preferred).
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) certification (preferred).
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (complex modeling, data manipulation, scenario analysis).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder communication skills.