Compensation Analyst, Senior

Salary : $64,296.00 - $105,126.00 Annually
Location : Norfolk, VA
Job Type: Special Project w/Retirement
Job Number: 12969
Department: Human Resources
Opening Date: 03/14/2025
Closing Date: 3/30/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

Description

The Department of Human Resources attracts, develops, and retains diverse and exceptional employees committed to supporting our vibrant and resilient coastal community. We are currently seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst that will lead complex compensation projects, conduct in-depth data analysis, and provide expert guidance on compensation related matters. The position will play a key role in designing and optimizing compensation programs to attract and retain talent for the City of Norfolk, while ensuring internal equity and market competitiveness.

Essential Functions

Essential Functions include but are not limited to:

• Serves as a subject matter expert in city policies related to compensation functions, civil service commission rules, and the City's Compensation Plan
• Prepares recommendations regarding the annual budget process as it pertains to compensation-related initiatives
• Analyze market trends and industry standards to evaluate class specifications ensuring they align with organizational needs
• Review and research department requests for reorganization of a division or bureau. Prepares comprehensive report of findings and recommendations
• Advises management on applicable federal, state, and local compensation laws and regulations
• Analyze compensation trends in the industry, present findings, and makes recommendations. Responsible for maintaining and updating the city's data in survey software
• Reviews salary related request for senior and executive positions. Conducts analysis and provides a recommendation
• Provides subject matter expertise on complex and sensitive queries and concerns received in the team-shared inbox
• Identifies compensation best practices and continuous improvement activities to help streamline and standardize processes
• Provides coaching, mentoring and support to the Compensation Analyst I and II
• Perform other duties by participating on special project teams, having the ability to serve as a team facilitator, and meeting with department leaders to discuss compensation strategies
• Conducts research, analysis, and studies to address concerns related to compensation; recommends or initiates programs or actions to resolve concerns and enhance services. Partners with management and HR specialty areas to objectively assess and diagnose business problems, develop and deliver tailored, culturally appropriate solutions to organizational needs
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education/Experience

• Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. Knowledge is normally acquired through four years of college resulting in a Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Seven years of experience working directly in the areas of employee compensation and classification or closely related experience

Additional Information & Requirements

• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) preferred. Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word, and strong in data management.

Signing Bonus: This position is eligible for a one-time$5000 sign on bonus.

• Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.
  
• Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.
  
• Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.
  
• Retirement

If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

• The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant's school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.

NOTE:
The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.
Non-City
Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.
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The following Supplemental Questions are specific to the position for which you have applied to assist the hiring manager in screening applications for specific experience being sought. Please be specific in answering these questions as they will be used to evaluate which applications will be given further consideration in the process. Do not answer "see resume" or "see application" as these are not valid answers. Please note that if you are invited to be interviewed by the department, your responses to the following questions may be subject to verification.

• I understand and will answer the following supplemental questions completely and thoroughly.

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Are you a current or previous City of Norfolk employee?

• Yes - I am a current City of Norfolk Employee
• Yes - I am a previous City of Norfolk Employee
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If you were referred for this position by a current City of Norfolk employee, please provide the employee's full name, department, and job title. If not, please indicate by typing "N/A."
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Please provide an explanation of any periods of unemployment that are 30 days or longer. Indicate N/A if you have not experienced any periods of unemployment.
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Please select the highest level of education you have completed.

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How many years of experience working directly in the areas of employee compensation and classification or closely related experience do you possess?

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• 1-5 years
• 5-7 years
• 7-10 years
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How many years of experience do you have conducting classification surveys, conducting market surveys, developing compensation reports and maintaining classification plans?

• No experience
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• 1-5 years
• 5-7 years
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Please indicate how you currently utilize Microsoft Excel with your daily tasks or how you have used this application in the past. (Select all that apply.)

• Creating pivot tables
• Creating reports for analysis
• Creating graphs and charts
• Compiling, extracting and organizing data
• Using V-Lookup
• Creating Macros
• I have not used Microsoft Excel to perform any of these tasks

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Do you have experience working in the public sector (city, county, or federal government) performing the duties of classification and compensation?

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• No

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Please describe your professional level experience working in Human Resources performing classification and compensation duties. If none, type N/A.
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What compensation reports have you developed and/or maintained? If none, type N/A.
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