The Office of Human Resources is seeking a highly skilled Compensation Analyst to provide advanced level market research, data analysis, and study recommendations for classification and compensation structures.

About OHR:

Under the leadership of the Director, the staff of OHR work together to achieve great things for the more than 10,000 employees of the County. Our divisions include Recruitment and Selection, Training and Organization Development, Health Insurance and Welfare, EEO Compliance and Diversity Management, IT, Business Operations, Administrative Services, Occupational Medical Services and Records Management.

What are we looking for:

The Compensation Analyst will primarily be responsible for providing comprehensive market studies, impact analyses and reports to support proposed changes to job classification plans, compensation structures, policies, regulations, (local, state, and federal) collective bargaining agreements and business processes and systems in the classification and compensation division. This work will involve extensive market analyses, internal impact analyses, and management of large datasets from internal and external systems and applications, as well as working across multiple County departments and external partners.

The analyst will provide consultation and advisory service for classification and compensation as well as serve as the lead resource in conducting occupational studies to include Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) reviews, use of factor system classification methodology, interpretation of position classification study results and presentation of recommendations.

How will you contribute:

• Major Responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to:
• Conducting classification studies, including market research, and review and analysis of written documentation.
• Conducting compensation reviews and analyses for new hires and promotions and ensuring internal pay equity.
• Conducting classification and compensation analyses to ensure compliance with regulations, policies, collective bargaining agreements and other memorandums of agreement.
• Conducting desk audits to supplement and verify written documentation, interviewing supervisors and managers to verify employee data and reviewing organizational structures.
• Preparing final decision memoranda which includes written detailed analyses of employee and management responses and addressing comments/concerns.
• Preparing new or revising existing job class specifications, using a quantitative point-factor job evaluation system (QES).
• Drafting responses and managing the implementation of Classification and Compensation recommendations from MSPB audits or other County reviews and audits.
• Participating in multiple classification and compensation ad hoc projects at both the HR Office and County-wide levels.
• Defining and maintaining a standard business process for timely review and evaluation of classification plans and compensation structures to ensure market competitiveness.
• Leading design teams composed of partners from other departments, management, OHR and Finance to design classification and compensation structures and plans which support the County’s overall strategy.
• Partnering with stakeholders to identify and address impact of collective bargaining compensation agreements, job classification recommendations, compensation structures or personnel regulation changes.
• Creating and maintaining HR Classification and Compensation governance guides.

The selected applicants should have the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Additional Employment Information

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law : Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience: Considerable (5 years) applicable professional work experience in progressively more responsible roles in the development and implementation of job classification plans and/or compensation structures.

Education: A Bachelor's Degree in Business, Economics, Statistics, Public Administration, Human Resources Management, Industrial Relations, Mathematics, Information Data Management, Finance, Engineering or related field from an accredited college or university.

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

Preferred Criteria

There are no preferred criteria for this position. Individuals meeting the minimum qualifications will be placed on the eligible list with a rating of qualified. Selection for interviews will be based on the following criterion:

Candidates who are selected for an interview may be required to submit a work sample demonstrating the above-mentioned criteria.

Minimum Salary 75410 Maximum Salary 124198 Currency USD