Compensation Manager, HR​/Recruitment

Overview

Jackson Healthcare and our family of companies provide healthcare systems, hospitals and medical facilities of all sizes with the skilled and specialized labor and technologies they need to deliver high quality patient care and achieve the best possible outcomes - while connecting healthcare professionals to the temporary engagements, contract assignments and permanent placement employment opportunities they desire.

Headquartered in metro Atlanta, we're powered by more than 2,600 associates and over 20,000 clinician providers covering all 50 U.S. states.

Our mission is to improve the delivery of patient care and the lives of everyone we touch. This includes the patients, clinicians and healthcare executives we work with through our companies every day, as well as our communities, the nonprofit organizations we support and each associate who is part of our family.

We're always looking to add new talent to our teams. We value diverse professionals at all levels and across multiple disciplines and areas of expertise, who have strong leadership skills, align with our culture, and are committed to excellence.

The Compensation Manager is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing compensation programs that align with organizational goals and ensure internal equity and market competitiveness.

This role involves conducting job evaluations, managing salary structures, overseeing merit and incentive processes, and ensuring compliance with FLSA and other regulatory standards. The manager collaborates closely with company HR business partners, corporate Talent Acquisition, and senior executives to provide guidance, analyze compensation data, and support system configurations for compensation modules. Additionally, the role includes creating job profiles, leading compensation planning cycles, and developing communications and training materials related to compensation policies and practices.

This role also requires demonstrated experience in applying artificial intelligence tools to optimize compensation support and enhance operational efficiency.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
:

• Lead Annual Compensation Review Cycles
  by configuring and administering Workday's Advanced Compensation module, including merit, bonus, and one-time payment plans, while ensuring alignment with organizational goals and compliance standards.
• Conduct Market Pricing Analysis
  using Payfactors to benchmark job titles across geographies and business units, generating compa-ratios and range penetration metrics to support equitable and competitive pay decisions.
• Configure and Maintain Workday Compensation Structures
  , including job profiles, compensation grades, segmented security, and eligibility rules, ensuring accurate data flow and system integrity across HR processes.
• Support Strategic Compensation Planning
  by collaborating with HR, Payroll, and Finance teams to integrate compensation data into broader workforce planning and budgeting initiatives.
• Collaborate and partner with Talent Acquisition to develop strategies that attract and retain top talent. Analyze offer acceptance and declination trends to help identify opportunities for improvement to ensure compensation offers are competitive, equitable, and aligned with market data and internal pay structures.
• Provide Technical Training and Tier-II Support
  to HR and HCMS team members on Workday functionality, including troubleshooting configuration issues and guiding system enhancementsrelated to Compensation.
• Develop and Deliver Total Rewards Statements
  through Workday, offering associates transparent insights into their compensation packages, including salary, benefits, and incentives.
• Provide Compensation Expertise by staying informed of evolving market trends, industry standards, and best practices.

• QUALIFICATIONS - EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATIONS
  :

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or Economics or equivalent in work related work experience.
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) preferred
• Workday Pro Compensation preferred

• EXPERIENCE
  
  REQUIRED:
  
  

• Workday Compensation Configuration & Administration
• Seven (7) to ten (10) years' experience in Compensation, Human Resource Information System (HRIS), and/or Total Rewards administration
• Experience supporting a matrix-structured organization
• Experience in resolving complex issues and providing root-cause-analysis
• Familiarity with Human Resources concepts, practices and procedures
• Advanced proficiency using Microsoft Office products, particularly MS Excel functionality (e.g., pivot tables, heavy
• Data analysis using formulas, filtering, VLOOKUP, etc.).

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
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Continuous Improvement - Use appropriate metrics, methods and data to manage by fact and monitor, measure and improve processes and practices. Analyze challenges, problems and process breakdowns to ensure that lessons are learned, improvements made and best practices shared.
Drive for Results - Demonstrate and foster a "can-do"…