Compensation Analyst Lead

Join the City of Boise’s Human Resources team as a senior technical expert supporting competitive, equitable, and sustainable compensation practices. In this role, you will lead complex compensation and classification work, including market analysis, job evaluation, salary structure development, classification studies, and internal alignment analysis.

You will serve as a trusted resource to HR staff, departments, and City leadership, translating complex compensation data into clear findings and actionable recommendations. This position also leads key compensation projects and provides technical guidance, coaching, and mentoring to team members. Working independently with limited supervision, you will have meaningful ownership of the City’s compensation and classification programs while partnering with the Total Rewards Senior Manager on the most complex and strategically significant matters.

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, finance, economics, statistics, public administration, or related field.
• Four years progressively responsible compensation, classification, HR analytics, or related experience.
• Demonstrated experience with market pricing, job evaluation, salary structures, classification work, data analysis, and complex compensation problem-solving.

Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, finance, economics, statistics, public administration, or related field, and four years progressively responsible compensation, classification, HR analytics, or related experience and demonstrated experience with market pricing, job evaluation, salary structures, classification work, data analysis, and complex compensation problem-solving or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

Knowledge of: relevant municipal, state, and federal laws and regulations (e.g., ADA, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, FMLA); compensation best practices, including salary survey methodologies, market analysis, and pay structure development; principles and practices of human resources and employee relations, including classification, job analysis, recruitment, compensation administration, and performance management; fundamentals of public administration, recordkeeping, and reporting;

training and development strategies; and modern computer applications, databases, and web-based systems.

Ability to: research, analyze and interpret data; draw sound conclusions, make recommendations, and implement solutions; interpret and apply laws, policies, and regulations; supervise and train employees; prepare and present information in a clear and concise manner; plan, coordinate and implement special projects; respond to strategic and organizational issues, concerns, and needs; provide training and guidance regarding human resource programs, employee regulations, and organizational initiatives to a broad array of audiences;

maintain strict confidentiality; exercise tact and diplomacy when dealing with sensitive, complex, and confidential information; demonstrate skill in building consensus and problem solving; communicate effectively in the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance; perform all essential and marginal functions as assigned by an authorized employee, supervisor and/or manager with or without reasonable accommodation.

The benefits are real and among the best in the Treasure Valley:

• 100% Employer paid medical coverage for you and your family.
• PERSI retirement (11.96% Employer Contribution) plus employer-matched 401(k)/457b
• 10 hours vacation/month (grows with tenure), 12 paid holidays, and 8 hours sick leave/month
• 10 weeks paid parental leave
• $500 annual wellbeing incentive
• Tuition…