Senior Compensation Specialist

Job Title:

Senior Compensation Specialist

Location:

Downtown Dallas, TX (Hybrid - Standard business hours, 40 hours/week)
Duration: 6 Months+ Contract
Pay Rate: $40-45/hr

About the Opportunity:
Seeking an experienced Senior Compensation Specialist to support a global compensation team during a high-volume compensation planning cycle. In this role, you will play a key part in compensation planning, market analysis, compensation operations, reporting, testing, and process execution across a large, complex organization.

The ideal candidate will bring strong broad-based compensation experience, advanced analytical skills, and the ability to independently manage multiple compensation initiatives while maintaining a high degree of accuracy, confidentiality, and customer service.

• Support annual compensation planning activities, including merit increases, bonus programs, promotions, and incentive compensation processes.
• Prepare, validate, reconcile, and analyze compensation planning data.
• Partner with HR and business stakeholders throughout compensation planning cycles.
• Support compensation statement testing, validation, and quality assurance activities.
• Assist with compensation reporting and administration activities.

• Conduct market pricing and compensation benchmarking analyses using industry compensation surveys and market data.
• Support salary structure administration and compensation program maintenance.
• Participate in job evaluations and compensation research initiatives.
• Provide analytical support for compensation-related business decisions.

• Respond to compensation-related inquiries from HR, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders.
• Prepare compensation analyses supporting offers, promotions, transfers, and employee movement.
• Assist with compensation documentation and approval processes.
• Track compensation commitments, special arrangements, and related activities.
• Support compensation compliance, audit, and governance efforts.

• Support compensation planning system administration, testing, and validation activities.
• Execute User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and document results.
• Review compensation reports and system outputs for accuracy and completeness.
• Investigate and resolve compensation-related data discrepancies and system issues.
• Develop and maintain compensation reports, dashboards, and analytical outputs.

• Maintain project plans, issue logs, action trackers, and process documentation.
• Support compensation communications, training materials, and stakeholder education efforts.
• Assist with process improvement initiatives and operational efficiency projects.
• Contribute to year-end compensation readiness and execution activities.
• Manage multiple concurrent compensation work streams and deliverables.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• 35+ years of dedicated compensation experience supporting broad-based compensation programs.
• Experience supporting annual compensation planning cycles, including merit increases, bonuses, and promotions.
• Experience conducting market pricing, compensation benchmarking, and compensation analysis.
• Experience utilizing compensation survey data and market pricing resources.
• Experience working with Human Capital Management (HCM) systems and compensation planning platforms.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, reporting, reconciliation, and large dataset analysis.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and data management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience supporting global compensation programs across multiple geographic regions.
• Experience with Oracle HCM and compensation planning solutions.
• Experience administering salary structures and supporting job evaluation initiatives.
• Experience supporting compensation governance, compliance, audit, or pay transparency programs.
• Experience managing multiple compensation projects simultaneously.
• Experience partnering with HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition teams, and business leaders.
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled productivity tools to improve reporting, documentation, analysis, and operational efficiency.

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