Compensation Specialist, HR​/Recruitment

Overview

Trident Seafoods is North America’s largest vertically integrated seafood company—partnering with fishermen, employees, and communities to responsibly harvest, process, and share wild Alaska seafood with the world. With deep roots in Alaska and operating across the globe, Trident is a privately held company headquartered in Seattle, committed to nourishing the world while upholding the highest standards for safety, sustainability, and excellence.

At Trident Seafoods, we work together for something bigger than ourselves. From nourishing the world with the best protein on earth to protecting our oceans, serving our fishermen, and supporting communities in Alaska and beyond, here, you’ll find a values-driven culture where your growth matters, your work has purpose and your contributions are recognized and appreciated—because at Trident, we believe meaningful work connects us all.

Summary: The Compensation Department builds and maintains global programs and systems which contribute to attracting talent, fair and consistent employee renumeration, career paths, workforce planning and budgeting. The Compensation Specialist position will participate in the analysis, communication and administration of compensation programs. This individual contributes to the annual compensation cycles, HR system administration, maintaining job and compensation structures and ensures the accuracy of compensation data for budgeting, financial reporting and analysis purposes.

This position is based in Trident’s Seattle (Ballard Neighborhood) offices.

Essential Functions: (Responsibilities, Tasks, Supervisory Needs)

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Assists Compensation team members and HR Business Partners on job description development, job evaluations, job leveling and job classification activities
• Assists in gathering and documenting job content, organizational information, duties, responsibilities, and required skills through questionnaires, interviews and other information sources
• Contributes to the development, enhancement, and documentation of compensation-related forms, processes and workflows
• Supports compensation programs including annual merit cycles, promotion cycles, short-term, and long-term incentive programs
• Assists with creation and updating of compensation program materials
• Participates in administration of intranet resources
• Supports job benchmarking activities by compiling survey data, conducting research, and preparing market pricing analyses for review by senior compensation team members
• Assists with maintaining global job architecture and compensation structures by updating systems, documentation, and related records.
• Coordinates salary survey submissions, market assessments and associated analysis
• Updates system tools used for compensation administration, budget and workforce planning, ensuring that data is complete and accurate
• Conducts data audits and basic analyses and prepares reports and findings for review by compensation leadership
• Supports special projects for ad hoc compensation analyses across a variety of areas
• Assists with the preparation and delivery of compensation training materials and communications
• Monitors and audits pay practices to ensure compliance with policies, guidelines, and wage and hour laws
• Assists with FLSA assessments and related documentation
• Responds to routine compensation inquiries and supports HR Business Partners with compensation-related processes, including new positions, hires, and promotions

The essential functions listed above are not exhaustive. The organization may assign other duties as needed to meet business requirements.

Benefits: Trident Seafoods offers a…