Director, Talent Manager, HR​/Recruitment

Director, Compensation – Salt Lake Community College

Applicant must be authorized to work in the United States. All employees are expected to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah as a condition of employment.

We don’t just state our values; we live them through dedicated, collective effort. Our values ground our future endeavors and help us realize our mission of being an open‑access, comprehensive community college committed to the transfer education and workforce needs of our students.

The Director of Compensation collaborates with campus leaders to create compensation practices attracting talented individuals for competitive careers s role is central to the People and Workplace Culture (PWC) structure of the College.

• Administer, design, and analyze multiple college wage and salary programs for all staff and part‑time employees through long‑range strategic planning and policy development.
• Develop a compensation philosophy for the college and manage all classification, compensation, salary, and pay programs for all staff and part‑time positions.
• Partner strategically with other leaders across campus and within PWC to ensure that the delivery of a classification and compensation program is synergistic with HR’s priority of enabling the institution, employee effectiveness, and other workforce strategies.
• Provide services and consultation in organizational and position design, position review and analysis, consultation on departmental pay philosophies and strategies, compensation analysis, salary adjustment approvals and monitoring.
• Knowledge in compensation practices, position classification, compensation analysis, job data analysis, job evaluations, salary surveys, market data review and analysis, and compliance with applicable federal and state employment laws.
• Skilled in conducting studies and preparing sound recommendations.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to plan and set priorities; ability to work independently and prioritize efficiently with thorough attention to detail.
• Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills; ability to effectively communicate with management and employees at all levels.
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Ability to advise clients on applicable state and federal employment regulations, Human Resources and compensation policies, and human resource procedures.
• Working knowledge of effective personnel management concepts.
• Ability to manage many projects and activities concurrently.
• Manage and supervise projects, people, and data.
• Ability to address difficult situations in a constructive manner.
• Knowledge of laws and regulations to include compensation, employment, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO).
• Computer proficient and able to work with databases, HR systems and Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Suite applications.
• Detail oriented.
• Proficiency with analytical and statistical tools and programs related experience in compensation or an equivalent level of education, training, and experience.
• Advanced spreadsheet proficiency to manipulate, interpret, analyze, and present data.
• Experience working in fast‑paced, team‑oriented environment with quickly shifting priorities.
• Strong customer service orientation and sense of integrity.
• Ability to maintain discretion and the highest ethical and professional standards while dealing with confidential and sensitive data.
• Ability to develop dashboards.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field.
• Five (5) years of experience in compensation practices: compensation programs, job evaluation, market pricing methodology, compensation modeling and advanced analytics, and project management.

• MBA, MPA, or master’s degree in a related field and at least two (2) years of progressively responsible experience managing classification and compensation, or bachelor’s degree in a related field and six (6) to ten (10) years of experience in classification and compensation, with at least two (2) years in a supervisory…