SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST (CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION) - 40010503

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DEPARTMENT:       

HUMAN RESOURCES

DATE POSTED:            

JULY 28, 2025

CLOSING DATE:           

OPENED UNTIL FILLED

HIRING RANGE:

$74,196.00 - $95,000.00

POSITION NUMBER:            

40010508

JOB TYPE:

FULL-TIME, EXEMPT (37.5 HOURS)

**THIS POSITION IS SUBJECT TO CLOSE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTIFICATION**

 

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

 

This position provides classification and compensation support, guidance, and consultative services to County departments and divisions.

Under general supervision, this position independently manages time-sensitive tasks related to classification and compensation.   

 

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this position. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the position as necessary.

 

• Serves as the lead Analyst of the Classification and Compensation division to ensure processes and procedures are followed.
• Prepares and maintains job descriptions for positions in the organization; ensures descriptions accurately reflect the work being performed by incumbents.
• Evaluates jobs and their respective duties to determine classification as exempt or nonexempt and appropriate salary range.
• Prepares and maintains job classifications and salary pay bands.
• Interviews and surveys employees and managers to gather and document job, organizational, and occupational information including duties, responsibilities, and skills required by each job.
• Manages annual review of salary surveys for key positions.
• Oversees the benchmarking of jobs against survey data and other market intelligence to determine competitive compensation salaries.
• Manages the HRIS SAP organization management and cost center structures.
• Coordinates with and assists Departments with reclassification and salary review requests. 
• Coordinates with and assist with critical pay related updates and changes.
• Works with payroll regarding compensation processes as needed.
• Serves as a SME and process improvement lead for compensation processes and procedures. 
• Prepares and leads training on Classification processes and procedures.
• Assists and advises department directors, supervisors, managers on compensations questions and issues.
• Assisting in overseeing the daily workflow of classification and compensation functions and may assign or review the work of other analysts or support staff.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for escalated classification and compensation matters.
• Provides technical guidance and mentoring to junior analysts and HR team members.