Senior Compensation And Classification Analyst

JOB LOCATION

15151 E Alameda Pkwy Aurora, Colorado 80012-1555

City of Aurora, Colorado

It is an exciting time to work for the City of Aurora, we're growing and looking for dedicated and collaborative individuals to join our team of talented and valued employees. Excellent organizations have a set of principles, or core values, that are used to implement their mission and vision. Those values represent the touchstone for the organization, guiding the decisions of the individuals and the organization. At the City of Aurora, we demonstrate our excellence by modeling the CORE 4 Values of: Integrity, Respect, Professionalism, and Customer Service, and we welcome all who share these values to apply.
 
Why Work for Aurora?

• Make a difference in the lives of real people every day
• Diverse community
• Competitive total compensation package
• Well-Funded General Employees Retirement Plan
• Light rail station minutes away
• On-site fitness center and overall employee well-being programs Internal educational programs to assist with career advancement
• Access to innovation workspaces

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Hiring salary for this position is $81,850.85 - $102,313.56 annually.

The deadline to submit applications is Wednesday, January 15, 2025. Please note, The City of Aurora will conduct ongoing screenings of applications on a first come, first-serve basis; as soon as we determine to have a qualified pool of applicants, this position may close quickly and without notice.

OVERVIEW OF POSITION
The Senior Compensation and Classification Analyst plans, designs, implements, and continuously supports the City’s compensation and classification programs. The senior analyst is responsible for collaborating with the Compensation division, HR department, as well as organizational leadership and employees to provide insights, guidance, and recommendations on compensation and classification related matters. The senior analyst will also support evaluation, analysis, and continuous improvement of guidelines, policies, practices, and procedures.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as an advisor to HR colleagues, organizational leaders, as well as individual team members on compensation and classification programs, guidelines, policies, and procedures.  Recommends solutions to leaders and advises on opportunities and risks associated with each solution.  Facilitates conversations with appropriate team members as needed.

• Designs, implements, and supports compensation and classification programs and procedures.  Provides guidance and insights as well as city-wide communication, training and education.

• Leads the City’s annual market review process, providing analysis and recommendations to pay range changes, as well as facilitating city-wide market pay increase recommendations. Responds to and conducts external surveys as needed.

• Leads the City’s annual Merit Pay Allocation (MPA) process including: communications, HRIS configuration, customer service to leadership, and auditing submissions.  Processes merit pay increases, lump sum payments, and merit bonuses in collaboration with HR and Payroll teams.

• Collaborates with HRIS, IT, and other teams as needed to advance and maintain compensation functionality of the City’s HRIS including: workflows, reports and dashboards, audits and corrections, and total rewards functionality.

• Partners with organizational leaders and colleagues to complete individual compensation and classification requests including: new hire and promotion pay recommendation reviews, job descriptions, job evaluations, reclassifications, advancement programs, as well as market and equity analyses.  Support of requests includes providing analysis, recommendation(s), and serving as a point of contact from initiation of the request through and after processing of changes.

• Assists with the review of city-wide pay practices to ensure compliance with federal and state laws, including reporting requirements.

• May assist team members with various requests or processes, providing feedback, guidance or training as needed.

• Performs additional duties and special projects as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & WORKING CONDITIONS

An equivalent combination of education, training and experience that demonstrates required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

Education:

• Bachelor’s