Compensation Consultant - Hybrid

The University of Kansas Health System; United States; Híbrido; USD 90.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking a Compensation Consultant to act as a strategic internal advisor on compensation initiatives. This hybrid role requires partnering across the organization to align programs with market practices, structures, and business goals.

The candidate will lead job evaluations, salary recommendations, and cross‑functional projects, while staying current with laws and best practices in compensation.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university.
• 5+ years of experience in the compensation field in analytical or consulting roles.
• Experience with compensation management systems or planning tools (MarketPay, Workday Advanced Compensation).

Responsabilidades

• Provide strategic, consultative advice across core compensation areas.
• Develop job descriptions and perform job evaluations using external market data.
• Review salary recommendations for new hires, promotions, transfers, and demotions.
• Participate in salary surveys and compensation modeling with internal and external data.
• Develop compensation programs, guidelines, and processes aligned with business objectives.

Conocimientos

Analytical thinking

Consulting mindset

Stakeholder management

Discretion & confidentiality

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

MarketPay

Workday Advanced Compensation

Descripción del empleo

Position Title Compensation Consultant - Hybrid Broadmoor Campus

Job Requisition ID: R-58592

Act as a strategic, internal consultant for compensation projects, programs, administration, and initiatives to deliver the highest levels of consultative service, as well as, influence and improve the policies and procedures governing the compensation function. Build partnerships across the organization to develop and deploy competitive strategies and objectives to reward and retain top talent. Ensures the organization’s compensation programs align with the University’s Health System's philosophies and needs of the business while remaining market competitive.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

Provide strategic and consultative advice across the core areas of compensation to ensure effective design and application of best practice solutions. Develop job descriptions and perform job evaluations leveraging external market data and balancing internal job value. Review and develop salary recommendations for new hires, promotions, transfers, and demotions. Participate in cross‑functional projects/teams on strategic compensation initiatives (e.g., job architecture, career and reward framework, salary structure design, technology implementation and optimization, etc.). Participate in salary surveys and perform compensation modeling and analyses of internal and external benchmark data to provide well‑reasoned, succinct, market‑driven and business‑aligned recommendations. Ensure that executive summaries and presentations clearly demonstrate options, considerations, and recommendations. Develop compensation programs, policies, guidelines, procedures, and processes and recommend enhancements consistent with best practice trends and business objectives. Identify areas of improvement and collaborate with HR Business Partners to develop education and communication strategies to effectively influence the behaviors and decision making of business leaders. Maintain advanced knowledge in external best practices and relevant changes to the compensation field and federal, state and local compensation laws and regulation; communicates updates to Total Rewards leadership. Mentors compensation team members in areas of advanced knowledge and expertise. Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelors Degree in related field of study from an accredited college or university. 5 or more years of experience in the compensation field within an analytical and/or consulting role. Experience with market pricing tools (MarketPay) and/or other types of compensation management systems or planning tools (Workday Advanced Compensation).

Knowledge Requirements

Familiar with standard compensation concepts, practices, and procedures. Demonstrated ability to apply experience, knowledge, and judgment to interpret business needs, make recommendations, and plan effectively to accomplish goals. Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with leaders and HR Business Partners. Demonstrated ability to apply discretion and maintain the highest level of confidentiality. Excellent computer skills, expert level user with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word). Excellent written and verbal skills; strong analytical and interpretive skills; strong interpersonal skills with an ability to work within a team environment and receive high customer satisfaction ratings; ability to handle work related stress and thrive in a fast paced environment.

Time Type

Full time

Important information for you to know as you apply

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

About The University of Kansas Health System

As part of the region’s premier academic medical center, The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City is a world‑class healthcare provider and destination for complex care and diagnosis. We are driven by our commitment to service, continuous improvement and to the highest degree of excellence. Collaboration between physicians, nurses, researchers, educators and other professionals who share their expertise leads to exciting discoveries and life‑changing treatments for the people we serve.