Director of Benefits and Compensation

Kayopmet; Edison (NJ); On-site; USD 98,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Middlesex College in Edison, NJ seeks a Director of Benefits and Compensation to lead the Office of Human Resources. This full-time role reports to the Executive Director and oversees benefits, compensation, training, and development across the employee lifecycle.

The position requires strong strategic leadership with at least seven years of senior HR experience in higher education or public-sector settings, including benefits and salary administration, and provides a path to shape HR policies

Qualifications

• Seven (7) years of professional HR experience in higher education or public-sector environments.
• Experience leading benefits administration including retirement and health programs.
• Experience leading compensation administration, job analysis, and salary benchmarking.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for benefits, compensation, training, and professional development.
• Direct supervision of HR staff and oversight of employee life-cycle processes.
• Oversee benefits programs, including health, dental, retirement, and leave administration.
• Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and collective bargaining agreements.

Skills

Benefits administration

Compensation administration

HR leadership

Employee development

Union environment experience

Education

Master's degree

Tools

HRIS systems

HR analytics

Data reporting

Job description

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Director of Benefits and Compensation

Human Resources Full Time Edison Main Campus, Edison, NJ, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 2348

Salary: $97,560.00 Annually

Job Description

Classification Title: Director of Benefits and Compensation

Salary: $97,560.00 Annually

Department: The Office of Human Resources

Pay Grade: ADM8

Reports To: Executive Director, Human Resources

FLSA Status: Exempt

Unit: Administrative
Opening Date: 11/10/2026

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

Reporting to the Executive Director of Human Resources, this position provides strategic leadership in the development, administration, coordination, and evaluation of the College's Human Resources functions that support the entire employee life cycle, from recruitment through retirement. The role collaboratively provides direction and oversight for the College's employee benefits, compensation, training and professional development functions.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions:

• Assists the Executive Director in providing strategic and operational leadership for the Office of Human Resources and serves as the Executive Director's designee in their absence, ensuring continuity of all HR functions and services.
• Spearheads strategic and operational leadership for benefits, talent acquisition, compensation, employee development, and performance management. In the absence of the Executive Director, directs onboarding, HRIS, and HR data reporting functions, assuming leadership responsibility for these areas.
• Provides direct supervision, leadership, coaching, performance management, and professional development for assigned full-time and part-time Human Resources staff.
• Oversees the administration of all processes associated with the employee life cycle, directly or through subordinate supervisors, ensuring efficient, consistent, and compliant delivery of HR services.
• Directs the administration of the College's employee benefits programs, including ADA accommodations and FMLA leave administration, and collaborates with internal stakeholders, third-party administrators, and vendors to ensure the effective delivery of health, prescription, dental, retirement, and other employee benefit programs.
• Oversees the College's compensation function, including classification and compensation administration, salary actions, market analyses, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and collective bargaining agreements.
• Provides leadership for the College's employee training and professional development initiatives by overseeing the planning, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of learning and development programs.
• Supervises the College's Certifying Officer with the New Jersey Division of Pensions and Benefits, ensuring timely and accurate benefit enrollments, pension transactions, and required state reporting.
• Finalizes benefits-related actions reflected in Human Resources Board resolutions and coordinates with Payroll, the President's Office, and other departments to ensure accurate and timely processing.
• Collaborates with the Director of Labor Relations and other College leaders to ensure compliance with applicable federal and state employment laws, regulations, policies, collective bargaining agreements, and HR best practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Seven (7) years of progressively responsible professional Human Resources experience in higher education, government, or another complex public-sector environment, including experience working for or supporting a public agency
• Direct experience leading a team responsible for employee benefits administration, including retirement plans, medical and dental benefits, short- and long-term disability benefits, and leaves of absence
• Direct experience leading a team responsible for employee compensation administration, including job analysis, salary and hourly rate benchmarking, classification surveys, and reclassifications
• Functional expertise in at least one additional Human Resources discipline, such as labor/employee relations, training and development, talent acquisition, or related areas
• Experience working in a unionized environment and applying federal and state employment laws and regulations to human resources administration

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree from an accredited institution
• Seven (7) years of progressively responsible Human Resources leadership experience in higher education, government, or another complex public-sector environment; community college experience
• Experience working with the New Jersey Division of Pensions and Benefits, including supervision of pension administration, and serving in a senior HR leadership capacity with responsibility for department operations in the absence of the chief human resources officer
• Experience with HRIS systems, HR analytics, and data reporting; active CEBS, SHRM-SCP, SHRM-CP, SPHR, or PHR certification
  

SCHEDULE : Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

RETIREMENT : Pension Eligible

NJ First Act

Any Middlesex College employee hired after September 1, 2011 will have to meet the New Jersey residency law requirement.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Middlesex College is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, marital status, familial status, religion, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, liability for service in the armed forces of the United States, or disability.

Affirmative Action and Compliance Statement

Middlesex College is firmly committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity and Aff