Lead Compensation Analyst

Augusta Health Brand; Fishersville (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Augusta Health in Fishersville, VA, is seeking an HR compensation leader to guide the compensation team and align total rewards with market trends and policy requirements.

You will manage day‑to‑day operations, oversee audits, and drive cross‑functional collaboration with Benefits, Payroll, and vendors to deliver accurate data and timely program updates. This role demands strong project management and data review skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of the HR compensation team.
• Schedule in-person meetings with Key Leadership, VPs, and Directors to discuss annual market changes.
• Meets with Benefits Lead and Payroll Manager to organize shared projects.
• Coordinate compensation team workflows with annual increases, offer quotes, job placement, and policy tracking metrics.
• Takes point on analysis, data collection, and document review for major compensation and Total Rewards events.
• Review and respond to pay rate and/or position appeals escalated from HR colleagues and leadership.
• Audit FLSA classifications for compliance and monitor regulatory changes.
• Participate in analysis and documentation for major Total Rewards events and surveys.

Job description

Leads as the primary compensation point-of-contact and facilitates peer training as it pertains to compensation projects.

• Organizes day-to-day operations of the HR compensation team.
• Schedules the compensation team’s in-person meetings with Key Leadership, VPs, and Directors to discuss annual market changes.
• Meets routinely with the Benefits Lead and the Payroll Manager to organize shared projects.
• Coordinates the compensation team workflows with annual increases, offer quotes, job placement, the job description database, variable compensation, bonus programs, and related goal tracking metrics.
• Takes point with the team on their analysis, data collection, and document review for major compensation and Total Rewards events, including platform migration, compensation policy amendments, Total Rewards statements, comp surveys, and other similar projects as needed.
• Reviews and responds to pay rate and/or position appeals that are escalated from HR colleagues, managers, directors, or VPs, and will organize any escalations that require a formal response from the HR Admin Director, and/or VP of HR.
• Audits the FLSA classifications for compliance and supports compensation and HR Division colleagues with staying informed of any future changes to regulatory requirements.
• Participates in the analysis, data collection, and document review for major total rewards events, including regulatory changes, platform migration, policy and pay practice amendments, total rewards statements, compensation surveys, or other similar projects and activities as needed.

Submits compensation surveys and supports benefits and organizational benchmarking surveys.

• Collaborates with professional service providers engaged for compensation administration: Third?party administrator, consultant, actuary, custodian, and legal.
• Address any complex vendor and integration issues that impact compensation initiatives.
• Guides the team with position audits to ensure the HRIS is offering the correct eligibility and pay.
• Takes point on compensation compliance filings and regulatory reporting.
• Reviews and updates compensation policies in Policy Manager.
• Contributes to compensation policy documents, leadership presentations, and board materials.
• Approves compensation invoices and provides summaries to the Admin Dir. HR for budget keeping.
• Helps with the development of the timelines and trackers for Total Rewards projects and processes.
• Updates training materials, guides, or policies as it pertains to each assigned projec