Senior Compensation Strategist for Planning & Analytics

Tier4 Group; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

Tier4 Group is seeking a Senior Compensation Specialist for a Downtown Dallas, TX hybrid role, 40-45/hr on a 6+ month contract. You will support a global compensation team with planning, market pricing, operations, reporting, testing, and governance across a large organization.

The ideal candidate brings broad compensation experience, strong analytic skills, and the ability to handle multiple initiatives with accuracy, confidentiality, and excellent customer service in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• 35+ years of dedicated compensation experience supporting broad-based compensation programs.
• Experience supporting annual compensation planning cycles, including merit increases, bonuses, and promotions.
• Experience conducting market pricing, compensation benchmarking, and compensation analysis.
• Experience utilizing compensation survey data and market pricing resources.
• Experience working with Human Capital Management (HCM) systems and compensation planning platforms.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, reporting, reconciliation, and large dataset analysis.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and data management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support annual compensation planning activities, including merit increases, bonus programs, promotions, and incentive compensation processes.
• Prepare, validate, reconcile, and analyze compensation planning data.
• Partner with HR and business stakeholders throughout compensation planning cycles.
• Support compensation statement testing, validation, and quality assurance activities.
• Assist with compensation reporting and administration activities.
• Conduct market pricing and compensation benchmarking analyses using industry compensation surveys and market data.
• Support salary structure administration and compensation program maintenance.
• Participate in job evaluations and compensation research initiatives.
• Provide analytical support for compensation-related business decisions.
• Respond to compensation-related inquiries from HR, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders.
• Prepare compensation analyses supporting offers, promotions, transfers, and employee movement.
• Assist with compensation documentation and approval processes.
• Track compensation commitments, special arrangements, and related activities.
• Support compensation compliance, audit, and governance efforts.
• Support compensation planning system administration, testing, and validation activities.
• Execute User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and document results.
• Review compensation reports and system outputs for accuracy and completeness.
• Investigate and resolve compensation-related data discrepancies and system issues.
• Develop and maintain compensation reports, dashboards, and analytical outputs.
• Maintain project plans, issue logs, action trackers, and process documentation.
• Support compensation communications, training materials, and stakeholder education efforts.
• Assist with process improvement initiatives and operational efficiency projects.
• Contribute to year-end compensation readiness and execution activities.
• Manage multiple concurrent compensation workstreams and deliverables.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data management

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Independent work

Multi-priority management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

HCM systems

Oracle HCM

Job description

Tier4 Group is seeking a Senior Compensation Specialist for a Downtown Dallas, TX hybrid role, 40-45/hr on a 6+ month contract. You will support a global compensation team with planning, market pricing, operations, reporting, testing, and governance across a large organization.

The ideal candidate brings broad compensation experience, strong analytic skills, and the ability to handle multiple initiatives with accuracy, confidentiality, and excellent customer service in a fast-paced environment.