Senior HR Strategy & Compensation Lead

Tom McLeod Software Corporation; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tom McLeod Software Corporation in Birmingham, AL seeks a Senior HR Business Solutions Lead to independently manage compensation and organizational design initiatives, partnering with managers and HR leadership to align roles, pay structures, and performance programs.

You will lead job description reviews, benchmark compensation, evaluate positions, maintain career frameworks, and support performance management resources, ensuring confidentiality and effective stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of progressively responsible HR experience.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage projects independently with stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Experience developing job descriptions and compensation programs is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead compensation and organizational design projects from planning through implementation, managing priorities, timelines, stakeholder involvement, and deliverables.
• Develop, maintain, and coordinate periodic reviews of job descriptions, ensuring positions are accurately defined and aligned with organizational needs.
• Evaluate new and existing positions based on responsibilities, scope, complexity, and experience requirements, recommending appropriate job titles, career levels, and grade assignments.
• Maintain and support job families, career progression frameworks, salary ranges, grade structures, and job classifications to promote consistency and internal alignment.
• Conduct compensation benchmarking, internal equity analyses, and market research to identify pay compression, inconsistencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Evaluate position requests, organizational structures, reporting relationships, management layers, and staffing needs, providing recommendations to improve organizational effectiveness.
• Develop compensation models, cost projections, organizational reports, and supporting analyses to inform HR and business decisions.
• Support incentive program evaluations, including eligibility, performance measures, payout calculations, and opportunities for improvement.
• Assist with the development and refinement of performance review forms, evaluation criteria, manager guidance, and related performance management resources.
• Partner with managers and HR leadership to provide guidance on job descriptions, position evaluations, compensation practices, and related organizational processes.
• Coordinate the implementation of approved compensation and organizational changes, ensuring accurate documentation, system updates, and timely completion.
• Evaluate and improve HR processes, workflows, templates, and tracking practices to strengthen efficiency, accuracy, and consistency.
• Maintain accurate and confidential records of evaluations, recommendations, approvals, and implemented changes in accordance with established standards.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Attention to detail

Discretion and confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

HRIS

Reporting tools

Job description

Tom McLeod Software Corporation in Birmingham, AL seeks a Senior HR Business Solutions Lead to independently manage compensation and organizational design initiatives, partnering with managers and HR leadership to align roles, pay structures, and performance programs.

You will lead job description reviews, benchmark compensation, evaluate positions, maintain career frameworks, and support performance management resources, ensuring confidentiality and effective stakeholder communication.