Strategic Classification & Compensation Analyst

Commonwealth of VA Careers; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Motor Vehicles in Virginia is seeking a Classification & Compensation Consultant to lead job structuring and pay practices across a large agency. You will partner with managers, conduct analyses, maintain position descriptions, and support Upshift career pathing to advance DMV staff.

This role offers growth, exposure to policy, and the chance to influence statewide compensation decisions with data-driven insights. Ready for Your Next Step in HR?

Qualifications

• Knowledge of job analysis and job evaluation principles and methods sufficient to determine the appropriate classification of positions.
• Experience developing or revising position descriptions in partnership with managers, including ensuring the accuracy of position details such as role title, working title, and FLSA status.
• Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and policies governing classification and compensation, and ability to apply them to classification and pay determinations.
• Experience conducting compensation analyses using salary, labor market, and position data to develop data-based pay recommendations.
• Experience preparing routine and ad hoc reports that present analytical findings to support decision-making.
• Experience using spreadsheet software, including formulas and lookup functions, to analyze and organize data.
• Experience entering, maintaining, and verifying the accuracy of data in human resource information systems.
• Experience advising managers, HR staff, and other stakeholders on classification and compensation policies, and communicating decisions and recommendations to requesters.
• Experience managing a high volume of requests and inquiries, including tracking, prioritizing, and routing work to meet deadlines.
• Experience recommending improvements to processes, programs, or initiatives based on research and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and evaluate new and existing positions for correct classification.
• Partner with managers to develop and update Position Descriptions and FLSA status.
• Administer the DMV's compensation program per policy with defensible analyses.
• Build salary analyses in Excel and support pay recommendations.
• Manage the Compensation mailbox and workflow to avoid missed requests.
• Use market and position data to generate standard and ad hoc reports.
• Support compensation initiatives and Upshift program development.

Skills

Job analysis

Position descriptions

FLSA knowledge

Compensation analyses

Reports & analytics

Excel & spreadsheets

HRIS data management

Advising managers

High-volume workload

Process improvement

Tools

Cardinal

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Job description

Department of Motor Vehicles in Virginia is seeking a Classification & Compensation Consultant to lead job structuring and pay practices across a large agency. You will partner with managers, conduct analyses, maintain position descriptions, and support Upshift career pathing to advance DMV staff.

This role offers growth, exposure to policy, and the chance to influence statewide compensation decisions with data-driven insights. Ready for Your Next Step in HR?