Strategic Compensation Analyst

The Iowa Clinic; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Iowa Clinic is seeking a data-driven HR compensation professional to shape fair, competitive pay practices and translate insights into practical recommendations for people, leaders, and the business.

Responsibilities include evaluating jobs, pricing, maintaining ranges, and partnering with HR, Finance, Payroll, and leaders to ensure equity and compliance. Strong analytical skills and Excel proficiency are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, finance, or related field.
• 4–6 years in compensation, HR analytics, or total rewards.
• Knowledge of salary structures, market benchmarking, internal equity, and FLSA.

Responsibilities

• Guide compensation decisions, including job evaluations, market pricing, salary recommendations, promotions, internal equity reviews, and FLSA classifications.
• Maintain pay structures, salary ranges, grades, market positioning, merit processes, and market or equity adjustment programs.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Payroll, recruiters, and leaders to support data-informed decisions.
• Analyze survey, market, workforce, and internal pay data to evaluate competitiveness and recommend improvements.
• Create, update, price, and maintain job descriptions for postings, hiring, promotions, and internal movement.
• Support HRIS compensation processes, reporting, documentation, and data accuracy.
• Stay current on compensation trends, pay transparency requirements, regulatory changes, and best practices.
• Provide backup support for benefits administration, including employee inquiries, vendor coordination, and routine processes as needed.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

HRIS

Compensation knowledge

Collaboration

Discretion

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

HRIS

Job description

The Iowa Clinic is seeking a data-driven HR compensation professional to shape fair, competitive pay practices and translate insights into practical recommendations for people, leaders, and the business.

Responsibilities include evaluating jobs, pricing, maintaining ranges, and partnering with HR, Finance, Payroll, and leaders to ensure equity and compliance. Strong analytical skills and Excel proficiency are essential.