Compensation specialist

Looking for a 100% remote Compensation role with a tight-knit, collaborative team? Do you have 3+ years of experience within Human Resources administration with a solid understanding of compensation methodolgies, market pricing, salary structures, pay equity and FLSA/compliance guidelines?

We are partnering with a national distribution leader to hire a Compensation Specialist! This contract-to-hire opportunity gives you the best of both worlds: immediate impact in a key HR role, followed by seamless transition to a permanent position with an outstanding benefits package.

You'll be the 3rd core member of a close-knit, easy-going compensation team where your ideas are heard and your work directly shapes pay equity and rewards strategy nationwide. If you have 3+ years of compensation experience and love working with Workday and MS Excel, we want to talk to you!

salary: $34 - $40 per hour
shift: First
work hours: 8 AM - 5 PM
education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

• Evaluate industry compensation trends, market data, and local benchmark developments impacting non-exempt roles.
• Generate compensation reporting tools to evaluate market competitiveness, assess program effectiveness, and inform strategic decisions.
• Conduct pay equity analyses to drive fair and consistent compensation practices.
• Evaluate job roles, partner with Legal to determine FLSA classifications, write job descriptions, establish salary structures, and analyze cost-of-labor/living data.
• Consult with Talent Acquisition and HR Business Partners to provide strategic market reviews and offer recommendations for new hires, promotions, and transfers.
• Assist in developing and overseeing non-exempt compensation programs, performing scenario modeling for program rollouts, location expansions, or targeted pay adjustments.
• Ensure all compensation programs comply with local, state, and federal labor regulations.
• Administer and communicate non-exempt incentive, bonus, departmental, and sales commission plans.
• Partner with leadership on annual merit cycle administration and annual updates to profit-sharing and incentive structures.
• Review job offers and process salary updates in Workday to ensure equity, market alignment, and regulatory compliance.
• Foster productive cross-functional partnerships to uphold pay equity and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

Skills

• Compensation
• Confidentiality
• Responsiveness
• Analytical Thinking
• Workday
• PayScale
• FLSA Classification

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 3 years
• Experience level: Experienced

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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