Compensation Manager at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore College

Job description

Position Title: Compensation Manager Work Type: Full time Location: Swarthmore College Approved Location Type: Hybrid Department: Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) Who We Are: The Human Resources department is a proactive, strategic partner to our campus community, attracting, retaining, developing, and engaging talent to create a positive and respectful workplace. We support and advocate for our faculty and staff, advancing the mission of the College by fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and sustainable environment. We commit to this mission by: • Delivering exemplary service by acknowledging and responding to employee inquiries promptly. • Creating and assessing competitive and equitable compensation and benefits programs to address the needs of our diverse workforce. • Partnering with managers to develop a culture of mutual respect, integrity, and professionalism. • Serving as subject matter experts with respect to Human Resources best practices, compliance, and risk management. • Providing opportunities to encourage professional growth and development and ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements. • Addressing employee well-being and mental health needs by encouraging a supportive and flexible work environment. • Being prepared and available to shift priorities and act in the face of urgent matters, including providing crisis management support and direction as needed. • Providing timely communications regarding changes to human resources policies, programs, and procedures. The Opportunity: Reporting to the Assistant Vice President, Human Resources, the Compensation Manager (“Manager”) provides thoughtful consultation, analytical expertise, and stewardship of the College's compensation framework. The Manager ensures compensation practices align with compensation laws and regulations and Swarthmore's mission while promoting internal equity, and maintaining market competitiveness. Responsibilities include administering salary surveys, writing and/or evaluating job descriptions and maintaining salary structures. The Manager also oversees the career progression process, manages position budgets, and evaluates and approves organizational restructuring. Additionally, this role acts as the primary functional owner for Workday compensation and position management modules. The Manager participates in and contributes to the development of project improvement initiatives within the division of Human Resources. This position is eligible for hybrid work. Essential Responsibilities: Compensation Strategy, Design, and Administration ● Designs, analyzes, administers, and maintains the College's compensation programs in accordance with institutional goals, market objectives, and internal equity standards. ● Serves as an in-house expert to HR colleagues and campus partners in the day to day application of compensation structures, policies, and reclassification requests. ● Evaluates job duties and compensation to determine appropriate FLSA classification. ● Partners with talent management to design competitive offer packages that align with College policy and support successful recruitment and retention efforts. ● Manages the annual salary increase process, market adjustments and promotions within established budget parameters. ● Collaborates with the Business Office in the review and determination of independent contractor status. Salary Benchmarking & Data Analytics ● Benchmarks compensation to the market using Comp Analyst, CUPA-HR and other regional/national surveys as needed. ● Completes annual salary surveys (e.g., CUPA-HR, Mercer) and analyzes results to assess competitiveness, internal equity and market-based ranges. ● Provides data including IPEDS information to institutional research, effectiveness and assessment, and other functional areas as requested. ● Conducts analyses of staff compensation, staffing levels, and position budgets to identify trends, forecast needs, and support data-driven decision-mak