DIRECTOR, COMPENSATION

DIRECTOR, COMPENSATION (JOB ID: 65780)

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  Manages the District's compensation functions, ensuring alignment of the District’s business strategies and organizational goals with a competitive market position.
• Directs the development and maintenance of organizational salary structures, incentive programs, job classification and salary setting guidelines; oversees the implementation of compensation and classification procedures in order to ensure consistency and standard application across the District.
• Educates leaders, managers and employees on the District's compensation philosophy, overseeing related messaging and leading a team of staff to build consultative and collaborative relationships across teams.
• Leads annual forecasting efforts for incentive programs and salary increase cycles; ensures development of accurate analysis and costing for various scenarios as they relate to compensation and salary administration; presents data and recommendations to district leadership and during bargaining unit negotiations.
• Works across Human Resources teams to develop a merit-based performance system that aligns annual performance cycles with annual compensation cycle.

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  Evaluates market data and industry trends, seeking opportunities to enhance the competitiveness of the District’s compensation; oversees and guides team’s participation in annual salary surveys and benchmarking of key jobs.
• Manages annual compensation planning, identifying priority projects and goals and determining and allocating appropriate resources.
• Directs day to day activities of the team, providing coaching and support as well as guidance for escalated issues.
• Collaboratively develops and recommends changes to district policies, guidelines and contract language; makes recommendations for improvement to programs and service delivery.
• Ensures that all compensation-related activities are in compliance with applicable laws, District and government regulations and industry best practices.

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  Two (2) or more years experience in progressive management experience with demonstrated success developing and managing strategy, re-engineering operations and processes, and leading change initiatives.
• Three (3) or more years of management responsibility experience.
• Three (3) or more years experience in compensation administration to include management of a variety of compensation and incentive programs as well as the creation of related policies and guidelines.
• Three (3) or more years experience in progressive employee/labor relations experience in a large organization with several diverse work groups represented by labor organizations.
• Experience in the following human resource areas: collective bargaining, employee relations, employment law, grievance handling, policy interpretation, alternative dispute resolution, and arbitration.

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  Expert knowledge of compensation-related laws and regulations.
• Experience in analyzing data, and using this data to for process and program improvements and to inform strategy.
• Outstanding facilitation and communication skills, including ability to inspire others.
• Superior leadership, coaching and mentoring skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with individuals at all different levels in the organization.
• Self-starter/leader who can anticipate department needs in a proactive (versus, reactive) manner.
• Strategic planning and organizational development knowledge and skills.

• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office/Google products including Excel and Google Workspace.
• HRIS systems knowledge ( e.g. Infor, Oracle) and experience with other compensation related software.

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  Bachelor's Degree required.

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  Work Year Calendars (including accrued time off): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1129
• Benefits (including DPS contributions): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1397
• Compensation Structures: http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/244
• Employee must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools