Compensation Specialist

SWICKARD SHARED SERVICES LLC•Las Vegas, NV

11d•$60,000 - $70,000•Onsite

About The Position

Swickard Auto Group is seeking a Compensation Specialist for their Shared Services team in Las Vegas. This role is critical within the HR team, responsible for ensuring that pay structures are fair, competitive, and consistently applied across the organization. The company emphasizes a hospitality-first culture, believing that the best guest experiences start with the employee experience. This position offers a high-impact role in a fast-growing company where the work directly shapes how thousands of employees are paid and recognized.

Requirements

2+ years of experience in compensation, total rewards, HR operations, or a related analytical HR function.
Strong analytical and Excel skills, comfortable working with large data sets, building models, and identifying patterns or discrepancies.
Familiarity with HRIS platforms.
High integrity and strict respect for confidentiality.
Detail-oriented and accurate.
Clear communicator, able to explain compensation decisions and structures to managers and employees at all levels.
Organized and self-directed, able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines without losing precision.

Nice To Haves

Experience with variable pay plan design or administration.
Experience in automotive, retail, or commission-based compensation environments.
Paylocity experience.

Responsibilities

Draft, build, and manage pay plans across the organization, including variable compensation structures for sales, service, and fixed ops roles at the dealership level.
Review compensation for new hires and internal transfers, ensuring offers align with established pay bands, position classifications, and internal equity standards.
Maintain and audit position codes, job titles, and compensation packages in the HRIS, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment across all locations.
Partner with HR Generalists, Talent Acquisition, and department leaders to support compensation decisions for new roles, restructured positions, and market adjustments.
Conduct regular compensation analysis, benchmarking roles against market data to ensure Swickard remains competitive in every market they operate in.
Support the development and documentation of compensation policies, guidelines, and pay structure frameworks.
Assist with merit review cycles and compensation planning, preparing data, modeling scenarios, and supporting manager and leadership decision-making.
Identify and flag compensation discrepancies, inequities, or compliance risks, escalating proactively and recommending corrective action.
Maintain accurate, confidential compensation records and support reporting needs for HR leadership and finance.
Contribute to HR projects and initiatives that support Swickard's growth, culture, and operational excellence.