Compensation Specialist

Agape Care Group•Spartanburg, SC

About The Position

We are seeking a dynamic and people-centered HR Compensation Specialist to help shape an exceptional employee experience while driving operational excellence across our organization. This role is ideal for a highly analytical professional who is passionate about fair, competitive, and compliant compensation practices and who thrives in a detail-driven, data-informed environment. As an individual contributor, the HR Compensation Specialist plays a vital role in administering, maintaining, and advancing the organization’s compensation and performance management programs. You will manage salary administration for assigned divisions, including Hospice Enterprise merit increases, while ensuring internal equity, market competitiveness, and alignment with organizational strategy. Serving as a trusted subject matter expert, you will partner closely with HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, and leadership teams to provide compensation insights, analytics, and guidance. You will also lead and support the employee performance review process, leveraging technology and workflow improvements to deliver a consistent, accurate, and effective evaluation experience across the organization. Like all members of the Agape Care team, our HR Compensation Specialist will benefit from a supportive leadership environment, access to professional development resources, and meaningful opportunities for growth and advancement, while playing a key role in ensuring our compensation practices reflect fairness, transparency, and our commitment to our people. As a regional leader in hospice and palliative care, Agape Care Group proudly serves patients through its family of care providers — Agape Care South Carolina, Georgia Hospice Care, Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in North Carolina, and ACG Hospice in Alabama, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia. The company’s employees are committed to serving with love those touched by an advanced illness, providing comfort and support through compassionate care and meaningful experiences. At any location within our company, you'll find a career that means something. You'll not only have the opportunity to use your skills to make a real difference, but you'll also be part of an inclusive, respectful work environment filled with peers who have answered the call to care for others. Our mission is to serve with love, providing comfort and support through compassionate care and meaningful experiences. For our team members, these aren’t empty words. In every interaction, no matter how big or small, we’re dedicated to providing a superior experience for patients facing life-limiting illnesses and their families.

Requirements

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail
A solid understanding of compensation principles, job evaluation, and performance management
Ability to communicate complex data and recommendations clearly and effectively
High degree of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality
Comfort working independently while collaborating cross-functionally
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field (required)
Minimum of three (3) years of experience HR compensation administration
Hands-on experience administering compensation programs, HR policies, and performance management processes
Intermediate-to-advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including VLOOKUPs, IF/THEN statements, and MATCH formulas
Advanced data review and analytics skills with exceptional attention to detail
Strong analytical, quantitative, and research capabilities
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and HR technology platforms
Strong understanding of compensation best practices and continuous improvement methodologies
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Sound professional judgment, strong business ethics, and commitment to confidentiality
Effective time management, planning, and organizational skills
Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and proof of auto insurance
Ability to meet agency health screening and testing requirements
Ability to sit, stand, bend, lift, and move intermittently and perform daily work activities
Ability to read, speak, and write English clearly and effectively

Nice To Haves

Experience with UKG HRIS and compensation administration
Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Responsibilities

Administer salary programs, merit increases, and compensation actions for assigned divisions
Conduct position classification, FLSA designation, and job description development and refinement
Perform internal and external market benchmarking to maintain competitive and equitable salary ranges
Develop, maintain, and analyze salary structures and compensation models
Provide compensation analytics, reporting, and insights to HR and business leaders
Design, implement, and support the performance review process, including system workflows and tools
Monitor compensation trends, best practices, and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance
Support continuous improvement of compensation-related processes, systems, and programs