Director Compensation

University of Richmond

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Richmond invites nominations and applications for the position of Director of Compensation. Reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer, the Director of Compensation serves as the University’s lead strategist and subject matter expert for compensation, classification, and job architecture. The Director will provide strategic leadership for the design, implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of the University’s compensation programs and practices. This leader will play a critical role in advancing the University’s people strategy by creating equitable, market-informed, and sustainable compensation frameworks that support organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and institutional priorities. Located in Richmond, Virginia, the University of Richmond is a highly regarded private liberal arts university that combines the strengths of a nationally recognized liberal arts education with professional schools in business, leadership studies, law, and continuing education. Since 1830, the University has built a reputation for academic excellence, close faculty-student collaboration, and a deeply engaged campus community. The University enrolls approximately 4,000 students and employs more than 1,800 faculty and staff members. Nominations and inquiries can be sent to the search email: [email protected]. Applications include a letter of interest and resume/CV and should be submitted through the Talent Profile. Located just minutes from downtown Richmond, Virginia, the University of Richmond blends the intimacy of a small college with exceptional academic, research, and cultural opportunities usually found only at large institutions. The mission of the University of Richmond is to educate in an academically challenging, intellectually vibrant, and collaborative community dedicated to the holistic development of students and the production of scholarly and creative work. A Richmond education prepares students for lives of purpose, thoughtful inquiry, and responsible leadership in a diverse world. Our strategic priorities are academic excellence, belonging and community, access and affordability, well-being, and experiential learning and community engagement. These priorities, coupled with strong benefits, makes the University of Richmond an employer of choice in the Richmond area. UR is a private, highly selective, liberal arts university with a welcoming spirit that prizes diversity of experience and thought. With more than 60 undergraduate majors and an average undergraduate class size of 15 students, the University provides a collaborative learning and research environment unlike any other in higher education, offering students an extraordinary combination of the liberal arts with law, business, leadership studies, and continuing education. The University of Richmond ranks number 30 among the nation’s best liberal arts colleges by US News and World Report, one of many accolades that showcases Richmond as a premiere place to grow professionally and personally.

Requirements

Director of Compensation
Reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer
Lead strategist and subject matter expert for compensation, classification, and job architecture
Strategic leadership for the design, implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of the University’s compensation programs and practices
Critical role in advancing the University’s people strategy by creating equitable, market-informed, and sustainable compensation frameworks
Support organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and institutional priorities
Applications include a letter of interest and resume/CV

Responsibilities

Serves as the University’s lead strategist and subject matter expert for compensation, classification, and job architecture.
Provides strategic leadership for the design, implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of the University’s compensation programs and practices.
Plays a critical role in advancing the University’s people strategy by creating equitable, market-informed, and sustainable compensation frameworks that support organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and institutional priorities.