HR Generalist Administrator (Class & Comp)

DeKalb County • Decatur, GA

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of this classification is to provide professional human resources support to assigned County departments. This role involves leading, coordinating, and monitoring daily work activities, advising departments on HR issues, administering compensation and classification plans, managing recruitment, performing research, and providing guidance to staff. The position requires maintaining comprehensive knowledge of applicable laws and regulations and maintaining confidentiality.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a related field required
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in human resources
• Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job
• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, IPMA-CP, IPMA-SCP or CCP (Certified Compensation Professional), or attain any of these certifications within one year of employment in this classification.

Nice To Haves

• Strong analytical, technical, and communication skills
• Demonstrated experience in compensation and classification administration within a complex organization
• Ability to analyze and interpret large volumes of compensation and workforce data to identify trends, pay equity concerns, compression issues, and organizational impacts.
• Ability to perform advanced quantitative analysis, including salary modeling, costing, statistical analysis, and compensation calculations.
• Demonstrated advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, nested formulas, conditional formatting, data validation, charts, Power Query, and data analysis functions.
• Ability to develop, maintain, and analyze compensation spreadsheets, salary surveys, classification studies, and workforce metrics with a high degree of accuracy.
• Ability to conduct comprehensive job analyses through desk audits, interviews, questionnaires, and organizational assessments.
• Ability to write, edit, and evaluate complex job descriptions to ensure accurate classification, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) compliance, and alignment with organizational needs.
• Ability to apply principles of job evaluation, position classification, salary administration, and compensation best practices.
• Ability to interpret and apply federal, state, and local employment laws related to compensation and classification, including the FLSA, Equal Pay Act, and other applicable regulations.
• Ability to conduct market pricing using published salary survey data and develop salary recommendations based on internal equity and external competitiveness.
• Ability to prepare detailed analytical reports, executive summaries, and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Ability to present compensation findings and recommendations to executives, department directors, and other stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.

Responsibilities

• Leads, coordinates, and monitors daily work activities of assigned staff; provides input on disciplinary actions and employee performance evaluations; assists with training and instructing co-workers regarding operational procedures and proper use of equipment; supervising staff; assists with complex situations and provides technical expertise.
• Advises County departments on employment, classification, compensation, and other human resources issues; provides a wide variety of information to employees, management and the public concerning human resources programs, policies and procedures and interprets laws and regulations; receives and responds to inquiries; conducts research; provides technical analysis and makes appropriate recommendations.
• Leads and coordinates the administration of compensation and classification plan; conducts wage, salary, and benefits surveys and recommends adjustments to maintain a competitive pay plan; oversees desk audits to validate job responsibilities; updates and maintains class specifications; and makes recommendations regarding the allocation and reallocation of positions; and reviews salary requests and makes recommendations in accordance with regulations, policies, and laws; reviews requests to fill positions.
• Leads and coordinates employee recruitment, including advertising, screening, interviewing, making job offers, background checks, and coordinating applicant and new employee documents; and attends job fairs and community events.
• Manages and performs research, compiles statistical or other data pertaining to department operations; summarizes data, performs data analysis, and prepares reports; researches department files, database records, electronic data sources, internet sites, hardcopy materials, or other sources as needed; and conducts special projects as assigned.
• Provides advice, guidance and training to lower level professional and para-professional staff.
• Assists in the development and reporting of performance metrics; evaluates metrics to ensure resource alignment, highlight potential problems and corrective actions, develop strategies, and incentivize staff performance; and coordinates with department managers and other County employees to discuss metrics data and formulate goals and priorities.
• Maintains comprehensive knowledge of applicable laws/regulations, new products, methods, trends and advances in the profession, professional affiliations, and attends workshops.
• Maintains confidentiality in performing job responsibilities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level