Human Resources Compensation Partner

City of Hope

About The Position

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. Position Summary: Under the general direction of the Senior Manager, Compensation, independently manages all aspects of compensation for small entities. Partners with entity Human Resources Partners to understand compensation needs and performs comprehensive analyses to develop recommendations intended to meet the needs of the client. Following established job architecture framework and compensation philosophy, evaluates requests to establish equitable and appropriate titles, levels, salary ranges, pay rates, FLSA exemption assignments and all other compensation related components. Participates in the design, implementation and administration of compensation programs, policies and guidelines for union and non-union employee groups in all City of Hope corporations. Participates in the development, implementation and administration of wage and salary, performance appraisal and variable pay programs. Serve as a consultant to HR Partners, Talent Acquisition, Employee/Labor Relations, and leadership throughout the enterprise on a broad range of compensation actions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field and seven (7) years of experience as a compensation professional
OR ten (10) years of experience as a compensation professional

Responsibilities

Manages all aspects of compensation for small entities.
Partners with entity Human Resources Partners to understand compensation needs and performs comprehensive analyses to develop recommendations.
Evaluates requests to establish equitable and appropriate titles, levels, salary ranges, pay rates, FLSA exemption assignments and all other compensation related components.
Participates in the design, implementation and administration of compensation programs, policies and guidelines for union and non-union employee groups.
Participates in the development, implementation and administration of wage and salary, performance appraisal and variable pay programs.
Serves as a consultant to HR Partners, Talent Acquisition, Employee/Labor Relations, and leadership on compensation actions.
Applies broad knowledge of compensation principles, practices and procedures in managing all aspects of compensation for multiple client areas.
Evaluates industry, economic and competitive market trends to recommend proactive changes/enhancements to compensation programs.
Evaluates union, individual contributor and leadership job descriptions to determine appropriate attributes, competitive salary ranges, and appropriate requirements.
Provides recommendations on pay rates based on internal and/or external data.
Partners with clients on the development of job descriptions based on various methods of input.
Audits jobs for content and formulates recommendations regarding FLSA exemption status.
Collects and analyzes competitive practices data relative to compensation strategies.
Formulates recommendations and provides input in development of changes to existing or the development of new compensation programs.
Serves as an internal consultant to clients on compensation matters, including the interpretation and application of policies, procedures and collective bargaining agreements.
Collects, analyzes and presents market data for preparation of collective bargaining proposals.
Develops, updates and analyzes complex cost modeling scenarios to derive economic recommendations.
Represents compensation on bargaining teams for entities within scope of responsibility.
Develops, plans, oversees, and implements various projects on an ongoing basis.
Leads department projects as assigned.
Develops training sessions, presentations, and informational materials/handouts to facilitate education throughout the enterprise on numerous compensation topics and programs.
Implements merit and performance review programs, while providing training to managers on effectively evaluating performance and allocating merit increases accordingly.
Develops custom compensation surveys by devising questionnaires for third party administration.
May participate in external surveys by completing questionnaires and responding to written and telephone inquiries.
Provides assistance and support to colleagues on the completion of external surveys.
Interacts with all management levels (supervisors to executives) across all assigned entities on compensation requests.
Partners with HR colleagues on all aspects of compensation.
Enhances professional growth and development though participation in educational programs, reviewing current literature, attending in-service meetings, and workshops.