Human Resources Manager (Classification and Compensation)

Hillsborough County • Tampa, FL

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Hillsborough County is seeking an experienced and strategic Human Resources Manager to lead its Classification and Compensation function. You will serve as a trusted advisor to County leadership while directing programs that promote internal equity, market competitiveness, regulatory compliance, fiscal responsibility, and organizational effectiveness. The Human Resources Manager will lead a team of classification and compensation professionals and serve as the County’s subject matter expert in: Classification and job evaluation, Compensation and salary administration, Fair Labor Standards Act compliance, Market pricing and internal equity, Organizational design and position management, Compensation policy and workforce planning. The County’s classification and compensation programs affect every department and position across the organization. Your leadership will help ensure the County can attract and retain qualified employees, maintain equitable and competitive compensation practices, design effective organizational structures, support responsible stewardship of public resources, make consistent and defensible workforce decisions, and adapt to changing labor markets and organizational priorities. This position offers the opportunity to lead a highly visible human resources function and make a measurable impact on the County’s workforce and the community it serves.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited four-year degree-granting college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration or Management, Public Administration, Organizational Development, Education, or a directly related field.
• Five years of professional human resources classification and compensation experience, including two years of leadership or supervisory experience.
• Extensive knowledge of classification, job evaluation, market pricing, and compensation administration.
• Experience leading complex classification and compensation studies.
• Strong knowledge of the Fair Labor Standards Act and related employment laws.
• Experience advising executives and senior leaders on sensitive organizational and compensation matters.
• The ability to analyze large and complex data sets and develop defensible recommendations.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and staff-development capabilities.
• Experience managing competing priorities and multiple high-profile projects.
• Excellent written, verbal, consultation, and presentation skills.
• The ability to build trust and collaborative relationships throughout a complex organization.
• A commitment to internal equity, customer service, integrity, and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

• Public-sector classification and compensation experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and evaluate the work of the Classification and Compensation Section while establishing priorities and ensuring timely, accurate, and responsive service.
• Coach, mentor, train, and develop professional staff.
• Establish clear expectations and promote accountability.
• Manage workloads and assign complex classification and compensation projects.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes through technology, innovation, and operational efficiencies.
• Build a collaborative, customer-focused, and high-performing team.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of the County’s classification system and ensure positions are appropriately structured and allocated.
• Direct classification studies involving new positions, reclassifications, reorganizations, and organizational restructuring.
• Ensure job descriptions accurately reflect assigned duties, responsibilities, minimum qualifications, and organizational needs.
• Review complex job analyses and classification recommendations.
• Advise leadership on organizational structure, reporting relationships, position allocation, span of control, and job design.
• Support effective position management throughout the organization.
• Direct the administration of the County’s compensation programs and provide recommendations that balance market competitiveness, internal equity, fiscal responsibility, and organizational needs.
• Oversee market pricing, salary surveys, compensation studies, and internal equity analyses.
• Maintain compensation structures and pay plans.
• Analyze labor market and workforce data.
• Review recommendations involving starting salaries, promotional increases, reclassifications, equity adjustments, and pay exceptions.
• Present data-supported compensation findings and recommendations to leadership.
• Partner with executives, department directors, managers, and human resources professionals to address complex organizational and compensation matters.
• Provide consultation regarding organizational design and restructuring, workforce planning, compensation strategy, job descriptions and position management, labor market competitiveness, organizational effectiveness, and classification and compensation policies and practices.
• Translate complex information into practical options and clearly communicate recommendations to executive and departmental leadership.
• Oversee Fair Labor Standards Act exemption analyses and help ensure classification and compensation practices comply with applicable laws, policies, and agreements.
• Recommend updates to classification and compensation policies, procedures, guidelines, and administrative practices.

What This Job Offers

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