Senior Classification/Compensation Consultant

UNC Charlotte Applicant Site•University City, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

UNC Charlotte is seeking a highly skilled, independent, and strategic Senior Classification and Compensation Consultant to drive excellence across the university’s workforce infrastructure. In this pivotal role, the Senior Classification and Compensation Consultant balances deep regulatory expertise with proactive campus partnership, focusing heavily on sophisticated compensation and job analysis. This involves independently evaluating complex position classifications, determining FLSA and SHRA / EHRA exemption statuses, performing market and internal equity reviews, and providing vital organizational design recommendations. Additionally, the Senior Classification and Compensation Consultant serves as a trusted advisor to administrators, faculty, and HR partners on effective job design, resolving sensitive or unprecedented compensation challenges through targeted research, and offering guidance and mentorship to fellow team members. Beyond daily analysis and consultation, the Senior Classification and Compensation Consultant ensures strict compliance with federal, state, and local compensation laws. In this capacity, the Consultant conducts thorough audits, prepares data-driven metrics for leadership, and supports critical cyclical initiatives such as the annual raise process, salary surveys, and UNC System Office reporting. Finally, the Senior Classification and Compensation Consultant leverages communication expertise to mitigate institutional risk and empower campus partners through the development and facilitation of compelling, ongoing training programs and educational workshops. Experienced compensation professionals looking to make a visible impact on talent retention and operational effectiveness within a dynamic higher education environment are invited to apply. The Senior Classification and Compensation Consultant is responsible for administering and supporting staff classification and compensation programs for the institution in accordance with university policies, applicable state and federal laws, and human resources best practices. Under the direction of the Director of Compensation, Position and Records Management, this position conducts classification and compensation analyses, position evaluations, compensation studies, and salary reviews to support equitable and competitive pay practices across the university. The position applies knowledge of higher education compensation practices and state/public sector classification systems to assist departments with position management and organizational needs. This position supports compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act ( FLSA ), applicable state classification and compensation regulations, and institutional policies by reviewing position descriptions, analyzing job duties and responsibilities, and assisting with exemption status determinations and classification recommendations. The consultant provides guidance to campus departments regarding classification and compensation procedures, position management practices, and compensation-related processes to support consistent application of university human resources policies and programs.

Requirements

Deep regulatory expertise.
Proactive campus partnership.
Sophisticated compensation and job analysis skills.
Experience in evaluating complex position classifications.
Knowledge of FLSA and SHRA / EHRA exemption statuses.
Experience in performing market and internal equity reviews.
Ability to provide organizational design recommendations.
Trusted advisor skills.
Experience in resolving compensation challenges through research.
Guidance and mentorship capabilities.
Strict compliance with federal, state, and local compensation laws.
Experience in conducting audits.
Ability to prepare data-driven metrics for leadership.
Experience supporting annual raise processes, salary surveys, and UNC System Office reporting.
Communication expertise.
Experience in developing and facilitating training programs and educational workshops.
Experience in administering and supporting staff classification and compensation programs.
Knowledge of university policies, applicable state and federal laws, and human resources best practices.
Experience in conducting classification and compensation analyses, position evaluations, compensation studies, and salary reviews.
Knowledge of higher education compensation practices and state/public sector classification systems.
Ability to assist departments with position management and organizational needs.
Knowledge of the Fair Labor Standards Act ( FLSA ).
Knowledge of applicable state classification and compensation regulations.
Ability to review position descriptions, analyze job duties and responsibilities.
Ability to assist with exemption status determinations and classification recommendations.
Ability to provide guidance to campus departments regarding classification and compensation procedures, position management practices, and compensation-related processes.

Responsibilities

Independently evaluate complex position classifications.
Determine FLSA and SHRA / EHRA exemption statuses.
Perform market and internal equity reviews.
Provide organizational design recommendations.
Serve as a trusted advisor to administrators, faculty, and HR partners on effective job design.
Resolve sensitive or unprecedented compensation challenges through targeted research.
Offer guidance and mentorship to fellow team members.
Ensure strict compliance with federal, state, and local compensation laws.
Conduct thorough audits.
Prepare data-driven metrics for leadership.
Support critical cyclical initiatives such as the annual raise process, salary surveys, and UNC System Office reporting.
Leverage communication expertise to mitigate institutional risk and empower campus partners through the development and facilitation of compelling, ongoing training programs and educational workshops.
Administer and support staff classification and compensation programs for the institution in accordance with university policies, applicable state and federal laws, and human resources best practices.
Conduct classification and compensation analyses, position evaluations, compensation studies, and salary reviews to support equitable and competitive pay practices across the university.
Apply knowledge of higher education compensation practices and state/public sector classification systems to assist departments with position management and organizational needs.
Support compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act ( FLSA ), applicable state classification and compensation regulations, and institutional policies by reviewing position descriptions, analyzing job duties and responsibilities, and assisting with exemption status determinations and classification recommendations.
Provide guidance to campus departments regarding classification and compensation procedures, position management practices, and compensation-related processes to support consistent application of university human resources policies and programs.