Description

OPPORTUNITY

Consultants support our clients in building externally competitive, internally equitable and fiscally responsible compensation programs and organizational structures. Consultants are exposed to all aspects of client engagements and receive extensive training and professional development through leading edge organizations such as World at Work and the Society for Human Resources. Topics covered include EXCEL skill-building, total compensation knowledge building, benefits plan design, people management skills and project management acumen. In addition, consultants receive day-to-day coaching and mentoring by Principals, Associate Partners and Partners during their work together to deliver on client engagements. 

For each of our client engagements, consultants play a key role conducting field research on pay, benefits and other HR practices, providing analytical support to inform client deliverables and recommendations, and providing logistical support throughout all engagements. This is a full-time position on the client services career pathway to Partner at the firm. 

Key Responsibilities of the Consultant include: 

Research and identify comparable peer organizations based on our client’s sector, size, and location. 

Research all components of compensation & benefits at peer organizations. This includes deep dives into public salaries records and databases, surveys, interviews, and additional web research. 

Evaluate job descriptions provided by our clients and identify key KSAs (knowledge, skills, abilities) and the scope of responsibility. 

Identify benchmark matches for client roles based on key KSAs and scope of responsibility using the industry database, Kenexa CompAnalyst, nonprofit 990s, and other publicly available salary & benefits databases. 

Conduct surveys and interviews with peer organizations to find out more about their compensation practices. 

Conduct surveys, focus groups, and interviews with various stakeholders at client organizations to uncover strengths and areas of growth in their total value proposition. 

Aggregate data from numerous sources and apply adjustments to data where appropriate. This includes aging past data and applying appropriate premiums/discounts based on the geography and size of peer organizations. 

Clean the data by checking the quality of all data points and flagging discrepancies. 

Analyze compensation data by calculating averages and target percentiles for different components of the compensation program (base salary, bonus, health benefits, PTO, retirement, etc). 

Employ multi-variable regression analysis to identify any pay discrepancies based on a demographic group (race, gender, age, etc.) during pay equity audits.

Organize findings into charts and graphs for presentation in client materials. 

Benefits

This position offers a starting salary of $70,000, annual performance bonus, commission pay, and robust benefits including medical, dental, retirement, and vision.

More details can be provided upon request. 

Requirements

In order to fulfill these responsibilities, the ideal Consultant candidate will have: 

An advanced degree in mathematics, statistics, public policy, or related fields, or a college graduate with one to two years of success as a data analyst, policy analyst, or similar role; 

Strong attention to detail and will be well accustomed to working with large data sets and implementing relevant quality assurance processes to ensure accuracy in work; 

Excellent time management skills in order to meet tight deadlines and complete projects on time. 

Superior written and verbal communication skills that enable them to work well with others on a team, share information in a concise and easy to understand manner, and work effectively across a broad range of contexts and individual communication styles. 

Exceptional listening and strategic thinking skills that allow them to understand the root cause of a problem and propose a relevant and effective solution 

A proven ability to interpret complex information, glean insights, and translate into compelling findings to share with clients