Senior Compensation Analyst

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The Senior Compensation Analyst serves as a subject-matter expert responsible for the design, analysis, and governance of Dallas College’s compensation programs. This role provides strategic, data-driven consultation on job architecture, market competitiveness, internal equity, and pay practices, ensuring alignment with institutional goals, regulatory requirements, and labor market conditions. The Senior Compensation Analyst exercises significant professional judgment in making independent analytical recommendations that inform leadership decisions and materially influence institutional compensation practices. Work is performed with considerable latitude and reviewed at key milestones for alignment with Total Rewards strategy and governance standards.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Serve as a lead compensation subject-matter expert, providing advanced analysis and consultative guidance on compensation strategy, job architecture, and pay decisions.

• Lead complex market pricing, benchmarking, and trend analysis using multiple survey sources and translate findings into actionable recommendations.

• Design, evaluate, and maintain salary structures and compensation frameworks that balance competitiveness, equity, and fiscal responsibility.

• Conduct advanced job evaluations and classification analyses, including independent FLSA determinations.

• Assess internal pay equity and external competitiveness for staffing actions and formulate defensible recommendations.

• Identify, assess, and proactively escalate compensation-related risks with recommended mitigation strategies.

• Provide expert interpretation of compensation policies, legislation, and regulatory requirements.

• Develop executive-ready reports, dashboards, and presentations.

• Lead internal and external salary surveys, participation and validation.

• Partner with HRIS leaders to enhance systems, data integrity, automation, and reporting.

• Provide analytic leadership for annual compensation cycles.

• Serve as an escalation point for complex compensation inquiries.

• Maintain audit-ready documentation and governance standards.

• Complete required Dallas College Professional Development training hours per academic year (minimum 19 hours; additional 16 hours for people leaders).

• Regular, reliable, and punctual attendance is an essential function of the job.

• Perform other duties not listed as assigned.

• If physical presence is required for the role:

This position requires regular on-site presence to fulfill essential duties that cannot be performed remotely. Duties must be executed in-person to ensure effective collaboration, supervision, and service delivery, in accordance with Texas SB 2615.

If physical presence is not essential:

This position may be eligible for remote work only under conditions permitted by Texas SB 2615, including temporary illness, disability accommodations, or assignment to approved remote instruction.

Minimum and Preferred – Education, Experience, and/or Certifications

Minimum Requirements for Position (necessary or mandatory)

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or related field.

• Five (5) years of progressive professional level experience in compensation, independent analysis and consultative responsibility, and/or job analysis/evaluation. (e.g. job descriptions, market analysis/salary surveys, salary analysis, equity/promotion reviews, organizational design, salary structure design).

• Official Transcripts required.

• Valid driver's license and good driving record.

• Experience with compensation software and data analytics tools such as Excel, SQL Server, Culpepper, CompAnalyst, etc.

• Experience in supporting new and existing enhancements of HR systems, including system interfaces, data design and mapping, system, user acceptance testing (UAT), communication and training plans.

• Strong familiarity of the dependencies and relationships between HR Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) modules, integration points with non-HRMS modules, and third-party systems.

• Bilingual or multilingual preferred.

Other Preferred Qualifications for Role (not mandatory, but advantageous)

• Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Certification is a plus.

• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) is a plus.

• Public sector or higher education experience.

• Pay equity and regression analysis experience.

• Bilingual or multilingual preferred.

*** Will be subject to a criminal background check.  Some positions may be subject to a fingerprint check. ***

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Required Qualifications for Role (necessary or mandatory)

• Knowledge of principles, practices, methods, and resources used in the design, implementation, and maintenance of organizational compensation structures.

• Knowledge of classification studies, job analyses, audits, and identification of pertinent job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities.

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and ordinances governing classification and compensation.

• Ability to exercise judgment and discretion in establishing, applying, and interpreting office policies and procedures.

• Ability to effectively and efficiently utilize Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word) and data visualization tools (Power BI, etc.).

• Ability to use initiative and creative problem-solving methods.

• Ability to gather, correlate, and analyze facts and devise solutions.

• Ability to prepare clear, concise, and comprehensive reports and presentations.

• Ability to establish project timelines, meet objectives, and communicate status updates.

• Ability to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment while ensuring effective and efficient use of time.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management and employees.

• Ability to adapt to changes in work environment, priorities, and organizational needs.

• Extensive knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods and human resource laws, regulations, and best practices.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; excellent organizational and time management skills.

Competencies

Dallas College seeks to identify core and professional competencies for each role and level which helps define the level of expertise needed and desired to demonstrate success in the role. 

• Strategic Thinking

• Judgment and Integrity

• Analytical Excellence

• Consultative Influence

• Data Governance and Stewardship

• Adaptability

Work Condition Environment / Physical Requirements

Normal physical job functions performed within a standard office environment. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to individuals with physical challenges to perform the essential duties and responsibilities. 

 Physical requirements can vary depending on position. For example, lifting may be required of an employee in facilities, certain positions in student success may require a license, etc.

Dallas College is one of the largest community college systems in Texas, committed to transforming lives and communities through higher education. With a rich history of serving the diverse population of Dallas County, the college provides accessible, affordable, and high-quality education that empowers students to achieve their academic and career goals.

Dallas College has a set of core values that shape its culture and operations: integrity, respect, opportunity, collaboration, accountability, and engagement and support.

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