Temporary Compensation Specialist

About Rice:

Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston, Texas, Rice University is ranked among the nation’s top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio, and a residential college system, which supports students intellectually, emotionally and culturally through social events, intramural sports, student plays, lectures series, courses and student government. Developing close-knit, diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition, which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.

Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty, staff and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rice’s culture. They come through in the way we treat each other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These values can be recalled simply by our name — RICE — Responsibility, Integrity, Community and Excellence.

Position Summary

Rice University has an exciting opening for a temporary compensation specialist to join our innovative, service-oriented HR team. As a member of the total rewards team, you will work with campus partners during merit season.

Our ideal candidate is a service-oriented, creative compensation professional with strong analytical skills who is an effective communicator, partner, and advisor to your HR teammates and clients. In addition, they enjoy a good challenge and are interested in looking for ways to continuously improve and enhance services, programs, and processes. If this sounds like you, we invite you to apply. We look forward to meeting you!

Hiring Range : The hiring salary range for this position is $55,000 - $60,000

Work Location

This position is exclusively on-site, necessitating all duties to be performed in-person on the Rice University campus Monday - Friday. Per Rice policy 440 , work arrangements may be subject to change.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience
• One year of human resources experience in compensation, workforce or data analytics, talent acquisition, or other closely related field
• Skills Required:
  • Strong data analysis skills, including reporting and data visualizations
  • Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and other data analysis tools
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Solid understanding of compensation principles, practices, and regulations
  • Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
  • Attention to detail and accuracy
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and effectively handle highly sensitive and personal information with sound judgment, tact, and discretion
  • Critical thinking to identify alternative solutions

Essential Functions

• Reviews job descriptions; applies job evaluation techniques to determine the appropriate job classification and exemption status
• Participates in and/or assists in conducting salary surveys
• Performs market analysis to determine pay trends in support of the annual salary program
• Reviews, updates and completes benchmarking for jobs
• Provides guidance regarding individual salary determinations
• Guides managers to administer the University’s compensation program on a consistent, equitable, and legally compliant basis
• Interprets, administers, and recommends revisions to compensation policies, programs, and procedures, and ensures compliance with applicable state/federal statutes and regulations
• Provides research and analyses on existing and future compensation programs, policies, and/or practices
• Manages and completes projects as directed
• Runs monthly reports and conducts audits as needed
• Completes other duties as assigned

Preferences

• 2-3 years of experience in a compensation role
• Proficient in market pricing methodologies and salary survey analysis
• Familiarity with MarketPay, Tableau, Oracle Cloud, and/or other similar systems and applications
• Effective relationship builder and teammate
• Demonstrated ability to develop and/or improve processes
• Ability to negotiate and influence
• Highly collaborative, works with all stakeholders to deliver results and keep others informed

Rice University HR | Benefits: https://knowledgecafe.rice.edu/benefits-overview

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Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact Rice University’s Disability Resource Center at 713-348-5841 or adarice@rice.edu for support.

If you have any additional questions, please email us at jobs@rice.edu . Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University.