Compensation Manager, Management

Why Travis County?

Mission:
Building a Travis County where ALL people can thrive with dignity and respect.

Travis County will be recognized as the best county in the US for all racial, ethnic, and economic groups.

Mission:
To support the County’s mission of providing services effectively, and equitably for justice, health, and safety to improve the quality of life for the people of Travis County. Through strategic partnerships and collaboration, the Human Resources Management Department recruits, develops, and retains a high-performing and diverse workforce and fosters a healthy, safe, and productive work environment for employees, departments, and the public to maximize the individual and organizational potential to position Travis County as an employer of choice.

• Promote Honesty, Integrity, and Trust
• Celebrate Teamwork
• Encourage Communicate
• Focus on Internal and External Customers
• Embrace Change and Innovation
• Champion Employee Development
• Model Leadership
• Produce Quality Results

Are you looking for career opportunities that provide top-notch benefits including paid leave, outstanding health, vision, and dental insurance, on-site health clinic for you and your dependents, a generous retirement plan, educational opportunities, and much more? Then bring your talents to Travis County! Travis County’s Human Resources Management Department is seeking a Compensation Manager to join their dynamic team. The Human Resources Management Department works to position Travis County as an employer of choice through balanced, efficient and collaborative strategic partnerships.

The Travis County Compensation team is responsible for providing fair and equitable compensation to the best resource the County has – it’s people! The successful candidate will be creative and enthusiastic about looking at compensation as a strategic function of county business and not just a task to complete.

• Collaborates strategically with hiring managers, contractors, and other stakeholders to complete market research studies and classification projects to ensure competitive and equitable pay scales.
• Is comfortable working with all levels of staff, from HR Liaisons to County Executives and Elected Officials.
• Communicates effectively to guide departments through the nuances of a comprehensive compensation structure and how to apply it to their department processes.
• Is proactive in directing the development of staffing strategies; streamlines and enhances staffing systems, tracking, reporting, and analysis.
• Manages and supports assigned staff, establishing operational objectives and assignments, and monitoring performance.

This position works under direction with increasing latitude for independent judgment.

This is a job classification within the Human Resources job family. Senior level Human Resources Management position for a corporate functional management department. This classification may require a flexible work schedule to meet the needs of the department.

$95,000 - $118,500 based on qualifications.

• Manages and evaluates the performance of Human Resources professionals and administrative staff.
• Leads, directs, and coordinates strategic initiatives with staff, peers, and customers to foster continuing improvements in processes and services.
• Keeps abreast of market trends related to compensation issues and legislative or regulatory trends.
• Schedules, monitors, and deploys human, operating, and capital resources to accomplish policies, plans, and programs and achieve performance outcome measures.
• Directs, develops, and monitors organizational policies and operating procedures. Coordinates with division directors, departments, agencies, and organizations to accomplish goals and objectives.
• Consults with managerial and executive staff countywide regarding employment decisions, policy interpretation, staffing options, organizational design, compensation, and classification determinations.
• Provides recommendations to upper management for all compensation needs, which includes the hiring…