Compensation Consultant

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Summary:

The Compensation Consultant is a key member of Cook Children's compensation team with shared accountability for success of the function and team.  In your role as the Compensation Consultant, you will be an internal consultant and subject matter expert charged with building and sustaining relationships and providing the full range of compensation services to our customers and organizational leadership. You will partner with customers to create innovative, effective and sustainable solutions to customer challenges and concerns. 

As our Compensation Consultant, you collaborate with colleagues including, but not limited to, HR Partners, Payroll, and IT to drive implementation and provide thought leadership related to compensation policy and practice. You should be able to educate, listen to, advise and guide customers on the risks, best practices and recommended approaches to challenges. 

The Compensation Consultant, is an individual contributor that applies experience and judgement in assisting with the development and implementation of strategic initiatives, leading and overseeing the delivery of projects, coaching, counseling and assisting lower-level analysts in the best methods for delivering compensation services.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, human resources or related area

• 5+ years of progressive compensation experience 

Licensure/Certification:

• CCP preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Attributes

• Advanced ability to analyze Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate part, develop models and/or proposals

•  Intermediate proficiency in the Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Visio)

• Advanced proficiency in Excel  (e.g. v-lookups, pivot tables, and data visualization tools)

• Attention to detail 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex ideas and findings in a clear and concise manner

• Customer service orientation, willingness to listen, support, and assist 

• Familiarity with employment law, demonstrated proficiency in understanding and applying regulatory guidelines related to compensation, including FLSA and pay equity laws

• Strong relationship management skills with demonstrated ability to partnerwith, coach and build credibility with senior leaders.

• Ability to influence direction and organizational decisions related to pay policy and practice

• Strong Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one

About Us:

Cook Children's Health Care System

Cook Children's Health Care System offers a unique approach to caring for children because we are one of the country's leading integrated pediatric health care delivery organizations. Patients benefit from the integrated system because it allows Cook Children's to use all of its resources to treat a patient and allows for easy communication between the various companies by physicians with a focus on caring for children and adolescents.

Cook Children’s is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children’s offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.