Elko - Senior Compensation Specialist

Position Description:

Would you like to have a career with a collaborative, diverse, and dynamic mining company? We have an exciting opportunity for you!

We are seeking a Senior Compensation Specialist to join our team! In this role, you’ll partner closely with HR Business Partners and business leaders to ensure our pay programs are competitive, equitable, compliant, and aligned with organizational goals. While you’ll lead the execution of established compensation programs, you’ll also have the opportunity to identify improvements and provide data-driven insights that shape how we reward and support our employees. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys combining analytical thinking with collaboration and wants to make a meaningful impact on employee experience and organizational strategy.

At Nevada Gold Mines, our vision is to be the world’s most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and operating the best assets with the best people. We are committed to a safe work environment sending every person home safe and healthy every day and leaving a sustainable legacy on our host communities. 

Responsibilities:

• Oversee administration of employee salary structures and compensation programs; provide financial, market, and legal analysis and insights; draft internal management proposals and reports.
• Administer employee incentive programs; identify and respond to the needs of internal stakeholders; ensure compliance with external legal requirements.
• Monitor the effectiveness of existing compensation practices and recommend changes that are cost effective and consistent with compensation trends and local / global HR objectives. 
• Lead the execution of the annual compensation review process; provide relevant payroll and market data analyses and insights; draft employee communications and management briefings; prepare line management decision-making tools.
• Oversee market pricing activities, including matching internal positions to external data using standardized surveys.
• Conduct job evaluations and market pricing using survey data and internal leveling frameworks. 
• Maintain and update salary structures, pay ranges, and wage progression schedules. 
• Provide guidance on pay decisions, policy interpretations, and job evaluations. Develop tools to assist and guide managers and HR team through compensation decisions. 
• Develop policies and procedures for job classification, compensation, job analysis, and other related topics; monitor implementation and ongoing administration. 
• Prepare detailed job descriptions and classification systems and define job levels and families, in partnership with line managers. 
• Ensure compliance with federal and state wage and hour regulations. 
• Support the integration of programs following mergers and acquisitions

Qualifications:

• 5+ years’ progressive experience in Compensation or Total Rewards required

• Previous experience in other Human Resources functions preferred

• Ability to demonstrate strong analytical skills 

• Knowledge of Barrick and NGM policies, procedures, guidelines, etc. 

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local compensation regulations including DOL, FLSA, etc. • Strong knowledge of Office software, including Microsoft Excel 

• Ability to communicate and interact effectively with a wide variety of people, including senior leadership and executives 

• Ability to organize and prioritize a heavy workload in a fast-paced environment 

• Ability to manage and manipulate large amounts of data and information to make fact-based recommendation 

What We Can Offer You  

• A comprehensive compensation package including a competitive medical, dental, and vision plan with national provider networks, a 401k retirement plan with employer contribution AND employer match, paid time off, company-sponsored medical clinics, company match share purchase program, and much more!
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
• Endless opportunities to grow and learn with industry colleagues.
• Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization.
• Nevada Gold Mines is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

About Nevada Gold Mines 

Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) is a joint venture between Barrick (61.5%) and Newmont (38.5%) that combined our significant assets across Nevada in 2019 to create the single largest gold-producing complex in the world. NGM produces approximately 3.5 million ounces of gold a year. The massive mining operation comprises eight mines along with their associated infrastructure and processing facilities and hosts three of Barrick’s Tier One assets: Carlin, Cortez, and Turquoise Ridge.  At NGM, our mission is to be the world’s most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and owning the best assets, with the best people, to deliver sustainable returns for our owners and partners.

Thank you for your application, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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