Edgility Consulting, Compensation Consultant
Edgility Consulting, United States
Job Description
ORGANIZATION
Edgility Consulting is a national executive search and human capital consulting firm that Edgility provides talent equity consulting and executive search services to help social justice and education organizations find, hire, and keep the talent they need to make a difference.
At Edgility, we keep diversity, equity, and inclusion at the core of our work. Our rich variety of networks, perspectives, and abilities lead us to do our best work, providing client leadership with deeper insights and opportunities. We believe that to solve the challenges related to educational inequity, we need to bring a broad and diverse group of people together and ensure that those most impacted by structural racism and discrimination are represented at the highest levels of the organizations leading that work.
In a proactive and intentional way, we encourage clients to move their culture forward by emphasizing equity and inclusion at each stage of our engagements, from project scoping, needs assessment, outreach, selection strategy, compensation, developing career pathways, and board advisement.
For more information about Edgility Consulting please visit www.edgilityconsulting.com.
OPPORTUNITY
The Compensation Consultant is central to our Talent Equity Consulting Practice. They project manage client engagements, draft client presentations, assist in providing consulting advice, conduct qualitative research via client interviews and focus groups, and mentor and support Analysts and Associates, providing feedback, technical review, and development.
The ideal candidate has deep expertise in compensation best practices in multiple industries, a strong client service orientation, superb communication and project management skills, and excellent analytical skills. They will be excited by the opportunity to work with some of the nation’s most impactful social justice organizations committed to equitable pay practices.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Responsibilities of the Compensation Consultant include:
- Planning and project managing all aspects of client engagements, including integrating practice-wide staff and resources to facilitate the successful execution of projects;
- Leading focus groups and interviews to collect contextual information about clients, and translating that into tangible customizations for their compensation programs;
- Summarizing internal and external research into client presentations, and supporting senior leaders in presenting this information to a broad array of stakeholders;
- Conducting surveys, benchmarking and market research and crafting total rewards structures, programs and policies for clients;
- Leading geographic, industry, and portfolio specific studies and compiling results into formal reports for broader distribution;
- Participating in client meetings to present findings, answer questions and act as a trusted advisor.
PRIORITIES
A successful first year in this role for the new Compensation Consultant will include:
- Production of consistently high-quality work products, including email communications, client presentations, external documents, and internal materials;
- Integration into the existing Talent Equity Consulting team as a key compensation expert.
Requirements
In order to fulfill these responsibilities, the ideal Compensation Consultant candidate will have:
- At least five years of professional experience in total rewards and compensation, especially in a consulting context;
- Deep analysis and reporting experience with strong skills in data manipulation and analysis using spreadsheet software, and developing written reports which summarize analysis and provides interpretation in the context of the challenge faced by the client;
- Knowledge of compensation principles, e.g., job benchmarking, salary structure design, job architecture;
- Self-reflective and culturally competent leader who is well versed in - or interested in better understanding - how issues related diversity, equity and inclusion intersect with organizational rewards programs;
- An excellent written communicator, able to build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues and clients;
- Culturally competent and self-reflective, someone who maintains a strong growth mindset and desire to learn and grow as a professional;
- Flexible and nimble; comfortable working in an entrepreneurial environment with high accountability and low-to-moderate supervision;
- Interested in mission-driven organizations, especially those serving children and families.
Benefits
This position offers a competitive salary range of $75,000 - $95,000 and robust benefits including medical, dental, and retirement.