Assistant Director - Compensation (Faculty)

Position Summary

Dallas College has a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff, and strongly encourages candidates to apply who will enrich Dallas College’s academic and culturally inclusive environment.

The Assistant Director, Compensation provides a full range of human resource management and services for Dallas College faculty, staff, and administrators related to compensation.  This position interprets and applies federal and state guidelines, regulations, and laws appropriately and in a manner that is consistent with Dallas College policies and procedures.  The Assistant Director will design, modify, and implement competitive variable pay and incentive compensation programs to maximize employee recruitment, retention, and performance.  The ideal candidate must be flexible to function in a fast-paced, small-team work environment, bringing strong organizational and analytical skills. 

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of guidelines and procedures as they apply to base compensation and incentive compensation programs, performance management, and federal and state legislation, including FLSA.  

• Knowledge of Human Resources principles and best practices in compensation including experience with job analysis/evaluation. 

• Skill in analyzing employee compensation information to advise management officials on equitable and fair pay practices.  Ensures compliance with FLSA rules and regulations.

• Open to change and applies critical thinking to develop solutions based on new guidelines, methods, and technologies.

• Ability to negotiate and manage conflict/dispute resolution processes and to tactfully handle sensitive and confidential matters.

• Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively with all constituencies of a diverse Dallas College community. 

• Ability to create and maintain an atmosphere of inclusive excellence that celebrates our diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and perspectives.

• Must have outstanding leadership and management skills.

• Able to balance multiple priorities with strong organization, time management, and prioritization skills in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment.

• Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented orally and communicate information and ideas so others will understand. 

• Ability to conduct research, analyze information and interpret data.

• Ability to effectively communicate both in writing and verbally while working with diverse populations and provide effective customer service.

Key Responsibilities

• The Assistant Director works collaboratively with the Senior Director, Total Rewards to handle complex compensation and performance management matters and assist with projects from a broad range of Human Resources functional areas including employee relations, policy interpretation, and compliance, among others.

• Participates in annual salary administration programs, including salary structure creation, maintenance, and development of incentive programs.

• Evaluates the college’s compensation and incentive plans with the goal to implement a consistently competitive and effective compensation structure for the company.

• Collects and analyzes data on the college’s current compensation and incentive plans; compares this data to comparable plans and programs offered by competitors, similar higher education institutions, and similar companies in the geographic area.

• Maintains position descriptions and ensures descriptions accurately reflect the work being performed by incumbents.

• Communicates approved program changes to management and participants, answering questions and providing additional training or support about the changes.

• Performs activities in support of wage and salary programs including conducting position audits, analyzing, and evaluating jobs, and recommending action concerning appropriate exemption status, classification and pay level. 

• Gathers data from market-based compensation surveys; uses spreadsheet and data analysis techniques to assess results and market trends.

• Researches and compares incentive compensation plans offered by demographically comparable institutions; assesses competitors plans and makes recommendations for enhancements or improvements required to keep the organizations plans competitive and effective.

• Identify necessary changes in business processes to ensure efficient and accurate workflow and the best utilization of resources and works with HR staff to develop and implement improved processes.

• Utilize HR Systems and vendor systems to verify and update data, prepare reports, conduct audits, and analyze data to identify and resolve errors.

• Lead the annual pay for performance merit increase process for all employees.

• Prepares survey data submissions; works with survey providers to receive content.

• Provides counsel for employment offers and compensation actions for employees, as required.

• Maintains knowledge of economic conditions, labor market, and other factors related to ensuring the College provides competitive and reasonable compensation scales and structures.

• Identifies and recommends best practices for compensation programs.

• Serves as primary resource for modeling compensation programs and mentoring professionals on the analytical process

• Maintains knowledge of trends, developments, and best practices in compensation and benefits administration.

• Supervises, trains, coaches, directs, coordinates, and disciplines assigned staff while adhering to organizational human resource policies and procedures and related employment laws. Recommends hire and termination personnel actions for positions supervised.

• Maintain confidentiality with high level of integrity.

• Participate in special Total Rewards and/or HR projects in support of business objectives.

• Completes required Dallas College Professional Development training hours per academic year

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

Normal physical job functions performed within a standard office environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with physical challenges to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus five (5) years of work-related experience including two (2) years’ supervisory experience or experience coordinating the work of employees. 

• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP preferred
• Must have a current and valid Texas driver’s license to travel to various Dallas College locations.
• Official transcript is required.