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Benchmarking Specialist I

What We Do: The PayScale Benchmarking Team solves puzzles for our customers. We work to ensure that our customers' positions are benchmarked to the appropriate datasets for their jobs. We are experts in using PayScale’s proprietary employee reported, HRMA, and Peer data sets along with third party compensation surveys to ensure accurate benchmarking and market pricing for our customers. 
 
What You Do: 
  • Study and analyze benchmark jobs by utilizing a defined benchmarking or market pricing strategy. 
  • Perform audits of customer accounts to determine whether benchmarked jobs have changed significantly from the original evaluation. 
  • Participate in special projects to improve internal systems and services. 
  • Provide customer and operational support by completing routine tasks associated with customer data. 
  • May also be called upon to provide other support to balance the workload across multiple teams within the Services organization. 
Day-in-the-Life: 
  • As a Benchmarking Specialist I, a typical day may include the following: 
  • Benchmarking customer jobs by analyzing job descriptions. 
    Using PayScale best practices to match jobs by title. 
    Assisting customers over email and Zoom to consult and better understand the job-matching process. 
    Assisting customers over the phone by reviewing the jobs live with the customer. 
    Providing feedback to PayScale internal teams to improve products and processes. 

First Year in Role: 

  • Month 3: Within 3 months, you will have completed training as a Benchmarking Specialist 1 and will be working on customer projects. 
  • Month 6: Within 6 months, you will have completed match review training and will be troubleshooting with customers live on the phone as needed. 
  • Month 12: Within 12 months, you will have mastered benchmarking and customer troubleshooting and will be working on process improvement projects and/or product improvement. 
  • Between 6 and 12 months you may also be helping to mentor/train other new hires.

Experience: 

  • This is an entry to mid-level position where we have found success with candidates from a variety of backgrounds. 
  •  A post-secondary education is helpful, but not required. 

Skills: 

  • Customer service, focused on problem solving and troubleshooting. 
  • Research and data analysis skills and mindset 
  • Ability to juggle multiple projects. 
  • Strong project management skills 
  • Experience with relational databases is a plus. 

Compensation 

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base salary range for this position is $51,400.00 - $64,300.00, exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses. This position is also eligible for an annual corporate bonus of $2,500. If you are hired at Payscale, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to those factors – we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider any internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the full base salary range for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future & continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package (more information on benefits listed below). 

 

Company Description 

Payscale gives employers and employees confidence to know the what and why behind pay. With our leading data, technology, and experience we make it easier for you to connect compensation to goals. 

As the industry leader in compensation management, Payscale is on a mission to help job seekers, employees, and businesses get pay right and to make sustainable fair pay a reality. Empowering more than 50 percent of the Fortune 500 in 198 countries, Payscale provides a combination of diverse and dynamic data sources, experienced compensation services, and scalable software to enable organizations such as Angel City Football Club, Target, United Healthcare, Gainsight, eBay, and The Washington Post to make fair and appropriate pay decisions. To learn more, visit www.payscale.com 

Location 

Payscale has an employee centric remote-first model that provides you the flexibility to do your best work in a space that supports you,while also finding time to collaborate in person for the moments that matter. 
 
In our remote-first model, employees can work from the location that works best for them. We do not have centralized corporate offices.Employees can choose to work from home, in company-paid co-working spaces, or any combination of the two that best suits their unique needs. 

When it matters (usually no more than a few times a year) we take the time to gather for in-person events. 

Payscale has employees across the US, Canada, and the UK, however we are currently unable to hire in the Quebec Province, Northern Ireland, and Hawaii. 

Benefits and Perks   

All around awesome culture where together we strive to live our 5 values: 

  • Respect every individual, work as a team 
  • Be Customer first, customer centric 
  • Have a Bias towards action 
  • Commit to excellence (we give our best everyday) 
  • Make Data driven decisions 

An open and inclusive environment where you’ll learn and grow through programs and resources like:  

  • Monthly company All Hands meetings 
  • Regular opportunities for executive leadership exposure through things like AMAs 
  • Access to continued learning & development opportunities  
  • Our commitment to a continuous feedback culture which allows us to drive performance and career growth 
  • A growing network of Employee Resource Groups 
  • Company sponsored volunteer hours 
  • And more!  

Our more standard benefits 

  • Flex Paid Time Off, giving you flexibility to rest, relax and recharge away from work 
  • 15 Paid Company Holidays, including an extended Fourth of July break, World Mental Health Day, and Juneteenth 
  • A comprehensive benefits plan including medical, dental, life, vision, disability, and life insurance covered up to 100% by Payscale 
  • 401(k) retirement program with a fully vested immediate company match 
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing or non-birthing parents 
  • Unlimited infertility coverage benefits through our medical plans 
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) options and company contribution each pay period  
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options for pre-tax employee allocations 

We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you.

Equal Opportunity Employer:  

We embrace equal employment opportunity. Payscale is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. It is our policy that employees will not be subjected to unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, marital status, sexual orientation, political ideology, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to: recruitment, hiring, transfers, promotions, training, discipline, termination, compensation and benefits, performance appraisals, education, and social and recreational programs. 

Fraud Alert: 

Payscale values security and privacy. During your job application and interview process, we will never ask for your personal banking or financial information, social security number, or other sensitive information, if you are unsure if a message is from Payscale, please email recruiting@payscale.com 

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