Compensation Specialist/Benefits and Compensation Specialist

Job Title: Compensation Specialist/Benefits and Compensation Specialist/ Compensation Analyst

Duration: 3 Years (High Possibility of Extension)

Location: Lexington, MA

Job Description:

Clearance: An interim clearance is sufficient for the start of this position.

Work Location: This position is HYBRID. The individual will be required to be onsite 2 days a week.

Details:

Reporting to the Compensation Manager, the Compensation Specialist will lead and execute critical compensation projects on a contract basis. This role is ideal for a seasoned professional with deep expertise in total rewards, job architecture, and pay structure design, who thrives in a fast-paced, project-oriented environment.

Responsibilities:

·       The Specialist will be responsible for one or more of the following project areas, depending on the organization’s needs: General Compensation Support

·       Develop and implement compensation programs, policies, and procedures that align with compensation philosophy.

·       Ensure compliance with federal and state compensation regulations.

·       Project Work: Job Architecture Design

·       Redesign and enhance the job architecture framework, including job families, career levels, title governance, and FLSA classifications, ensuring consistency and scalability.

·       Conduct in-depth analysis of salary grade and band structures, benchmarking against market data and ensuring internal equity.

·       Model the financial impact of proposed changes and develop transition strategies.

·       Create compensation administration guidelines, toolkits, and manager resources.

·       Lead communication and change management efforts to ensure successful adoption of compensation initiatives

·       8 years of progressive experience in compensation, including hands-on expertise in job analysis, job leveling, salary structure design and market pricing.

·       Project coordination experience (managing timelines, cross functional teamwork, executing project deliverables)

·       Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business, Finance, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).

·       Proven track record of delivering complex compensation projects in a fast-paced environment.

·       Proficiency with major compensation survey platforms (e.g., Radford/AON, Mercer, Pearl Meyer, TSG).

·       Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling, pivot tables, and statistical analysis.

Preferred Qualifications:

·       Certifications: CCP (Certified Compensation Professional) designation is strongly preferred.

·       Technical Tools: Experience with HRIS and compensation management platforms (e.g., SAP, SuccessFactors, PayScale Market Pay).

·       Compliance Knowledge: Familiarity with federal and state compensation compliance requirements.

·       Industry Experience: Experience working in an FFRDC or government contractor environment is highly desirable.

Skills Matrix:

·       Experience conducting analysis of salary grades and band structures

·       Experience creating compensation administration guidelines, toolkits, etc

·       Experience creating job architecture framework

·       Experience developing and implementing compensation programs, policies and procedures

·       Experience generating reports and analyzing data

·       Experience with compensation survey platforms

·       Experience with federal and state compensation regulations

·       Project coordination experience

·       Work with Cross-Functional Teams

·       Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables/Charts)

·       DoD Experience

Software Galaxy Systems, LLC (SGS) is an award-winning Contingent Workforce Services firm providing a broad range of integrated suite of services through a global delivery platform. SGS brings innovative talent management strategies to empower its clients to stay focused on growth of their core competencies. SGS has developed a comprehensive process-oriented methodology to manage high-volume contingent labor, payroll services and SOW’s for today’s competitive landscape.

SGS is proud of the partnerships it has built with its clients, MSP’s, and employees which has allowed it to deliver unparalleled service to its wide-ranging customer base. SGS is a certified minority owned enterprise that provides innovative yet practical solutions, from concept through execution. We combine technology with strategy and aim to deliver results today that endure tomorrow. SGS’ client centric approach delivers unparalleled value with vastly responsive, streamlined and highly process oriented workforce solutions.

SGS has been awarded and acknowledged by leading MSP’s (i.e., KellyOCG, TAPFIN, Guidant Global, etc.) for its exemplary performance in the contingent workforce space.