Classification & Compensation Consultant

Title: Classification & Compensation Consultant

State Role Title:Human Resource Analyst II

Hiring Range: $70975-$81621

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Department of Motor Vehicles

Location:HUMAN RESOURCES

Agency Website:

Recruitment Type: State Employee Only - E

Ready for Your Next Step in HR

Whether youre looking to grow into a higher-level role or youre an experienced HR professional ready to try something new this position offers a path forward.

Maybe youve built a strong foundation in HR and youre ready to take on more. Maybe youve spent years in benefits employee relations talent acquisition or HR operations and youve found yourself drawn to the questions behind the work: Why is this position classified this way How do we know this salary is fair What does the market say

Either way this is your opportunity to move from supporting HR decisions to shaping them.

DMVs Human Resources team is looking for a Classification & Compensation Consultant who is ready to become the go-to resource on how jobs are structured and how employees are paid across one of the largest and most visible agencies in the Commonwealth. Youll build specialized expertise in one of the most in-demand areas of HR work directly with managers across the agency and see the real impact of your work on employees careers and paychecks.

Why This Role Is a Career Builder

Grow up or grow across. For those seeking advancement this role is a meaningful step up in responsibility and influence. For experienced HR professionals its a chance to add a specialty to your toolkit and broaden your career options without starting over.

Your HR experience counts here. If youve worked in recruitment you understand how pay decisions affect hiring. If youve worked in employee relations you know how classification concerns surface. If youve worked in benefits or operations you know the systems and policies. All of it transfers.

Specialized expertise that travels. Classification and compensation skills are among the most valued in public and private sector HR. The analysis benchmarking and policy application youll do here will strengthen your profile for years to come.

A seat at the table. Youll partner with managers and supervisors advise HR colleagues and collaborate with Talent Acquisition on pay decisions. Your recommendations will carry weight.

Help shape career paths. Youll support DMVs Upshift and career pathing efforts contributing to work that helps employees see where their careers can go.

A team invested in your growth. Youll join a Human Resources division committed to consistency accuracy and problem-solving with colleagues who share knowledge and support one another.At DMV growth doesnt always require changing jobs. Upshift our in-house career progression program sets clear well-defined criteria for advancing within your current working title so youll always know what proficiencies to build next. Hiring range: $70975 to $81621. Earning potential within this title: up to $92267.

What Youll Do

Job Analysis and Evaluation. Evaluate new and existing positions to ensure they are classified correctly. Partner with managers to develop and revise Position Descriptions including role title working title SOC code and FLSA status. Conduct job evaluations and complete crosswalks document your recommendations and communicate outcomes clearly.

Compensation Administration. Help administer DMVs compensation program in line with Commonwealth policy and agency practice. Review salary requests and build defensible data-based salary analyses in Excel for individual pay recommendations working title benchmarking and agency compensation studies. Document pay actions on the Pay Action Worksheet and keep data accurate in Cardinal PageUp and internal reports. Serve as a resource to HR staff managers and Talent Acquisition on pay determinations and adjustments.

Compensation Request Management. Own the Compensation mailbox and tracker responding to inquiries routing requests and making sure nothing falls through the cracks.

Market and Data Analysis. Use market state and position data to perform compensation analyses and produce routine and ad hoc reports that inform real decisions.

Special Projects. Contribute to compensation initiatives through research analysis and project planning and support strategic long-term Upshift and career pathing development.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of job analysis and job evaluation principles and methods sufficient to determine the appropriate classification of positions.
• Experience developing or revising position descriptions in partnership with managers including ensuring the accuracy of position details such as role title working title and FLSA status.
• Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws regulations and policies governing classification and compensation and ability to apply them to classification and pay determinations.
• Experience conducting compensation analyses using salary labor market and position data to develop data-based pay recommendations.
• Experience preparing routine and ad hoc reports that present analytical findings to support decision-making.
• Experience using spreadsheet software including formulas and lookup functions to analyze and organize data.
• Experience entering maintaining and verifying the accuracy of data in human resource information systems.
• Experience advising managers HR staff and other stakeholders on classification and compensation policies and communicating decisions and recommendations to requesters.
• Experience managing a high volume of requests and inquiries including tracking prioritizing and routing work to meet deadlines.
• Experience recommending improvements to processes programs or initiatives based on research and analysis.

Additional Considerations

• Knowledge of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exemption criteria and DHRM Policy 3.05 (Compensation).
• Current or previous work experience with the Commonwealth of Virginia performing classification and compensation work.
• Familiarity with Cardinal and PageUp for processing and viewing classification and compensation information.
• Advanced Excel skills including statistical formulas pivot tables and data visualization.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information

Name: DMV Employment

Phone:

Email:

In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at .

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022- February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.