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Compensation Analyst

About Us

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting Faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's Faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and is No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the well-being of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good, breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information

Georgia Tech Human Resources (GTHR) serves the Institute and its more than 14,000 employees through strategic counsel, employee engagement, and essential human capital management operations. As the people's unit, GTHR is engaged throughout the employee's lifetime at Georgia Tech. Our team works with sensitive employee information and assists in the management of complex employee issues. Professionalism and confidence are of the utmost importance within our team.

What we do:

Process payroll and maintain employment data for approximately 14,000 active faculty, staff, and students
Strive to attract, recruit, and retain the best talent in the marketplace.
Provide immigration, labor, and tax support required for foreign national faculty and staff to work at Georgia Tech and support employees performing services overseas.
Leverage a market-driven compensation structure to attract and retain employees.
Advise employees and managers regarding work performance and conflict management.

Compensation and Classification Department

Define and maintain job structures by evaluating roles to ensure accurate job titles, levels, and classifications aligned with organizational needs, governance requirements, and market context. Establish and manage market-driven salary structures that support talent attraction and retention while maintaining internal consistency and alignment with Georgia Tech and the University System of Georgia requirements. Support talent attraction and retention by applying competitive, sustainable, and data-informed compensation practices. Monitor parity and compression to identify pay concerns and inform data-driven recommendations. Advise leaders, managers, and employees on job classification and compensation practices.

Job Summary

The Compensation and Classification Analyst (intermediate level) provides professional-level analytical and consulting support for job classification and compensation activities under established guidelines and general supervision. This role performs job analysis, supports job documentation and career level placement, and assists with market pricing and compensation administration activities of limited scope and complexity, consistent with the Intermediate Professional career level. The intermediate level analyst applies working knowledge of classification and compensation principles to complete diverse, routine, and occasionally moderately complex assignments. This position supports data integrity, recurring analytics, pay actions, and annual compensation cycle activities while collaborating closely with senior team members. Work products are reviewed for accuracy, consistency, and alignment with established practices.

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1

Provide classification and compensation support for assigned client groups by responding to inquiries, gathering required information, and preparing draft analyses and recommendations aligned with established guidelines and practices.

Job Duty 2

Conduct job analyses by collecting and reviewing job information from managers and employees; support job evaluation and career level placement with appropriate documentation and rationale.

Job Duty 3

Draft, review, and update job descriptions to ensure accuracy, clarity, and alignment with classification standards; coordinate with stakeholders to validate job content and organizational context.

Job Duty 4

Support compensation survey and market pricing activities by assisting with job matching, data preparation, survey documentation, and initial review of survey results under guidance.

Job Duty 5

Maintain and update market pricing files, job-matching libraries, survey calendars, and related documentation to ensure consistency, transparency, and audit-readiness.

Job Duty 6

Perform routine compensation and classification analyses (for example, compa-ratio reporting, pay progression metrics, and internal alignment reviews) and summarize findings for review by senior analysts.

Job Duty 7

Support annual salary planning and compensation cycle activities by preparing and validating planning templates, maintaining data accuracy, and assisting with manager and Human Resources inquiries.

Job Duty 8

Process standard compensation transactions (such as new hires, promotions, transfers, and other pay changes) in accordance with established practices; identify issues and escalate exceptions or atypical cases as appropriate.

Job Duty 9

Maintain and validate compensation and classification data in Human Resources systems and planning tools; assist with testing updates and resolving routine workflow or data issues.

Job Duty 10

Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Required Education:

Associate degree in a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Required Experience:

Typically 2+ years of relevant professional experience in compensation, classification, Human Resources analytics, or a related field.

Experience supporting job analysis, job documentation, or classification reviews

Experience working with compensation data, salary ranges, or market survey information

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Education

Bachelor¿s degree in a related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred Experience

Using Human Resources systems or compensation planning tools in a complex organization

Proposed Salary

Pay Range: $65,202-$70,000/yr.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Knowledge

Working knowledge of classification principles, job analysis methods, and career level frameworks.

Working knowledge of compensation fundamentals, salary structures, and pay administration practices.

Familiarity with compensation surveys, job matching, and market data interpretation.

Awareness of relevant policies, standards, and wage and hour considerations.

Skills

Skill in data analysis, spreadsheet tools, and preparing accurate, well-documented work products.

Skill in drafting job documentation and analytical summaries.

Skill in organizing data, maintaining documentation, and supporting repeatable processes.

Skill in providing responsive and professional customer support.

Abilities

Ability to apply established procedures and exercise judgment within defined guidelines.

Ability to manage multiple assignments with general supervision and meet deadlines.

Ability to interpret and clearly communicate information verbally and in writing.

Ability to collaborate effectively with team members and seek guidance as appropriate.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.
Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia (USG) and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individuals race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position does not require security clearance.

Location: Atlanta, GA