• Compensation, Classification, and Job Architecture Specialist
  • Wesleyan University
  • Middletown, CT

Position Information

  • Wesleyan University is a highly selective, independent liberal arts institution recognized for its commitment to innovative teaching, interdisciplinary scholarship, and an engaged campus community.
    The Office of Human Resources partners with campus leaders to support the university’s workforce through equitable practices, strategic talent management, and data-informed decision making that advance Wesleyan’s mission.

    Reporting to the Director for Talent Acquisition and Employment, the Compensation, Classification, and Job Architecture Specialist serves as the University’s technical expert for staff job classification, compensation benchmarking, job architecture governance, and position management and organizational design. The role partners with HR leadership to ensure position structures, reporting relationships, and job frameworks are aligned to support effective organizational design, workforce planning, and operational efficiency.

    This inaugural four-year term-limited role is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the institutional framework for staff job families, titles, salary structures, and classification standards to support equitable and competitive compensation practices aligned with labor market data and regulatory requirements.

    The position conducts compensation benchmarking, evaluates and classifies positions, and provides consultation to HR leadership and campus managers on job design, compensation decisions, and organizational structure. Over the course of the tenure, the role will support the modernization and documentation of Wesleyan’s staff job architecture and compensation frameworks to enable consistent maintenance by the HR team in the future.

    Work Location
    This position is a hybrid position with on-campus and remote work schedules.

    Remote work is only considered for residents of Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, or New York. Relocation assistance to Connecticut is available for candidates who qualify.

     

Organization Information

  • Located in Middletown, Connecticut, Wesleyan University is one of the nation’s premier colleges of liberal arts and sciences with 3,000 undergraduates and 200 graduates. Established in 1831, Wesleyan University is known for its rich open curriculum of interdisciplinary opportunity combining Humanities, Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Wesleyan students make their mark in the world through creativity, intellectual independence, risk-taking, and drive to improve the world. The University has a long-standing commitment to providing underrepresented students from all racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds access to our dynamically diverse campus.
     
  • http://www.wesleyan.edu
  • Minimum Qualifications
    • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Economics, Public Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field, and at least four years of progressively responsible experience in compensation, classification, job architecture, HR analytics or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
    • Demonstrated experience evaluating and classifying positions including determining job levels, salary grades, and job family placement.
    • Demonstrated knowledge of FLSA exemption standards and wage and hour regulations.
    • Experience conducting compensation benchmarking and salary analysis using compensation survey data or labor market data.
    • Demonstrated experience preparing, analyzing, or participating in compensation surveys or labor market benchmarking processes.
    • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to interpret compensation data and identify internal equity or compression issues.
    • Demonstrated ability to analyze organizational structures, reporting relationships, or workforce data to support classification and compensation decisions.
    • Experience working with HRIS systems and workforce data, including job catalog structures (job profiles, job families, and position management frameworks), to support job classification, compensation programs, and data-driven analysis of compensation trends.
    • Demonstrated experience evaluating position scope or reviewing promotion, reclassification, or job design requests within a structured classification framework.
    • Demonstrated ability to communicate complex compensation concepts clearly.
    • Demonstrated ability to consult with managers and HR colleagues regarding compensation and classification decisions.
    • Demonstrated ability to exercise sound professional judgment and maintain confidentiality when working with sensitive compensation data.

    Preferred Qualifications
    • Experience conducting compensation benchmarking using multiple compensation surveys.
    • Experience supporting compensation analysis in unionized environments or collective bargaining negotiations.
    • Experience using benchmarking compensation platforms such as MarketPay or similar tools.
    • Experience with enterprise HRIS systems such as Workday.
    • Experience conducting pay equity analysis, organizational structure reviews, or job architecture development.
    • Professional certification such as Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP, or PHR or SPHR.
    Position is open until filled. For full consideration please submit your application apply by April 17, 2026 when first review of applications will begin. As part of your application, please upload a resume.
     
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