Performance & Compensation Specialist

Husch Blackwell LLP is a full-service litigation and business law firm with multiple locations across the United States, serving clients with domestic and international operations.

At Husch Blackwell we believe that diverse, equitable and inclusive teams lead to better outcomes. Husch Blackwell is committed to retaining, recruiting, developing, and promoting talented lawyers and business professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We foster an engaged, diverse, and inclusive team culture of accountability and purpose that makes our Firm and our communities better.

Our firm is committed to attracting and retaining professionals who value each other and the service we provide by embracing Teamwork, Collaboration, Client Service, and Innovation.  If you are a motivated professional looking for a long-term fit where you can grow in a role, and will be valued and empowered, then we invite you to apply to our Performance & Compensation Specialist position.  This position may be filled remotely, or in any of our locations.

The Performance & Compensation Specialist provides support to the Performance & Compensation team, which oversees job architecture, employment changes, compensation, and performance.  This role will assist in the execution of various HR initiatives, data analysis, reporting, and process optimization to ensure alignment with the firm's strategic objectives. Essential job functions include:

Job Architecture Support

• Assist in the development and maintenance of the firm's job architecture.
• Manage the new hire data entry process.
• Compile and process employment status changes within the HRIS database.
• Create and distribute internal communications regarding status changes.
• Maintain personnel records.
• Oversee the creation and maintenance of organizational charts, ensuring charts are updated in a timely manner to reflect changes in staffing, reporting relationships, and departmental structures.
• Assist with developing and maintaining accurate and detailed job descriptions for all positions within the organization.
• Create new positions in the HRIS system as needed.

Performance Management Support

• Support the execution of the annual performance review cycle, including, but not limited to building evaluation processes in technology platforms, drafting communications, collating materials, and developing resources in collaboration with the Performance Analyst.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of goal programs.
• Assist with establishing and maintaining feedback loops, programs, and mechanisms.
• Maintain timekeeper groups and team leaders in viEval.

Compensation Program Support

• Assist with gathering data for salary surveys and beginning market analysis.
• Maintain compensation databases, entering new internal positions and ensuring that each position is matched within the database.
• Responsible for updating the compensation dashboards.
• Assist in maintaining compensation guidelines and frameworks.

Data Analysis and Reporting

• Assist in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data related to job architecture, performance management, and compensation.
• Prepare regular and ad hoc reports, dashboards, and presentations, ensuring data is visually represented.
• Responsible for maintaining annual updates to the timekeeper database.
• Ensure data integrity and confidentiality while managing sensitive information.

Technology and Process Improvement

• Leverage HR technology platforms to optimize data collection and reporting processes.
• Leverage AI for process improvement and to enhance the team’s impact.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements in the Performance & Compensation team’s initiatives.
• Implement emerging technologies and tools to optimize data collection, tracking, and reporting processes.

Administrative Support

• Provide administrative support to the Performance & Compensation team.
• Schedule meetings, prepare agendas, and take meeting minutes.
• Coordinate travel arrangements and manage expense reports.
• Assist with managing the team’s budget and provide regular reporting.
• Build and maintain employment, compensation, and performance management pages on the HuB to ensure quality resources are available to all employees.
• Keep resources on the HuB current and in alignment with branding standards and DEI best practices.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of federal and state employment law and compliance requirements.
• Run regular and ad hoc reports for the Performance & Compensation team.
• Assist Performance & Compensation team with special projects as needed.

Position Requirements

• 3+ years’ relevant experience required, preferably in a professional services environment, or commensurate professional and educational experience.
• Sound understanding of HR, policies, practices and procedures required. 
• Strong HRIS/HRMS knowledge required; experience with UKG/UltiPro, SumTotal, and/or viEval strongly preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to make recommendation to effectively resolve problems or issues by using sound judgment.
• Ability to work with little oversight, demonstrating self-motivation. 
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Positive, motivated, supportive and approachable.
• Coordinate and disseminate confidential information with discretion.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new software, systems, and technologies as needed.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities, or requirements. The Firm will provide reasonable accommodations as necessary to allow an individual with a disability to apply for and/or perform the essential functions of a position.  Please reach out to our HR team to request an accommodation.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with skill and experience. The exact compensation will vary based on skills, experience, location, and other factors permitted by law. The expected compensation ranges for this position in various states and jurisdictions are as follows:

• State of California: $53,000 - $102,000
• State of Colorado: $49,000 - $88,000
• Jersey City, NJ: $58,000 - $105,000
• State of Maryland: $52,000 - $78,000
• State of Massachusetts: $53,000 - $102,000
• State of Minnesota: $53,000 - $88,000
• State of New York: $50,000 - $107,000
• State of Washington: $52,000 - $98,000
• Washington, D.C.: $69,000 - $101,000

The above salaries do not include a discretionary bonus, however bonus opportunities are non-guaranteed, and are dependent upon individual and firm performance. Full-time employees receive benefits including: medical and dental coverage; life insurance; short-term and long-term disability insurance; pre-tax flexible spending account for certain medical and dependent care expenses; an employee assistance program; Paid Time Off; paid holidays; participation in a retirement plan program after meeting eligibility requirements; and more.

Please include a cover letter and resume when applying.

EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Vet. Principal Applicants Only.

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