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Working Title Compensation Specialist

Position Number 01176A

Department HUMAN RESOURCES

Location Norfolk, VA

Type of Position Classified

Type of Job Full Time

EEO Category B Professionals

Job Description

Reporting to the Director of Compensation, the Compensation Specialist serves as a key consultant and procedural resource, supporting a core human resource function and ensuring the integrity of the University’s compensation and classification programs. This highly visible role requires a professional with a balanced background in both the analytical aspects of compensation and the practical, hands-on application of HR policies and procedures. The specialist will actively partner with HR colleagues, supervisors, and leaders across the university to provide essential, custom recommendations and policy guidance related to pay and positioning as well as job architecture. This position requires fundamental elements of customer service, the ability to interpret and apply complex HR policies and accepted procedures, and to serve as a genuine business partner in maintaining an equitable and competitive compensation and classification system. The incumbent serves as a knowledge resources, process advisor, and support specialist reviewing compensation and classifications requests throughout the full life cycle.

Type of Recruitment

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Knowledge:

- Prior working knowledge in one or more of the primary HR disciplines: employee relations, staffing/recruitment, benefits, and/or compliance/regulatory matters..

• Working knowledge of human resources practices, principles, policies, procedures, and

best practices, including relevant Federal, State, and local employment laws related to classification

and compensation programs.

• Working knowledge of effective customer service techniques.

Skill:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with accuracy and attention to detail, capable of

analyzing data and statistics to draw sound conclusions and develop recommendations.

• Fully proficient skill in Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, and graphs.

• Effective written and oral communication skills with a strong customer-service

focus.

Ability:

• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply policies and to provide sound consultative services to managers and employees.

-Demonstrated ability to make administrative and procedural decisions and judgements on sensitive and confidential issues.

- Demonstrated ability to build and sustain successful relationships and gain alignment with peers and partners to accomplish business objectives.

Special licenses, registration or certification

None

Education or training

None

Level and type of experience

- Some work experience in one or more of the primary HR disciplines – compensation, employee relations, staffing, benefits, compliance/regulatory and organizational/employee professional development.

- Some prior working experience communicating complex information to technical and non-technical audiences.

Additional Considerations (supplemental knowledge, skills, abilities, education, experience, licensure, certification)

- Considerable knowledge of compensation programs, job analysis and evaluation, market pricing methodology, and/or compensation modeling/analytics.

- Working knowledge of Commonwealth of Virginia policies and practices.

- Working knowledge of state and/or university human resources information systems and automated recruitment systems such as PAPERS , PMIS , and Banner.

• Demonstrated ability to effectively use Power Pivot, PowerBI, Tableau, or related visualization software.

- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Public Administration, Business Administration, or related field.

- Professional designation as a SHRM -CP, SHRM - SCP , PHR , or SPHR .

- Considerable work experience in one or more of the primary HR disciplines – compensation, employee relations, staffing, benefits, compliance/regulatory and organizational/employee professional development, as well as change management knowledge and project management experience.

- Some experience in salary administration and/or employee recruitment & selection, reviewing market data to make recommendations in pay rates.

- Some prior working experience utilizing report writing and/or data visualization software.

- Some Human Resources experience in a higher education setting.

Conditions of Employment

N/A

Annual Salary/Hourly Rate Salary is commensurate with education and experience and begins at $ - $44,192

Posting Detail Information

Job Requisition Number S03167

Job Open To General Public

Open Date 01/16/2026

Close Date 01/30/2026

Open Until Filled No

Special Instructions Summary

N/A

Criminal Background Check The final candidate is required to complete a criminal history check.

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Equity Statement

It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Reasonable Accommodation Request

If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Division of Talent Management and Culture at (757)683-3141.

Alternative Hiring Process

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth’s Alternative Hiring Process.

To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services ( DARS ), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired ( DBVI ). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter.

To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or © consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

+ Please describe your experience with interpreting and administering Human Resources policies and procedures.

(Open Ended Question)

+ Do you have working knowledge of laws and regulations governing classification and compensation such as FLSA and EEO?

+ Yes

+ No

+ Tell us about a time you had to explain compensation data or recommendations to someone unfamiliar with HR concepts. How did you approach it?

(Open Ended Question)

+ What compensation-related systems or tools have you worked with, and how did you use them in your previous role?

(Open Ended Question)

+ Compensation decisions can be influenced by legal requirements. How do you stay informed about changes in wage and hour laws or pay equity regulations?

(Open Ended Question)

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

Optional Documents

+ Resume

+ Curriculum Vitae

+ Cover Letter/Letter of Application

+ Yellow Layoff Form

+ Blue Layoff Card

+ AHP Letter