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About the Department & Position

The Office of Workforce Planning and Compensation is seated in the Division of Human Resources responsible for leading staff compensation strategy, overseeing job structure development, wage and hour compliance, and effectively executing related policies, practices, and procedural enhancements through university-wide consulting and analysis.

As a Senior Consultant, you will report to the Sr. Director for Workforce Planning and Compensation. You will lead compensation priorities, objectives, and services in workforce planning strategy, and you will use your analytical and research skills to conduct market pricing, and benchmarking to inform and guide leadership decisions. You will provide senior expertise to pursue best practice standards through collaboration with internal and external constituencies on classification and job design. In addition, you will partner with Talent Analytics, Human Resource Information Systems, and campus constituents to drive workforce data strategy by assessing, analyzing and reporting on workforce trends to achieve business outcomes for the HR function.

Successful Candidate Profile

You will possess a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field with 5 to 7 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Areas of proven competency include:

• Prior experience serving as an internal consultant and advisor. You are a collaborator and team contributor who shares your knowledge to coach others.
• Effective communicator, presenter, and active listener.
• Prior experience analyzing and evaluating job content and writing accurate, engaging job descriptions.
• Demonstrated experience distilling large data sets, conducting predictive analysis, and using research techniques to translate the data into usable dashboards and reporting to help drive business decisions.
• Possess
• Proven organizational and time management skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software, advanced Excel skills; operational knowledge of data visualization and interpretation with familiarity of workflow process.

Rewards and Benefits

• This position is located in Ithaca, New York. The position will allow for the flexibility to work remotely a minimum of three times per week at a location of employee's choosing within the United States.
  • The New York Convenience of employer guidelines require New York State individual tax reporting and withholdings for this position. Additional individual state income tax filings may also be required if working temporarily outside New York State.
• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay .
• Our leave provisions include three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1.
• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program.
• You can also view additional information regarding job competencies, staff skills for success and pay ranges. Actual compensation offer will be based on available budget and the finalists's skills and experience.

No Visa Sponsorship is available for this position.

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