
Description
Summary: The Compensation Business Partner at Travis Credit Union (TCU) serves as a strategic advisor to business leaders, delivering expertise in compensation strategy, market analysis, pay equity and sales compensation. This role collaborates closely with Human Resources to design and administer competitive, goal-aligned compensation programs that attract, retain, and reward top talent. Leveraging data-driven insights and recommendations, the Compensation Business Partner supports informed decision-making across the organization. As part of the Total Rewards team, Compensation operates as an internal Center of Excellence, aligning compensation practices with business objectives and strategic initiatives. Profile:
- Partners with HR Business Partners (HRBPs) and managers to support TCU's mission of attracting and retaining top talent through thoughtful compensation strategies.
- As part of Total Rewards, will be responsible for administering TCU's compensation philosophies, including base salary structures, incentive plans, and bonus programs.
- Serves as a key stakeholder for incentive design teams, responsible for administering sales incentive programs and earnings calculations.
- Product owner and key stakeholder in the design, implementation and administration of TCU's Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) system, programs and analytics.
- Collaborates with HRBPs, Compensation & Benefits (C&B), and business leaders in supporting the annual merit review process, including salary adjustments and promotion requests.
- Provides training and ongoing development to HRBPs and leaders on Total Rewards programs, fostering growth and understanding among people managers.
- Partnering with C&B, conducts market analyses and benchmarking initiatives to ensure TCU's compensation remains competitive, including management of salary surveys and job leveling exercises.
- Performs comprehensive pay equity analyses to identify and resolve disparities, promoting fairness and alignment with TCU's compensation philosophy.
- In partnership with C&B, is responsible for TCU job families; executes evaluations and role classification reviews to assess job complexity and determine appropriate compensation levels.
- Educates managers and employees on compensation policies, practices and rationale behind decision-making.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of compensation programs, ensuring alignment with performance and business outcomes.
- Leads high-impact compensation projects across business units to support organizational goals.
- Delivers compensation data analysis and reporting, offering actionable insights on trends and program performance.
- Continuously identifies efficient and innovative opportunities to automate and enhance compensation-related processes, driving operational excellence and scalability within Total Rewards.
- Ensures all compensation practices align with applicable labor laws and regulatory requirements
- In-depth knowledge of compensation programs and principles.
- Knowledge of relevant employment laws and regulations.
- Experience working with compensation program design, market analysis, forecasting trends/costs and modeling outcomes.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills with a track record of developing and delivering clear compensation insights and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Experience with designing and implementing short-term incentive plans in accordance with the company's compensation philosophy, guidelines, and/or policies.
- Experience with Incentive Compensation Management systems.
- Thorough understanding of job analyses and job descriptions.
- Demonstrated business acumen with excellent communication and presentation skills to convey complex information effectively.
- Ability to build relationships and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Results oriented, being able to anticipate key issues and problems and come to resolution quickly.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy; ability to balance multiple tasks, shifting priorities and ambiguity while remaining flexible.
- Competent in project management.
- Reports directly to assigned department leadership.
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance/Accounting, Business Economics or related field and a minimum of 8 years of progressive compensation experience; or equivalent work experience.
- Power user experience with ICM automation, including design and implementation.
- Compensation consulting experience desired.
- Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) or equivalent certification.
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