Director, Compensation

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As Cook Children's Director of Compensation, you will be a key member of the Compensation leadership team and have shared accountability for the success of the function.  You will work without considerable direction in guiding the implementation and administration of all employee and provider pay programs. In your role, you will ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness according to the established compensation design process, standard operating procedures and company policies.

Reporting to the Assistant Vice President (“AVP”), you will be a backup to the AVP, a thought leader, and a trusted advisor who helps communicate and manage Compensation’s role, vision, and purpose to the organization.  You will lead the Compensation Analysts and Compensation Consultants in delivering excellent service by assessing and resolving a myriad of compensation challenges.  You will train and develop leaders, establishes standard operating procedures, recommends modification to policy, and directs the day-to-day activities of the Compensation Lead, and Analysts.
In the Director role, you will routinely partner and work in concert with other HR functions (e.g., HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, Benefits, HRIS) employing a wide degree of creativity and latitude in advancing HR and Compensation strategy.

Finally, you will maintain an understanding of and ensures compliance with applicable state and federal employment and wage and hour laws. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in compensation administration or a related HR role

• 5+ years overseeing the operations of a compensation team

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration/management, finance, human resources, psychology or related field. In lieu of bachelor’s degree 10 years of progressive experience in a substantially similar role may be substituted for the education.

About Us:

Cook Children's Health Care System

Cook Children's Health Care System offers a unique approach to caring for children because we are one of the country's leading integrated pediatric health care delivery organizations. Patients benefit from the integrated system because it allows Cook Children's to use all of its resources to treat a patient and allows for easy communication between the various companies by physicians with a focus on caring for children and adolescents.

Cook Children’s is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children’s offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.