Compensation Analyst Jobs in Atlanta, GA

About Us

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting Faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's Faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and is No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the well-being of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good, breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information

Georgia Tech Human Resources (GTHR) serves the Institute and its more than 14,000 employees through strategic counsel, employee engagement, and essential human capital management operations. As the people's unit, GTHR is engaged throughout the employee's lifetime at Georgia Tech. Our team works with sensitive employee information and assists in the management of complex employee issues. Professionalism and confidence are of the utmost importance within our team.

What we do:
Process payroll and maintain employment data for approximately 14,000 active faculty, staff, and students
Strive to attract, recruit, and retain the best talent in the marketplace.
Provide immigration, labor, and tax support required for foreign national faculty and staff to work at Georgia Tech and support employees performing services overseas.
Leverage a market-driven compensation structure to attract and retain employees.
Advise employees and managers regarding work performance and conflict management.

Compensation and Classification Department

Define and maintain job structures by evaluating roles to ensure accurate job titles, levels, and classifications aligned with organizational needs, governance requirements, and market context. Establish and manage market-driven salary structures that support talent attraction and retention while maintaining internal consistency and alignment with Georgia Tech and the University System of Georgia requirements. Support talent attraction and retention by applying competitive, sustainable, and data-informed compensation practices. Monitor parity and compression to identify pay concerns and inform data-driven recommendations. Advise leaders, managers, and employees on job classification and compensation practices.

Job Summary

The Principal Compensation and Classification Analyst provides expert-level expertise and consultative support for compensation and classification decisions within an assigned portfolio of schools, colleges, and/or administrative units. This role leads complex analyses and segmented-unit initiatives and serves as an escalation point for high-impact cases, delivering data-driven recommendations on pay positioning, market competitiveness, job evaluation, and internal alignment. Working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, the Principal Analyst partners with Human Resources Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and unit leaders to manage competing priorities and deliver timely, defensible outcomes supported by clear documentation and internal controls. The role applies program and project management practices to deliver workstreams across stakeholders and leverages technology and AI-enabled analysis, as appropriate, to strengthen reporting, scenario modeling, and process efficiency. This position does not have formal people management responsibilities and is not accountable for Institute-wide program ownership.

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 -

Provide strategic compensation and classification consulting for an assigned portfolio, partnering with unit leaders and Human Resources partners to support pay decisions, job changes, and workforce planning needs.

Job Duty 2 -

Conduct complex market pricing, job matching, and survey interpretation; develop recommendations on pay positioning and range considerations supported by clear rationale and documentation.

Job Duty 3 -

Lead job evaluation and leveling for complex or sensitive positions within the portfolio; ensure job documentation and career level placement are consistent within job families and classification standards.

Job Duty 4 -

Serve as an escalation point for high-risk or high-impact cases within the portfolio (e.g., exceptions, internal alignment concerns, or critical offers), and provide defensible options that describe costs, risks, and workforce impact.

Job Duty 5 -

Lead segmented unit studies and analyses (for example, parity and compression diagnostics, internal alignment reviews, or targeted market assessments) and translate findings into clear decision options for unit leadership.

Job Duty 6 -

Develop and maintain portfolio analytics, dashboards, and recurring reports; use technology and AI-enabled analysis, as appropriate, to identify patterns, improve scenario modeling, and strengthen decision support.

Job Duty 7 -

Lead project workstreams for compensation and classification initiatives, including planning, milestone tracking, risk management, and stakeholder updates to ensure timely, high-quality delivery.

Job Duty 8 -

Strengthen process quality and audit readiness for portfolio work by improving standard work, documentation, and quality review practices aligned with Institute guidance and applicable requirements.

Job Duty 9 -

Provide tools, templates, and knowledge transfer to Human Resources partners and peers by sharing guidance and training that promotes consistent outcomes without formal supervisory accountability.

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Required Experience:
Typically 8+ years of relevant professional experience in compensation and/or classification work with progressively increasing scope and complexity.
Experience leading market studies, establishing market-based salary structures and analysis, job architecture modernization, or compensation system/process improvements in a complex environment.
Experience applying analytics and data visualization to support senior leader decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Requirements : Master's degree in a related discipline or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Professional certification: Certified Compensation Professional, Senior Professional in Human Resources, SHRM Senior Certified Professional, or similar.

Preferred Work Experience : Experience leveraging technology or AI-enabled tools to streamline analysis, reporting, and workflow efficiency while protecting confidential data.

Experience working in higher education, research, public-sector, or private-sector environments.

Proposed Salary

Pay Range : $99,096-$115,000/yr.

(Commensurate with experience)

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Skills

Advanced skill in quantitative analysis, modeling, and translating complex findings into decision-ready options.

Strong consulting skills with the ability to influence through credibility and relationship-based partnership.

Strong program and project management skills, including planning, risk management, and stakeholder communications.

Skill in using technology to improve reporting, streamline processes, and strengthen data integrity (including AI-enabled analysis where appropriate).

Abilities

Ability to operate independently on complex assignments and apply sound judgment under time constraints.

Ability to communicate clearly and persuasively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leaders.

Ability to balance multiple perspectives and develop solutions consistent with organizational objectives.

Ability to review and improve processes and documentation to promote consistent, defensible outcomes.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct .

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653 .

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.

This position does not have any financial responsibilities.

This role is considered a position of trust.

This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).

This position will not travel

This position requires a security clearance.

Location: Atlanta, GA

Background Check

The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening. http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening .