Common App

Temporary People Operations Specialist, Compensation

Common App

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $40 - $55 per hour

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • lead the migration of compensation benchmarking data from PayScale’s legacy platform to the new PayFactors system.
  • This role requires advanced technical expertise with PayFactors and strong Excel skills to ensure accurate transfer, validation, and analysis of compensation data for all unique positions.
  • The specialist will work closely with People Operations to streamline the transition, maintain data integrity, and support compensation benchmarking needs during the migration period.

Requirements

  • Candidates must live in the United States.
  • 3-5 years of **hands-on experience in compensation**, including market pricing, benchmarking, and data analysis..
  • Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or relevant field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Deep **expertise with PayFactors**, including benchmarking, job matching, reporting, and data management.
  • Strong **understanding of compensation principles**, market pricing, and benchmarking methodologies.
  • Advanced Excel (pivot tables, v-lookups, formulas, data validation, and modeling).
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for presenting findings and collaborating with stakeholders.
  • Ability to manage complex data migration projects independently and meet tight deadlines.
  • Ability to identify data inconsistencies, troubleshoot, and resolve issues quickly.
  • Ability to balance strategic compensation expertise with hands-on technical execution.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, virtual-first environment and adapt to shifting priorities.
  • Familiarity with PayScale’s legacy system and its data structures.
  • A passion for higher education is a plus.
Benefits
  • Common App is a virtual first environment. We value our employees’ time and efforts. We work to maintain the best possible environment for our staff, where people can learn and grow. We strive to provide a diverse, collaborative, team-oriented, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning, and culture.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
compensationmarket pricingbenchmarkingdata analysisPayFactorsExceldata managementdata validationdata migrationtroubleshooting
Soft skills
analytical skillsproblem-solving skillsattention to detailwritten communicationverbal communicationproject managementadaptabilitycollaboration
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