Compensation Consultant (ID:47166)

Are you a Compensation expert with an eye for detail? We may have the perfect role for you! Be a strategic partner to a mission-driven organization that fuels local economic growth by promoting tourism, events, and the dynamic culture of Minneapolis. This is a high-impact opportunity to develop a comprehensive compensation structure from the ground up, guiding leadership through strategy, design, and implementation.

Code: 47166

Posted: 2025-08-08

Category: Human Resources

As an experienced Compensation Consultant, you will lead the development of a formal compensation strategy and infrastructure. This role will partner closely with executive leadership and HR to scope and deliver a customized project that establishes a compensation philosophy, bands, levels, and structure for approximately 25 job titles. The work is project-based, flexible in terms of hours, and is targeted for completion by the end of Q3.

Worksite Location: Hybrid flexible, Minneapolis, MN office.

Salary Range: Hourly rate between $85-$110, DOE

Benefits: Versique offers comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, accident/critical illness insurance, Healthiest You, MN ESST, and a 401k with a company match.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Collaborate with leadership to define and implement a compensation philosophy
Design compensation infrastructure, including job families, bands, levels, and pay grades
Review and align approximately 25 job titles to the defined structure
Evaluate and incorporate job competencies into the compensation strategy
Conduct compensation benchmarking and provide data-driven insights
Partner with stakeholders to assess and revise job descriptions as needed
Present recommendations and documentation to leadership for implementation

Required Skills & Experience:

Strong experience in strategic compensation design and implementation
Ability to consult with leadership and influence compensation philosophy
Proficiency in compensation benchmarking tools and methodologies
Experience creating job levels, families, titles, and pay bands
Comfortable working independently and managing a scoped project timeline
Experience aligning competencies with compensation frameworks

About Versique:

Versique: /ver-seek/ adj. being both versatile and unique; n. a high-performance recruiting firm specializing in executive leadership search, direct hire, and interim hiring solutions.

Versique Executive, Professional, & Interim Recruiting is a locally owned and operated hiring and placement firm based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. With specialized practice areas across our three divisions, Versique delivers tailored expertise to a wide range of industries. What sets us apart is our team of recruiters—seasoned professionals who have worked in the very fields they now hire for, providing unmatched industry insight and connections.

We believe people are more than just resumes—they are transformative, unlocking the potential for organizational growth and success.

Versique is proud to be award-winning, earning recognition on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal's Fast 50 list for 2023. We are also consistently recognized as a Star Tribune Top Workplace and were named a Best Place to Work in 2022 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

Let’s find your people, together.

Versique is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.

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