This 4–5 week contract (estimated) is for a skilled part-time Compensation Consultant. The role supports a critical compensation project, including rebuilding job level ranges, base pay structures and designing potential incentive plans. The organization has recently separated from a large parent company and is now establishing its own HR operations—this project will directly impact compensation strategy in the future.
Worksite Location: Hybrid (HQ in Thief River Falls, MN)
Salary Range: 15-20 hours a week @ $75-$90/hour, 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:
- Analyze and redesign compensation ranges and job-level structures
- Develop and recommend variable pay and profit-sharing plans
- Partner with HR leadership and business stakeholders on strategy and implementation
- Provide insights and best practices from prior comp strategy work, especially in manufacturing environments
- Deliver project-based recommendations within a 4–5 week engagement window
Required Skills & Experience:
- Compensation and/or total rewards experience
- Proven success in building and adjusting comp structures pay grades, and variable pay programs
- Manufacturing or industry-adjacent experience is highly preferred (especially in mid-sized organizations with rural/remote workforces)
- Ability to work independently, consultatively, and on a part-time remote basis
- Strong Excel and data analysis capabilities
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
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.
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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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