COMPENSATION ANALYST - CATAPULT EXECUTIVE CONSULTING

THE OPPORTUNITY

Founded in 2013 by Co-Presidents Marsha Koelmel and Siobhan Smith, Catapult Executive Consulting provides our clients with customized solutions to better align strategy, leadership and culture, focused on delivering high-impact, transformational change and results. Our services currently include Leadership & Organizational Development, Compensation Consulting, Executive Coaching, Culture Alignment, Strategic Planning and Retained Executive Search. We care deeply about our work and those we serve and are committed to delivering innovative and creative services that make a real difference.

Our Compensation Consulting Practice is led by Julia Culkin-Jacobia, a highly respected HR professional, who brings outstanding experience and expertise to Catapult and the role from her twenty-five years in the compensation consulting business as well as the private sector.

To support Julia and the practice, we are seeking a Compensation Consultant with a combination of energy, drive and commitment who will enable us to not only meet our clients’ needs but also contribute to the growth and expansion of the business. In addition to relevant compensation services experience, we are looking for an individual with a passion for client service, strong analytical skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail and a zest for learning.

You will be joining a dynamic entrepreneurial organization with a Team of 10 experienced professionals. We work deliberately as Team connected by a common purpose, shared aspirations and aligned values. We have a strong culture of support and respect. Relationships are valued, creativity is essential, and fun is a priority. Our learning culture ensures our team is passionate, kind, energetic, innovative, challenged, empowered and receives a rewarding work experience.

Over the past 10 years, Catapult has built an increasingly strong foundation for both our clients and our team. The market awareness and confidence in our unmatched service, care, and solutions that provide meaningful results continues to grow. We are very excited to add Compensation Consulting Services and an expanded array of clients to our portfolio.

WHAT IT TAKES: COMPENSATION CONSULTANT ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Our approach to client engagements is focused on building strong relationships and true partnerships. The more we understand our client’s vision, strategy, talent and culture, the better we can design and deliver the right combination of solutions for the most straight-forward to the most complex engagements. In order to contribute at this level, the Compensation Consultant will need to be a personable, client focused professional and be responsible for:

• Working with the Compensation Practice Leader to create trusting, collaborative relationships with clients by managing needs, expectations, and the environment, as well as asking for feedback when appropriate.
• Participating in needs assessment and client discovery calls to gain an understanding of client needs.
• Leading job matching sessions with clients to ensure appropriate content matches are chosen at the appropriate levels.
• Pulling relevant market data and combining with client data to analyze results.
• Performs quantitative and qualitative analysis of data to generate reports, insights, benchmarks to help client to achieve their strategic objectives with their compensation programs.
• Performing complex analytical tasks related to competitive compensation reviews and creation of pay structures.
• Assisting with creating client proposals, drafting presentations, and summarizing data analysis into client-friendly presentations.
• Acting as day-to-day contact for clients in areas of data sharing and ad-hoc requests.
• Manage workstreams of client projects and accountable for delivery of high-quality work on time and on budget.

   

  KEYS TO SUCCESS

  This opportunity calls for an individual who has the experience, drive, and ambition to support a growing compensation practice, with the passion, commitment, and strategic mindset to truly engage with clients to provide meaningful results. Additionally, it will be essential that this individual have a desire to be a part of a high performing team of consultants who work collaboratively. Other keys to success include:

• Highly detail-oriented while not losing focus on the big picture.
• Passionate about learning, motivated to continuously improve skills, and able to easily adapt to new technologies and business solutions.
• Value the importance of being customer centric and serving others.
• Organized and able to successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Flexible and willing to adapt to changing client needs.
• Able to collaborate with others to solve challenging business problems.
• An exceptional communicator with clients and within a team environment.
• A well-developed results-oriented philosophy and work ethic; the ability to "get things done" in a fast-paced environment.
• Offers input and is always interested in staying on top of the compensation best practices and evolving trends in the field.
• Active listener that develops and shares point of view.
• Highly resourceful team-player, with the ability to also effectively work independently.
• Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Be dedicated to shared and measurable goals.

   

  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  General Education, Experience & Other Qualities

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in related degree, including significant coursework in finance, economics, statistics, human resources or equivalent work experience preferred.
• 2-5 years of relevant working experience in Human Resources, with experience in compensation, benefits or HRIS analytics.
• Excellent project management, organizational, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with strong attention to detail.
• Strong business acumen, and solid analytical and statistical skills, both qualitative and quantitative.
• Highly proficient with MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint (or other presentation tools).

   

  CATAPULT VISION, MISSION & VALUES

  OUR VISION:

  A world where organizations are places in which all people belong, feel valued, and create true, lasting, meaningful impact on the organizations and communities in which they work and live.

  OUR MISSION:

  We create customized solutions that align strategy, leadership, and culture to position our clients to achieve meaningful results.

  OUR VALUES:

• Listen and understand - Be open minded, present, and seek to understand.
• Innovate and create - Challenge the norm and embrace creative solutions.
• Lead with strengths – Know your strengths and those of the team and find opportunities to use and develop them.
• Care deeply – Believe in Catapult’s vision and mission and commit fully to the client and their desired outcome.
• Deliver meaningful results - Deliver results that achieve your client’s desired objectives. Challenge yourself to think critically and bring ideas and solutions forward to the client and the team.

Posted On: Tuesday, October 15, 2024