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Job Description:
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Compensation Professional to join our team! In this role you will get to support both day-to-day broad-based compensation operations and strategic initiatives, ensuring our compensation practices remain competitive, compliant, and effective.
What You'll Be Doing:
- MarketPay / Payscale Administration
- Serve as the primary point of contact for the MarketPay/Payscale platform.
- Manage benchmark jobs, update the survey library, and validate data accuracy.
- Partner with survey vendors, oversee the annual MarketPay migration, and manage user setup, access, and training.
- Conduct ad hoc pricing and market analysis for new and existing roles.
- Job Descriptions & Program Support
- Lead job description reviews in collaboration with HR partners and managers.
- Create and review new job families and job descriptions with HR partners and managers.
- Manage compensation program activities, including salary survey job matching, survey data submission and results, and market analysis for non-executive roles.
- Prepare and deliver training on compensation tools and processes (e.g., MarketPay, JDXpert, new job creation).
- Compensation Operations & Analysis
- May support compensation compliance efforts (e.g., Federal business requirements), job and FLSA analysis, M&A integration, and ad hoc compensation studies.
- Deliver compensation reporting and analytics to inform decision-making.
- Collaborate with the compensation team to identify process gaps, recommend automation enhancements, and improve efficiency and quality controls.
- Provide support for compensation-related projects and initiatives as needed.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in compensation.
- Hands-on experience with MarketPay/Payscale or similar compensation benchmarking tools, ideally as a system administrator or primary point of contact.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and communicate insights clearly to HR partners and business leaders.
- Demonstrated commitment to data accuracy, quality control, and data integrity, with experience validating, reconciling, and maintaining compensation data across multiple systems.
- Strong audit skills, including the ability to review processes and data for accuracy, identify discrepancies, document findings, and support internal and external audit requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to follow established processes and procedures, while also using sound judgment to create, document, and improve processes when formal documentation is not yet available.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, adaptable across diverse audiences.
- Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships across an organization.
- Professionalism, accountability, and resilience, with the ability to manage competing priorities under pressure.
- High attention to detail and strong time management skills, including project planning and deadline management.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Workday experience preferred.
- CCP certification or progress toward certification preferred
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
Security Clearance Requirement:
NoneThis position is part of our Corporate team.For over 80 years, Parsons Corporation, has shaped the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. Our employees work in a close-knit team environment to find new, innovative ways to deliver smart solutions that are used and valued by customers around the world. By combining unique technologies with deep domain expertise across cybersecurity, missile defense, space, connected infrastructure, transportation, smart cities, and more, we're providing tomorrow's solutions today.Salary Range: $88,400.00 - $154,700.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in compensation.
- Hands-on experience with MarketPay, Payscale, or similar compensation benchmarking tools, preferably as a system administrator or primary point of contact.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret data and communicate insights clearly.
- Experience validating, reconciling, and maintaining compensation data across multiple systems.
- Strong audit skills, including reviewing processes and data, identifying discrepancies, documenting findings, and supporting audit requirements.
- Ability to follow established processes and create, document, and improve processes when needed.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to build and maintain strong organizational relationships.
- Professionalism, accountability, resilience, and ability to manage competing priorities under pressure.
- Strong attention to detail and time management, including project planning and deadline management.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Workday experience.
- CCP certification or progress toward certification.
Parsons Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Parsons Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Parsons Corporation.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
Parsons Corporation Insights
What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
