25-21326, Deputy Director, Compensation Practices presso Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

About the Department

The Deputy Director, Compensation Practices leverages deep expertise in compensation strategy, analytics, and industry knowledge to lead the design, delivery, and communication of the MBTA’s compensation framework and programs. The role ensures alignment between role definitions, leveling, and compensation structure to meet complex business needs, and is responsible for designing, building, and/or re-building job family architecture to support organizational structure. The role collaborates across all levels of the organization—including HR and senior leadership—to gain alignment and support for market-competitive strategies. The Deputy Director oversees data collection and analysis related to market trends, pay equity, and other compensation studies, and ensures all programs comply with local, state, and federal compensation regulations.

Position Duties

• Leads the analysis, design, and administration of the MBTA’s compensation programs - including base pay strategies to drive recruitment, retention, and employee engagement in alignment with organizational goals.
• Oversees the design, implementation, and communication of pay structures, salary grades, compensation budgets, and related guidelines.
• Collaborates with key stakeholders to ensure pay decisions support employee engagement while aligning with compensation policies and budgetary constraints. 
• Supports Compensation Partners by evaluating jobs and leading initiatives to develop, maintain, and refine job family architecture, ensuring alignment between role definitions, leveling, job descriptions, and compensation structure.
• Prepares financial models and conducts in-depth data analysis to inform strategic compensation recommendations for leadership.
• Leads compensation survey participation and conducts research and analysis on market competitiveness, pay equity, and industry compensation trends.
• Serves as the administrator for compensation management systems (e.g., Salary.com), overseeing configuration and daily operations.
• Perform all other duties and projects that may be assigned.

Supervision

• No direct reports.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in Human Resources with a specialization in Compensation, which must include: 
  • Developing financial models and compensation analyses to support management decisions;
  • Designing, building, and/or re-building job family architecture to support organizational structure;
  • Developing and maintaining compensation structures that align with organizational goals and pay equity principles.
    
• Two (2) years of managerial, supervisory, and/or leadership experience.
• Experience presenting compensation data and influencing data driven decision making with stakeholders at all levels.
• Expert knowledge of compensation platforms/systems.
• Demonstrated experience with end-to-end process thinking, including ability to understand holistic approach to achieve optimization, efficiency and strategic goals.
• Skilled in utilizing advanced Excel functions including pivot tables and queries for data analysis, automation, and effective presentation of insights.
• Understanding of collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) as it relates to compensation.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Advanced knowledge of PC applications and Microsoft Office applications required.  
• Strong ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent consulting, influencing and communication skills. 
• Strong attention to detail.

Other Qualifications

• A High School Diploma or GED with an additional seven (7) years of directly related experience substitutes for the bachelor’s degree requirement. 
• An associate degree from an accredited institution and an additional three (3) years of directly related experience substitutes for the bachelor’s degree requirement. 
• A master’s degree in a related subject substitutes for two (2) years of experience. 
• A nationally recognized certification, or statewide/professional certification in a related field substitutes for one year of experience.

Preferred Experience and Required Skills

• Ten (10) or more years of experience as a compensation professional in a large HR department.