Director of Compensation, Benefits and Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS)

Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus is now accepting applications for Director of Compensation, Benefits and Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS). The Director of Compensation, Benefits and Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) is responsible for managing these areas through analysis, development, evaluation, and implementation of the College’s compensation and benefits plans. Programs are designed to attract, retain and motivate a highly skilled workforce while ensuring compliance with governmental regulations, internal equity and competitive pay structure. Goals are achieved by providing the vision, leadership, planning, project coordination, and management for HRIS while concurrently facilitating efficient operations to meet current and future business needs within the Division of Human Resources (HR).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages all compensation and benefits programs, policies and procedures, including but not limited to job evaluation, job classification/reclassification, salary structures for all non-instructional employees, welfare plans (health, dental, life and other voluntary plans) and retirement programs (Florida Retirement System, Tax Sheltered Annuities (TSA’s), etc.)
• Leads the Compensation and Benefits Teams on data preparation and analysis to serve a variety of institutional needs including support of the College’s collective bargaining agreement with the faculty
• Leads the HRIS staff that provides support to HR, as well as college-wide personnel data reporting and coordination of the faculty management system
• Manages all departmental employees (full-time and part-time) including performance evaluations
• Designs compensation and benefits services and strategies, makes recommendations, and prepares proposals for new and improved programs based on institutional need and/or governmental changes
• Promotes proactive approaches using HRIS to solve business needs/problems, enhances the understanding and acceptance of the HRIS capabilities by directing, researching and resolving HRIS problems, unexpected results or process flaws and recommends solutions or alternate methods to meet requirements
• Assists the IT Department in the review, testing, and implementation of HRIS system upgrades or enhancements, including maintenance of system tables, to ensure that HR needs are addressed
• Advises managers and employees on resolutions for specific problems relating to salaries, job classifications, job content and benefit program issues
• Oversees effective security access to personnel data to mitigate institutional risk, maintains continuity of operations, and safeguards data integrity
• Counsels employees on available retirement options, rules, and regulations, both mandatory and voluntary
• Oversees leave of absence programs to ensure administration according to applicable federal laws and College procedures
• Implements benefits programs, ranging from the initial stage of gathering information through program implementation and evaluation that are compliant with all applicable federal, state and local laws
• Coordinates the development and implementation of programs, special projects, research studies and other divisional initiatives to identify best practices and process improvements in order to promote functional efficiency and productivity
• Recommends reclassification of positions to maintain consistency throughout the College
• Collects and interprets area, regional and national benefit information for all employee levels using a variety of methods (including, but not limited to personal contact, surveys and publications, studies) to determine the competitive position of the College.
• Directs the digitization process of human resources files, including personal records created for display on myMDC.com and personnel FAQs for Ask MDC/HR
• Provides direct assistance for the formulation and implementation of College policies and procedures as they affect HR           

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Human Resources or related field and six (6) years of progressively responsible experience including supervision of employees, three (3) of which should be directly related to classification/compensation administration and/or benefits; or Bachelor’s degree with a major in Human Resources or related field and ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in Human Resources administration, including supervision of employees, four (4) of which should be directly related to classification/compensation administration and/or benefits.

Miami Dade College is the largest, most diverse and highly regarded college in the nation. We operate eight campuses with over 6,000 employees who educate over 140,000 students from around the world. The College offers over 300 programs of study and several degree options, including vocational, associate, and baccalaureate degrees. With such a large organization, our employment needs are very diverse. From full-time professional faculty to part-time adjunct faculty and support staff, the people who comprise the MDC workforce are the innovators who help the College maintain our reputation as one of the most highly regarded colleges in the country.