Job Description

Grand Canyon Education (GCE) is a rapidly growing educational service company that has long been an industry leader in providing educational, operational, and technological support services to the post-secondary education sector. Formerly part of Grand Canyon University (GCU), GCE still works closely with GCU to benefit thousands of students, families, and the local inner-city community. We put people first, drive innovation, and do good in the community that we live and work in.

The Total Rewards Analyst II works in collaboration with the Total Rewards team to support the maintenance of compensation and benefit programs, policies, structures, and practices. This position is responsible for analyzing, supporting, and maintaining core compensation policies, programs, and processes to support the organization’s business initiatives and strategic goals.

Location: 2600 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix
Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8am to 5pm. One day per week in office
Benefits: Full benefits portfolio including tuition package

Target hire date: May 2025

What you will do:

  • Participate in designated salary surveys to keep current with market conditions. Recommend changes to promote competitive pay levels and practices while contributing to the development of a market competitive compensation program.

  • Conduct analyses and create high-level summaries to support leadership presentations and decision processes.

  • Develop documentation, departmental procedures, and user guides by developing training and documentation for teammates and end-user to increase efficiency, technical acumen, and product/system knowledge.

  • Support end-user testing of system updates to the compensation system including testing of upgrades and problem resolution through cross-functional partnerships with the Workday team and/ or other resources.

  • Audit compensation processes and programs and provide recommendations to ensure compliance with internal guidelines and government regulations. Provide analytical support to identify gaps and inefficiencies in programs/processes.

  • Work with payroll to ensure audits are in place for processes that crossover between compensation and payroll.

  • Assist with benefit data analyzation and recommend improvements in processes.

  • Administer compensation/salary changes according to approved compensation structure.

  • Write/revise job descriptions/classifications/families in collaboration with Human Resources Business Partners for organization.

  • Maintain job description library.

  • Update job profiles in HRIS system

  • Execute annual merit process, organizing data sheets forward through governance process for approval.

  • Assist with government reporting requirements, ex: IPEDS.

  • May mentor Compensation Analysts and Coordinators.

What you will have:

  • Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in Human Resources, Business Administration, Economics or Finance required.

  • Master’s degree preferred.

  • 3 to 5 years’ experience in Compensation and Data Analysis

  • Workday Experience Preferred.

  • Advanced Compensation and Benefit Workday experience preferred.

  • High-level and advanced proficiency in MS Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

  • Must pass pre-employment background investigation.

Why work at GCE:

  • Exceptional workplace benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401K savings plan

  • Generous time off plan and 11 paid holidays

  • Paid time off to volunteer in the community or at GCU sponsored events

  • Free covered parking

  • We also offer full-time employees, their spouses, and dependent children an Education Tuition Discount Program

  • Free on-site gyms at all our office locations

Application Instructions

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