Compensation Analyst Lead

Join the City of Boise’s Human Resources team as a senior technical expert supporting competitive, equitable, and sustainable compensation practices. In this role, you will lead complex compensation and classification work, including market analysis, job evaluation, salary structure development, classification studies, and internal alignment analysis.

You will serve as a trusted resource to HR staff, departments, and City leadership, translating complex compensation data into clear findings and actionable recommendations. This position also leads key compensation projects and provides technical guidance, coaching, and mentoring to team members. Working independently with limited supervision, you will have meaningful ownership of the City’s compensation and classification programs while partnering with the Total Rewards Senior Manager on the most complex and strategically significant matters.

Required Knowledge, Experience, And Training

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, finance, economics, statistics, public administration, or related field.
• Four years progressively responsible compensation, classification, HR analytics, or related experience.
• Demonstrated experience with market pricing, job evaluation, salary structures, classification work, data analysis, and complex compensation problem-solving.