Compensation and Benefits Manager jobs in Albany, NY

The NYISO’s Human Resources department invites applications for a full-time Human Resources Manager.

Human Resources at the NYISO plays an integral role in ensuring the organization can achieve both its short and long term business objectives, acting as a strategic business partner and providing critical leadership in the development, implementation, and administration of sound policies, procedures, and programs to ensure the engagement of a high performing workforce.

The Human Resources Manager will lead organization-wide efforts to help further define and reinforce the areas of compensation and benefit administration and should have significant experience designing and managing benefit plans, as well as managing compensation benchmarking and outcomes, while also serving as a business partner for a group of NYISO teams.  As the business partner, the manager will lead organization-wide processes to attract, retain, develop, and motivate a talented and diverse workforce, focusing specifically on their assigned groups.  The individual will work collaboratively with leadership from those teams to identify needs and take ownership for providing solutions. This will involve work primarily focused on staffing, on boarding, performance management, employee relations, employee engagement, employee learning and development and reward and recognition.

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business or related field required; Master's degree desirable.
• A minimum of seven years progressive Human Resources experience.
• Experience developing, implementing and managing Compensation and Benefit Programs .
• PHR or SPHR Certification preferred.
  
  
  

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Excellent project management skills are essential for all aspects of this assignment. Highly developed leadership, communication, negotiation, strategic thinking, consensus building and decision-making skills are essential. The ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality is essential due to the sensitive nature of the data with which the position deals, and mandates in ISO Agreements.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze and interpret complex documents.  Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.  Ability to write business documents and policies using business writing techniques or style.  Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to employees at all levels of the organization including the senior leadership team..

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to perform routine office tasks.  The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 The ability to travel to various locations, mostly in the continental US, to represent the NYISO and/or provide training sessions, and speak in public forums on behalf of the NYISO.

The NYISO takes pride in recruiting, developing and retaining highly talented individuals. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a comprehensive benefits package and innovative reward programs.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

All offers of employment will be made contingent upon the successful completion of a drug screening and background check.  

The NYISO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such, does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices.