Senior Compensation Policy Specialist

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Leidos is seeking a part-time Senior Compensation Policy Specialist to support the FAA’s Office of Human Resource Management.

 The selected candidate will provide expert policy/technical guidance to HR staff, managers, employees, and other agency components in the analysis, interpretation, development, and/or implementation of laws, regulations, statutes, and policies involving any of the major HR functions (e.g., staffing, recruitment, position classification, compensation, benefits, employee relations, work-life, etc.) in accordance with merit system principles. Some projects may involve providing expert analysis and actionable recommendations to address personnel policy issues through innovative strategies that are compliant, cost-effective, and operationally feasible within the FAA’s excepted service personnel management framework.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Analyze FAA pay structures (e.g., FV, ES, and other applicable systems)
• Identify pay disparities, compression, inversion, and inequities linked to reorganization
• Assess impacts on workforce outcomes (e.g., attrition, skills gap challenges)
• Analyze the impact of potential policy changes on workforce outcomes and agency strategies
• Evaluate applicable authorities under:
• Title 5 U.S.C.
• Title 49 U.S.C. (FAA-specific authorities)
• Identify permissible policy flexibilities, constraints, and approval pathways
• Develop multiple recommendations and approval options to address various policy needs driven by agency priorities, including, but not limited to:
  • Retention incentives
  • Pay adjustments or alignment strategies (as authorized)
  • Non-monetary retention approaches
  • Special policy bulletins
  • Policy governance structures
  • Ensure all options are legally compliant, scalable, and aligned to mission needs
• Conduct benchmarking against:
  • Federal agencies with comparable personnel systems
  • Relevant private sector practices (as applicable)
•  Provide implementation considerations, including:
  • Governance and approval requirements
  • Risk analysis (legal, financial, employee relations)
  • Change management considerations

Minimum Qualifications:

• Requires a BA degree and 12 plus years of prior relevant experience or Master’s degree with 10 years of prior experience; specifically Human Resources and the following areas.
• Prior FAA experience or other federal agencies. 
• Specialized expertise to assess compensation structures and develop legally compliant, data-driven incentive and retention strategies aligned with Title 5 and Title 49 authorities.
• Expert knowledge of all aspects of Title 5 and Title 49 personnel policies.
• Understanding of FAA pay structures and pay disparities

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Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.