HR Compensation Specialist (Savannah)

Compensation Specialist – Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA)
Location: Savannah, GA (Bryan County)
On-site | Full-time | High-Growth EV Manufacturing Campus
HMGMA is transforming the future of mobility with one of the largest EV and battery manufacturing investments in the United States. As we scale operations across advanced manufacturing, engineering, and high-volume production, we are building a world-class People & Culture function to support this next phase of growth.
We are seeking a Compensation Specialist who will play a key role in ensuring fair, competitive, and data-driven compensation practices across our fast-growing organization. This role is ideal for someone who is analytical, detail-oriented, and passionate about using data to support workforce planning, talent development, and equitable pay practices.
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Key Responsibilities
Compensation Analysis & Administration
• Assist in developing HMGMA compensation policies, frameworks, and guidelines to ensure consistency and competitiveness across all departments.
• Conduct salary benchmarking, market pricing, and internal equity reviews to strengthen the company’s competitive compensation position.
• Support the administration of compensation programs, including job evaluations, salary structure updates, merit cycles, and budgeting.
• Provide analytical support on pay structure decisions, job leveling, and compensation modeling.
Workforce Planning & Reporting
• Support the annual staffing budget (headcount) planning process across all departments.
• Assist with HR reporting including attrition analysis, staffing demographics, budget reports, and forecasting.
HMGMA Comp Specialist
• Develop reporting dashboards and data insights used by senior leadership for strategic workforce decisions.
Talent Development & HR Operations Support
• Support succession planning and internal promotion processes by providing compensation recommendations and data insights.
• Partner with HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, and Finance to ensure alignment between compensation programs and business needs.
• Participate in HR projects, audits, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Perform additional duties assigned in support of rapid organizational growth.
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Qualifications & Preferences
Required
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience in Compensation, HR Analytics, HR Operations, or related job functions.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, modeling).
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and customer-service skills, including active listening and professional stakeholder management.
Preferred
• Degree in Human Resource Management, Organizational Psychology, Labor Relations, or related major.
• Experience in manufacturing, automotive, or high-growth industrial environments.
• Familiarity with compensation benchmarking tools (Mercer, Radford, Willis Towers Watson, etc.).
• Ability to interpret data, identify trends, and present insights to HR and business leaders.
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What HMGMA Offers
• Opportunity to help build compensation infrastructure for one of the most advanced EV manufacturing campuses in the U.S.
• High-visibility work with HR and business leadership.
• Career growth in a global organization with long-term investment in the region.
• Competitive salary, benefits, and relocation support for qualified candidates.