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Jay Highfill is a seasoned executive with a proven track record in human resources, compensation, and benefits. As a seasoned Senior Director at Huron, he spearheaded total reward systems for 700 corporate employees, designing and implementing reward systems that aligned with company culture and strategic plans. His expertise in labor relations, performance management, and job analysis has been leveraged by clients across various industries, including Farmland Foods and Hay Group. With a strong educational foundation in economics and mathematics, Jay brings a unique perspective to his work, informed by his experience as a Professor of Economics at Missouri State University.

Experience

    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Director
      • Jan 2017 - Aug 2022

    • Director
      • Jan 2014 - Dec 2016

    • Manager
      • Jul 2012 - Dec 2013

    • Compensation & Benefits Manager
      • Apr 2010 - Jun 2012

      Manage the total reward systems for approximately 700 corporate employees. Design reward systems that are consistent with the company culture and strategic plans. Oversee all benefits and design new benefit programs that meet company and legal requirements. Monitor market competitiveness through internal and external market analysis.

    • Compensation Manager
      • Sep 2009 - Mar 2010

      Manage the reward systems for approximately 1,500 corporate employees. Maintain salary structures and design policy to guide management in effective use of reward systems. Monitor market competitiveness through internal and external market analysis. Consult with production facilities consisting of 6,500 employees to design and implement reward systems that are aligned with organizational success.

    • Consultant
      • Oct 2004 - Apr 2009

      Advise client organizations on human resource operations related to all facets of human resources including policy, benefits, reward, labor relations, and human capital investment. Expertise includes labor relations, performance management systems design and implementation, job analysis, cultural analysis, staff compensation, non-profit executive compensation. Perform labor market analysis through custom surveys. Utilized SPSS and Excel to analyze data and produce high quality written reports

    • Vice President
      • Oct 2002 - Oct 2004

      Advised client organizations on human resource operations including labor relations, compensation, and operational effectiveness. Provided consulting expertise for the design and implementation employee opinion surveys. Conducted statistical modeling, forecasting, and prediction projects. Wrote, conducted, processed, and reported opinion surveys. Provided general analytical expertise and technical services to the consulting practice.

    • Director of Human Resource Services
      • Aug 1995 - Aug 2002

      Provided consulting expertise to clients. Directed human resource professionals, analysts and computer programmers in their technical work involving research and analysis. Provided direction to associates performing analysis on labor relations, compensation projects and opinion surveys.

    • Professor of Economics
      • Aug 1990 - Aug 1995

      Primary responsibilities were to teach a variety of coursework in economics and statistics. Secondary responsibilities included faculty governance, research and publication, and public service. Course work taught includes Introduction to Microeconomics, Introduction to Macroeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Economic Statistics, and Money and Banking.

    • Business Analyst
      • 1983 - 1985

Education

  • 1990 - 1995
    Missouri State University
    Post Graduate, Mathematics
  • 1978 - 1988
    Wichita State University
    Master of Arts, Economics

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