Compensation in the AI Era: Building Fair, Competitive, and Data-Driven Pay Systems
with Kevin Marrs, Vice President, American Society of Employers

Compensation has moved beyond compliance. It now shapes engagement, retention, and trust, and employees increasingly expect pay that is competitive, transparent, and equitable. Meanwhile, AI and analytics are transforming how pay is designed, managed, and communicated. But you don't need an enterprise budget to benefit: this session shows how even small HR teams can put automation, data, and AI to work. Attendees will leave with practical tools for streamlining compensation data and reporting, a framework for adopting AI without ceding control of pay decisions, and a clear picture of the transparency requirements now reshaping the landscape.

Learning objectives (three takeaways):

1. Identify opportunities to automate compensation data collection, analysis, and reporting
2. Evaluate AI applications across the compensation lifecycle
3. Describe the foundational practices that make technology effective

Kevin Marrs serves as Vice President at ASE. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing ASE’s compensation and benefits survey department. ASE conducts a variety of local and national benchmark surveys, providing data to thousands of organizations in Michigan.

For more than 20 years, Kevin Marrs has conducted research and analysis on the total rewards practices and trends of area employers. Kevin is also responsible for conducting employee surveys for ASE member organizations.

Kevin conducts several ASE training programs including Compensation Program Design, Conducting Job Analysis and Writing Job Descriptions, and Market Pricing.

Kevin holds a Master of Science in Experimental Psychology from Central Washington University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Detroit Mercy.

***Please be aware that any in-person registration received after Thursday, September 2rd will be subject to an additional $10 late fee.***

***The virtual version of this meeting will go live no later than 11:45am.***

Networking: 11:20am-11:30am

Lunch: 11:30am-12pm

Program: 12pm-1pm

Closing: 1pm-1:15pm

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