Lead Compensation Partner

$186,000 - $259,000/Yr

Unclassified - San Jose, CA

Full-time

San Jose, CA

About the position

As a Lead Compensation Partner at X, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the company's global compensation framework, which is essential for attracting and retaining top-tier talent. Your primary responsibility will be to assess the current compensation landscape across the organization, ensuring that our compensation programs are not only competitive but also transparent and effective in supporting our workforce. This role is integral to the People Org team, and your contributions will significantly influence X's overall success in the competitive technology market. In this position, you will evaluate and determine the most effective compensation benchmarks that align with our strategic goals while being cost-effective. You will be tasked with building and implementing new compensation ranges that encompass both cash and equity components, ensuring that they reflect the market standards and the value we place on our employees. Additionally, you will establish and articulate X's compensation philosophy, which will guide our approach to employee remuneration and benefits. Your responsibilities will also include leading internal compensation analyses across various functions, from technology to sales, and managing the internal compensation review process. You will collaborate closely with other leaders in the People Team to enhance people programs, including performance evaluations and retention strategies. Furthermore, you will evaluate job levels and frameworks to ensure that each employee is accurately classified for compensation benchmarking, and you will conduct compensation audits to maintain internal equity and fairness. As a mentor and trainer, you will provide guidance to other team members on compensation matters, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement within the team. Your analytical skills will be crucial in identifying problems and providing actionable recommendations that align with market trends and data.

Responsibilities

• Assess X's current compensation landscape including total compensation across the organization
• Evaluate which compensation benchmarks X should use that are cost effective, but impactful for ensuring our compensation bands are competitive relative to other technology organizations
• Build and implement new compensation ranges for X, including both cash and equity ranges
• Establish and architect X's compensation philosophy and design
• Lead internal compensation analysis across all functions from technology to sales
• Lead X's internal compensation review process
• Work cross functionally with the other People Team leads on people programs such as performance evaluations, calibrations, total rewards assessments, retention, and more
• Evaluate job levels and framework to ensure each employee is in the correct job profile for compensation benchmarking
• Lead compensation audits and analysis to ensure internal equity and fairness
• Mentor and train other members of the team and provide insight and guidance on compensation matters

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of proven experience in compensation roles
• Outstanding skills in Excel and ability to present recommendations in a clear, digestible manner
• Excellent communication skills to convey ideas and input
• Experience in Workday and Tableau preferred

Nice-to-haves

• Strong analytical mind that can look at problems from several angles and provide confident recommendations and solutions
• Good knowledge of market trends and data, and how to leverage them
• Ability to work with lean resources and in a scrappy, startup environment
• Experience building compensation programs from the ground up and successfully implementing them