Team Description

Our Compensation team partners closely with Talent, Finance, and Leadership to design programs that attract and retain top talent across the globe. As a Compensation Specialist, you’ll take full ownership of building and evolving the company’s global compensation strategy, setting the foundation for scalable, fair, and competitive practices. 

What you’ll do

Develop and implement global and regional compensation frameworks and processes. Partner globally with People Operations, Talent Acquisition, and Finance teams to ensure compensation structures align with business objectives and market conditions. Advise on complex compensation cases, including promotions, offers, retention packages, and equity refreshes. Conduct regular market benchmarking and salary surveys to maintain competitive compensation ranges. Ensure adherence to global, regional, and local compensation laws and regulations. Support audits, compliance checks, and risk assessments related to pay practices. Create dashboards, reports, and insights to guide leadership decisions on pay and incentives. You’ll be great for this role if You have solid experience in compensation strategy, salary benchmarking, and incentive design. You are confident working with large datasets and using Excel/Google Sheets for modeling and analysis. You have a solid understanding of statistical concepts relevant to compensation, such as percentiles and regression analysis. You are a clear and empathetic communicator who can explain data-driven insights to non-technical audiences. You are proactive, pragmatic, and comfortable working across global teams in a fast-paced environment. You have advanced English communication and writing skills. Nice to have You speak Spanish or another European language (e.g., German, French, Italian). You have experience with SQL or similar tools for data extraction. You’ve worked on global compensation programs and understand the nuances of local compliance. You have prior experience in a compensation consulting role or working with external comp advisory firms.

 

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