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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Total Rewards strategy, compensation design, and benefits management, with a strong focus on compliance and financial analysis. Proven ability to lead teams, advise executives, and present complex data to stakeholders effectively.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Total Rewards StrategyCompensation DesignEquity ProgramsHRIS ProficiencyFinancial Analysis
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Hard Skills
Compensation AnalysisEquity Burn ModelingBudget ForecastingSQL SkillsAdvanced Excel SkillsCompensation Regulatory ComplianceBenefits AdministrationCompensation Planning ToolsData Integrity ManagementCost Modeling
Soft Skills
Executive AdvisingConfidentiality ManagementTeam LeadershipCommunication SkillsAnalytical Thinking
Tools & Technologies
WorkdayCompensation Planning ToolsHRIS Systems
Industry Keywords
Public Company GovernanceSEC Disclosure RequirementsSaaS CompensationInternational Compensation RegulationsM&A Integration
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesSQL
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own global compensation strategy, philosophy, pay structures, salary bands, leveling, and job architecture
- Design and administer equity programs including RSUs, stock options, ESPP, new-hire grants, and retention grants
- Advise on offers and retention situations
- Own pay equity analysis and remediation and ensure compensation regulatory compliance
- Lead annual and midyear compensation cycles
- Provide manager training and oversee compensation planning tools with People Systems
- Align compensation budgets with Finance
- Partner with People Business Partners on global administration
- Drive employee communications about total rewards programs
- Prepare Compensation Committee analyses, recommendations, and presentation decks
- Support the CHRO in presenting to the Compensation Committee
- Lead executive and director compensation recommendations
- Manage peer-group selection, pay-for-performance analysis, equity burn and dilution modeling
- Partner with Finance on compensation budgets, headcount cost forecasting, equity expense, and share pool planning
- Partner with Legal on proxy and SEC disclosure inputs, plan documents, and governance requirements
- Own global benefits strategy, design, vendor management, and delivery
- Lead renewals and open enrollment, broker and carrier selection, financial modeling, funding strategy, and contract negotiation
- Oversee benefits administration, vendor performance, data integrity, employee support, and compliance
- Improve benefits value and control costs using utilization, cost trends, and employee feedback
- Lead retirement plan committee requirements and quarterly meetings
- Lead and develop the Total Rewards team
- Manage external partners and advisors
- Establish clear processes, controls, and audit-ready documentation
- Translate complex data into recommendations for executive and Board decisions
- Advise the CHRO on workforce planning, retention, and the employee value proposition
Requirements
What you’ll need- 12+ years of progressive Total Rewards experience
- 5+ years leading a team
- Ideally experience at a high-growth, publicly traded software or technology company
- Experience connecting sales compensation to business performance in a SaaS go-to-market organization
- Experience scaling Total Rewards after an IPO
- Experience supporting international expansion or M&A integration
- Proficiency with HRIS and compensation planning tools such as Workday
- Advanced Excel or SQL skills
- Deep expertise in compensation design, equity programs, and executive compensation
- Direct experience preparing materials for and presenting to a Compensation Committee
- Ability to advise executives and Board members and handle confidential matters with discretion
- Hands-on experience running global benefits programs across the US and international markets
- Experience with broker, carrier, and vendor management
- Strong financial and analytical skills, including cost models, equity burn and dilution analyses, and budget forecasts
- Working knowledge of US and international compensation and benefits regulations
- Knowledge of public company governance and SEC disclosure requirements
- Ability to work from the San Francisco office two to three days per week