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What's cool about this job.
 

We are seeking a visionary and strategic Principal Global Compensation Manager to lead the design, execution, and continuous evolution of our global compensation programs. As a senior individual contributor in the Total Rewards team, you will play a critical role in scaling our compensation frameworks, driving business-aligned pay philosophies, and championing our journey toward world-class pay transparency.

You are a deep subject matter expert who loves translating business goals into competitive pay structures and are ready to roll up your sleeves in the Workday platform. You are looking to transform the function with next generation AI built tools and workflows to power how we work. Whether you are consulting with EE Business partners or managers with pay practices, designing job architectures for a highly distributed global workforce, or advising on M&A integrations, you bring a data-driven, strategic, and highly collaborative approach to everything you do.
 

The day to day.

• Compensation Leadership: Develop, evolve, and lead the company’s global cash, bonus, and equity compensation strategies, aligning them directly with business objectives and high-tech market trends.

• Pay Transparency & Equity: Act as the primary champion and architect for global pay transparency readiness (including the EU Pay Transparency Directive and US state laws), designing sustainable structures that build internal trust and ensure compliance.

• Global Cycles: Oversee the strategic direction and execution of the annual global merit, promotion, and equity refresh cycles, ensuring alignment with finance budgets and company performance within Workday utilizing the Advanced compensation module.

• Executive & Equity Compensation: Support executive compensation design and equity modeling for new hires and refresh cycles  in partnership with the Sr Director, Total Rewards.

• Job Architecture & Scaling: Lead the design and evolution of our global job architecture, leveling frameworks, and geographic salary structures to support a highly distributed virtual first model.

• Business Consulting: Serve as the key strategic advisor to EE Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, and senior executive leaders on high-impact compensation decisions, organizational design, offer evaluation, and critical talent retention.

• M&A Integration: Drive compensation due diligence and post-merger integration strategies, ensuring newly acquired talent is seamlessly mapped to existing structures.
   

Your skills and expertise.

• Experience: 10+ years of progressive compensation experience within the high-tech/SaaS industry, with at least 3 years in a lead advisory capacity.

• Workday SuperUser: Hands-on configuration experience in Workday Advanced Compensation.

• Global Domain Expertise: Deep knowledge of global compensation structures, international market dynamics, and complex regulatory environments.

• Strategic Modeling: Master-level compensation modeling, data analysis, and financial planning skills using advanced modeling tools.

• Influence & Collaboration: Proven capability to influence, consult with, and present to executive-level leadership and business stakeholders.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, HR, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Preferred Skills:

• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) designation.

• Experience leading compensation strategies with private equity firms

• Experience in benefit modules of Workday to support the broader Total Rewards team

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