Sr Compensation Business Partner

Company Description

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive. As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion—have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.

We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.

The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life.

If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare, you’ll find your purpose here.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position:

This position is a senior member of the Compensation Business Partner team, reporting to the Director, Global Compensation. The Sr Compensation Partner serves as a trusted advisor to HR and business leaders, translating business priorities into practical, market-informed compensation strategies and solutions for assigned global client groups, currently including Manufacturing, Future Forward, and the Chief Medical Office. This role requires a deep understanding of each organization’s business model, talent strategy, and workforce needs, with the ability to apply compensation philosophy, market intelligence, internal equity, and governance principles to support sound decision-making.

This position will also contribute to compensation program development, which includes annual salary structure design, compensation planning, equity programs, executive compensation, and other enterprise compensation initiatives. In partnership with HR business leaders and partners, this role will communicate, train, and deliver compensation programs to aligned client groups. The incumbent will lead and consult on complex HR and Compensation-related projects, develop executive-ready recommendations, frame tradeoffs, and influence leaders at all levels. As an active member of the corporate compensation team, this individual will provide support, mentorship, and guidance to other team members as well.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Develop a deep understanding of Intuitive’s business models, talent priorities, and workforce strategies to develop practical, business-aligned compensation solutions that support talent attraction, retention, performance, and internal equity
• Develop executive-ready analysis, recommendations, and decision support materials that clearly frame business context, compensation considerations, risks, tradeoffs, and recommended actions
• Design, enhance, and scale compensation programs, processes, tools, and frameworks that address complex business needs and improve enterprise scalability
• Serve as a credible Compensation advisor, influencing and advising HR and business leaders across assigned client groups
• Monitor emerging compensation trends and market practices to provide expert consulting on base salary, variable pay, equity, retention, offers, promotions, and organizational design decisions
• Evaluate current and proposed base pay, variable pay, and equity program design for alignment to established guidelines, compensation philosophy, job architecture, market data, internal equity, and policy guardrails
• Provide timely, consultative support on emerging business needs and develop scalable approaches where recurring needs are identified
• Use approved AI-enabled tools responsibly to improve compensation analysis, workflow efficiency, communications, and executive-ready deliverables while maintaining human review, data privacy, confidentiality, and sound business judgment
• Coach and mentor Compensation team members by sharing methodologies, best practices, and practical guidance on complex compensation matters

Qualifications

Skills, Experience, Education, & Training:

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Finance, or related field preferred; 12+ years of relevant compensation, Total Rewards, HR, or business advisory experience
• Deep knowledge of competitive market pay practices, compensation program design, job architecture, internal equity, compensation governance, pay equity considerations, regulatory requirements, and confidentiality expectations, with strong external networking skills
• Robust analytical skills and business acumen, with the ability to assess implication