Sr. Compensation Manager, G&A

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><small>(GAQ227R300)</small></p> <p>Databricks is seeking a strategic and experienced compensation lead to serve as a trusted partner to founders and senior leadership in our G&amp;A org (Finance, People, Legal, IT), as well as leaders in our international locations.&nbsp; This role will support long-term business objectives by working within the overall Compensation philosophy to co-create compensation models that help attract, retain and motivate world-class technical talent.&nbsp; This role reports to the Senior Director of Compensation.&nbsp;</p> <p>At Databricks, we don't believe compensation is just a number; it's a tool to recognize that every employee is an owner and a part of our success. We are looking for a team member with a solid foundation and history of success in doing just that!</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2006">&nbsp;</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2006"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">The impact you will have:&nbsp;</strong></p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2034">This is a hands-on, high-impact role that will effectively cover below areas and the anticipated time spent on each:</p> <ul> <li>Compensation solutioning for G&amp;A and International talent (40%)</li> <li>Managing Compensation processes through the employee life cycle (30%)</li> <li>Contributing to building and delivering enterprise-wide compensation programs/ frameworks (30%)</li> </ul> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2367">&nbsp;</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2367"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">What we look for:</strong></p> <p><strong>Comp expertise</strong></p> <ul> <li>Know your craft - Job architecture, comp frameworks, market pricing, year-end and midyear pay cycles, global compensation practices, pay for performance design</li> <li>Know your data - Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to synthesize complex data into clear outputs and recommendations. Analyze competitive trends in cash, equity, and total rewards to inform decision-making and tradeoffs. Advanced capabilities required in gSheets, excel. We’ll love it if you know tableau, SQL, python or have used AI for comp analytics</li> <li>Know the competition - Deep expertise in tech compensation practices, especially around new-hire and refresh equity strategies in the tech sector</li> <li>Be rational - Ability to balance comp knowledge with business solutioning from a first principles viewpoint</li> </ul> <p><strong>Operational and partnership excellence</strong></p> <ul> <li>Build innovatively &amp; scale effectively - create innovative frameworks