Role at a glance
- Salary
- Not Disclosed
- Location
- United States San Francisco, California, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
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Role Summary
The compensation lead partners with founders and senior leadership in the Go To Market organization to develop compensation models aligned with the company’s compensation philosophy. The role also contributes to employee lifecycle compensation processes and enterprise-wide compensation programs and frameworks.
What You'll Do
- Develop compensation solutions for Go To Market talent.
- Manage compensation processes through the employee lifecycle.
- Contribute to building and delivering enterprise-wide compensation programs and frameworks.
- Partner with founders and executive leadership on compensation decisions, including offers, promotions, leveling, retention, transfers,...
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Seeks compensation expertise in job architecture, compensation frameworks, market pricing, pay cycles, global compensation practices, and pay-for-performance design. Requires exceptional analytical skills, advanced capabilities in gSheets and Excel, and deep knowledge of technology-sector compensation, especially new-hire and refresh equity strategies. Also values first-principles business solutioning, operational and partnership skills, and sound, data-backed judgment in sensitive compensation decisions.
Required
- Knowledge of job architecture, compensation frameworks, market pricing, year-end and midyear pay cycles, global compensation practices,...
- Exceptional analytical skills, including synthesizing complex data into clear outputs and recommendations and analyzing competitive...
- Advanced capabilities in gSheets and Excel.
- Deep expertise in technology compensation practices, especially new-hire and refresh equity strategies.
- Ability to balance compensation knowledge with business solutioning from a first-principles viewpoint.
- Innovative framework and solution development, operational capability, collaboration with founders and executive leadership, and sound,...
Preferred
- Tableau, SQL, Python, or experience using AI for compensation analytics.
Original job description
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Original job description
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(GAQ327R299)
Databricks is seeking a strategic and experienced compensation lead to serve as a trusted partner to founders and senior leadership in our GTM (Go To Market) org. 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. This role reports to the Senior Director of Compensation.
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!
The impact you will have:
Scope of the role
This is a hands-on, high-impact role that will effectively cover below areas and the anticipated time spent on each:
- Compensation solutioning for GTM talent (40%)
- Managing Compensation processes through the employee life cycle (30%)
- Contributing to building and delivering enterprise-wide compensation programs/ frameworks (30%)
What we look for:
We’re looking for someone who has the following strengths:
Compensation expertise
- Know your craft - Job architecture, comp frameworks, market pricing, year-end and midyear pay cycles, global compensation practices, pay for performance design
- 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
- Know the competition - Deep expertise in tech compensation practices, especially around new-hire and refresh equity strategies in the tech sector
- Be rational - Ability to balance comp knowledge with business solutioning from a first principles viewpoint
Operational and partnership excellence
- Build innovatively & scale effectively - create innovative frameworks/solutions to not just solve today’s issues but also to think ahead and anticipate future needs
- Operational capability - connect the dots between systems, players, and programs to seamlessly deliver compensation programs/ products
- Savvy collaborator - partner closely with founders and executive leadership to pre-empt, understand and solve business needs; navigate competing priorities and opinions to drive the best outcomes
- Trusted advisor - act as a trusted advisor on compensation decisions, including offers, promotions, leveling, retention, transfers, and org changes; support sensitive, high-stakes compensation decisions with sound judgment and data-backed recommendations
Pay Range Transparency
Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected base salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipated utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.
About Databricks
Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.
Benefits
At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
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About the company
Databricks
Large Enterprise
Databricks is a cloud-based data platform that specializes in providing solutions for data engineering, machine learning, and analytics. Founded in 2013 by the original creators of Apache Spark, the company enables organizations to unify data processing and analysis workflows, facilitating collaboration for data professionals. Databricks offers an integrated environment for data scientists, engineers, and business analysts, streamlining the process of building and deploying AI and data-driven applications. With a strong emphasis on simplifying big data management, Databricks helps businesses harness the power of their data to drive innovation and insights.