Sr. Compensation Manager GTM

(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