Compensation Partner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Massachusetts.

📋 Description

• Evaluate compensation frameworks, benchmarking techniques, processes, and systems to identify optimization and automation possibilities.

• Collaborate with leadership to develop and implement a compensation strategy that supports growth from around 650 to over 1,500 employees.

• Work alongside HR Operations, IT, and Finance to enhance compensation systems, ensure data integrity, improve reporting, and integrate workflows.

• Refine, document, and operationalize the global compensation philosophy.

• Set guidelines for focal reviews, promotions, merit increases, market adjustments, and out-of-cycle exceptions.

• Design, implement, and assist with technology-enabled compensation cycles, internal equity evaluations, and focal compensation planning.

• Lead market pricing and compensation modeling efforts for both U.S. and European markets utilizing survey sources such as Radford/Aon.

• Monitor market trends and adjust geographic pay ranges and salary structures accordingly.

• Conduct impact modeling and cost analysis for annual structure modifications and market corrections.

• Develop and enhance global job architecture, which includes job families, sub-families, career tracks, and leveling criteria.

• Reconcile new and evolving roles with the established leveling framework.

• Provide data-driven recommendations to HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and People Managers.

• Create self-service enablement tools, offer-generation guidelines, and decision-making frameworks.

• Define escalation paths and governance criteria for non-standard compensation requests.

• Support variable pay initiatives, including Sales/Go-To-Market commission structures and annual corporate bonus programs.

• Model on-target earnings, base/variable mix ratios, and payout curves.

• Report directly to the SVP of Global People and Talent.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 3+ years of progressive experience in compensation or total rewards.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

• Experience with multi-country compensation structures.

• Understanding of U.S. and European market dynamics and regulatory frameworks.

• Proficiency in utilizing market survey tools; experience with Radford/Aon is preferred.

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets modeling, including complex formulas, pivot tables, index/match, and scenario modeling.

• Experience with HRIS compensation modules; Workday is preferred but not mandatory.

• Knowledge of job evaluation, leveling frameworks, salary band construction, and statistical analysis of compensation data.

• Strong interpersonal and advisory abilities.

• Capability to distill complex quantitative data into concise, actionable insights.

• Ability to lift 25 lbs. and stand/sit for extended periods each day.

• Eligibility for required government authorization to access export-controlled technology, software, and information.

• Must be legally eligible for the applicable export-control authorization.

🏝️ Benefits

• Tier-based bonus.

• Equity.

• Healthcare.

• Dental.

• Vision.

• Corporate discounts.

• Paid holidays.

• PTO.

• Sick time.

• 401K.

• Employee relocation plan (if applicable).

• Career growth opportunities.

• Mission-driven work in energy, mobility, and materials innovation.

• Collaboration-focused workplace culture.