GTM Compensation Business Partner

Location: United States

Base salary ranges by zone: $217,800–$299,550 (Zone 1), $196,100–$269,600 (Zone 2), $185,200–$254,650 (Zone 3), and $174,200–$239,600 (Zone 4) USD. The package may also include an annual performance bonus, equity, and benefits.

Company

Databricks is a Data and AI company providing the Data + AI Platform for data applications, analytics, and AI agents.

What you will do

• Design compensation solutions for go-to-market talent.
• Manage compensation processes across the employee lifecycle, including offers, promotions, leveling, retention, transfers, and organizational changes.
• Contribute to enterprise-wide compensation programs and frameworks.
• Partner with founders and executive leadership to understand business needs, navigate competing priorities, and drive compensation outcomes.
• Provide data-backed recommendations for sensitive, high-stakes compensation decisions.

Requirements

• Expertise in job architecture, compensation frameworks, market pricing, year-end and midyear pay cycles, global compensation practices, and pay-for-performance design.
• Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to synthesize complex data into clear outputs and recommendations.
• Experience analyzing competitive trends in cash, equity, and total rewards to inform decisions and tradeoffs.
• Advanced capabilities in Google Sheets and Excel.
• Deep expertise in technology compensation practices, especially new-hire and refresh equity strategies in the technology sector.
• Ability to balance compensation expertise with business solutioning from a first-principles perspective.
• Ability to create innovative, scalable frameworks and solutions that anticipate future needs.
• Operational capability to connect systems, stakeholders, and programs for seamless compensation delivery.
• Ability to act as a trusted advisor to founders and executive leadership and apply sound judgment to compensation decisions.

Nice to have

• Experience with Tableau, SQL, Python, or AI for compensation analytics.

Culture & Benefits

• Commitment to fair and equitable compensation practices.
• Comprehensive benefits and perks, with details varying by region.
• Eligibility for an annual performance bonus and equity may be included in the compensation package.
• Inclusive hiring practices and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.