Senior Director, Compensation

TL;DR

Senior Director, Compensation (Tech): Define and drive global compensation strategy including base salary, incentives, and equity with an accent on scalability for high-growth workforce and executive alignment. Focus on leveraging AI and analytics for market pricing, pay equity analysis, and data-driven talent decisions in a competitive tech landscape.

Location: Menlo Park, CA, US (onsite)

Salary: $282K - $370.6K

Company

High-growth cloud data platform powering the agentic enterprise with AI-native approaches across functions.

What you will do

• Define global compensation strategy aligned to business growth and market competitiveness.
• Design scalable programs for base salary, incentives, equity, and executive compensation.
• Lead and scale a high-performing compensation team.
• Build job architecture, leveling, and career frameworks for organizational agility.
• Own annual compensation processes like merit, bonus, and equity refresh.
• Leverage AI and analytics for decision-making, market insights, and pay equity.

Requirements

• 12+ years compensation experience in high-growth tech/software companies
• Proven scaling of programs in fast-moving environments (pre/post-IPO).
• Deep equity design expertise for attraction and retention.
• Strong executive presence and compensation committee experience.
• Analytical skills with data modeling and visualization tools.
• Knowledge of US and global pay practices, transparency laws.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Culture & Benefits

• Dynamic, fast-paced environment with experimental mindset and AI collaboration.
• Low-ego culture thriving on innovation and rapid impact.
• Focus on redefining work through high-growth scaling.
• Standard hirify.global confidentiality and security standards.