Principal Compensation Partner
Core
Senior individual contributor and trusted advisor on compensation and total rewards, partnering with executives to attract, retain, and motivate talent through strategic planning and program administration.
Role type
Principal Compensation Partner (Senior IC)
Builds
Compensation programs, total rewards offerings, and data-driven models for a fast-growing tech company.
Domain
Technology / Human Resources / Compensation & Total Rewards
Required skills
Compensation strategy design, job architecture and leveling, market pricing and benchmarking, equity mechanics and long-term incentives, bonus and commission plan design, pay equity analysis, statistical analysis, change management, executive communication, project prioritization
Preferred skills
Ground-up program building in hyper-scaling environments, M&A compensation harmonization, sales compensation design, Compensation Committee reporting, talent acquisition strategy alignment, global multi-country pay structures
Technologies
Excel, Google Suite, AI tools (Claude, Lovable), compensation survey platforms (Radford, Mercer, Compa, Pave)
Responsibilities
Partner with executives to shape compensation strategies and make complex pay decisions; develop and maintain compensation guidelines and job families; evaluate total rewards programs (cash, equity, benefits); conduct market research and benchmarking; build compensation models and statistical analyses; implement AI/automation tools for efficiency; mentor teammates on business impact of compensation decisions.
Seniority
Principal, Senior Individual Contributor
