Compensation Manager

MongoDB; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 87,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

MongoDB is seeking a Compensation Partner to serve as the dedicated partner for the Customer organization. You will advise VP and Director-level leaders, manage incentive plans, and own compensation-cycle execution end-to-end.

You will collaborate with Recruiting, Finance, Sales Operations, Legal, and HR to align offers, equity, promotions, and pay-for-performance practices across global teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of compensation experience.
• End-to-end ownership of cyclical compensation programs.
• Experience implementing, administering, and communicating sales incentive plans.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and executive-presenting skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the dedicated compensation partner for the Customer organization.
• Provide data-informed guidance on offers, equity, and promotions.
• Own compensation-cycle execution end-to-end with market benchmarking and budgeting.
• Lead strategic projects like incentive-plan governance and job architecture.
• Collaborate with Recruiting, Finance, and HR on market insights.

Skills

Years of experience

End-to-end ownership

Incentive plan knowledge

Data-driven decision making

Executive presentation

Job description

The Compensation team serves as a strategic advisor to business leaders, managers, and employees across MDB. We use data and insights to drive value and build the tools, models, and frameworks that support sound compensation decisions. This role sits within Compensation and partners closely with the Customer organization —and with Recruiting, Finance, Sales Operations, Legal, and HR.

The Difference You Will Make

We are looking for a Compensation Partner to serve as the dedicated partner for the Customer organization. This role will support VP and Director-level leaders, and their HRBP partners as the primary day-to-day compensation resource.

A Typical Day

• Serve as the dedicated compensation partner for the Customer organization, supporting leaders and People Partners across Customer Success, Professional Services, Technical Services and Strategic Partners teams
• Provide data-informed guidance on new-hire offers, internal equity, leveling, promotions, retention actions, and out-of-cycle requests
• Build a strong understanding of incentive plans and partner with the teams that design them to assess effectiveness and support informed compensation decisions
• Own Partners compensation-cycle execution end-to-end, including market benchmarking, budget modeling, manager enablement, and leadership rollups
• Lead competitive intelligence for Customer roles, researching compensation trends, pay practices, incentive structures, and talent movement in the evolving technology and AI landscape
• Supplement survey data with recruiting signals, offer data, sales talent trends, and other real-time market sources
• Partner with Recruiting and People Partners on market insights and competitive positioning for hires at all levels
• Analyze compensation programs using data, business results, and stakeholder feedback; recommend improvements that support growth, retention, and pay-for-performance principles
• Lead strategic projects such as incentive-plan governance, job architecture, or compensation-planning tool implementation
• Develop manager enablement materials and training on compensation philosophy and decision-making

Your Expertise

• 7+ years of compensation experience, including significant experience as a compensation business partner
• Proven track record supporting Customer orgs, with end-to-end ownership of cyclical compensation programs
• Experience supporting the implementation, administration, and communication of Sales incentive plans, with a strong understanding of how they operate
• Experience partnering with Finance and Sales Operations on incentive-plan modeling, budgeting, forecasting, attainment analysis, and reporting
• Strong knowledge of third-party survey methodologies, such as Radford and WTW, and the ability to build and validate pay structures across geographies and functions
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and executive-presenting skills
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

Preferred Experience And Skills

• Experience in both compensation business partner and program roles
• Experience supporting a high-growth technology company, preferably in a global Customer environment
• Experience with compensation-planning, incentive-compensation, and analytics tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build relationships across distributed teams
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to prioritize multiple projects with strong follow-through
• Comfortable operating at both the tactical and strategic levels and creating structure in ambiguous environments
• Experience working remotely and/or internationally with global teams
• Strong business acumen and awareness of business, technology, and market trends

About MongoDB

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including AI-native startups and approximately 75% of the Fortune 100, relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB.

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!

MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process.

MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role in the U.S. is:

$87,000—$171,000 USD