Compensation Partner

DigitalOcean; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

DigitalOcean is seeking a Compensation Partner to lead our compensation strategy, market benchmarking, and global Total Rewards initiatives. You will partner with Talent Acquisition and People Partners, model ranges, ensure internal equity, and manage annual and mid-year cycles.

This role supports a remote, international workforce and offers equity in a fast-growing cloud company. Qualified candidates will have advanced data analytics and experience with compensation frameworks across multiple

Qualifications

• Experience partnering directly with Talent Acquisition on candidate offers and advising HR Business Partners on client-facing compensation matters.
• Expert-level data analysis and quantitative modeling skills using Google Sheets or Excel, with proven experience building compensation frameworks.
• Direct involvement in managing end-to-end annual compensation planning cycles within a tech or high-growth environment.
• Experience supporting global compensation programs across multiple international tech hubs and regulatory landscapes.
• Exceptional relational intelligence and diplomacy, enabling you to build trust and navigate sensitive pay discussions across cross-functional teams.
• A growth mindset with a strong appetite for feedback, high attention to detail, and a 'leave it better than you found it' approach.
• CCP (Certified Compensation Professional) certification via WorldatWork is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Talent Acquisition and People Business Partners on offer recommendations and compensation guidance below the Director level to attract and retain top global talent.
• Maintain MarketPay benchmarking tools and compensation ranges to ensure external competitiveness across all business units.
• Build complex financial models and conduct deep data analysis to support annual salary range refreshes and ad-hoc requests.
• Perform ongoing internal equity audits to identify and mitigate pay disparities across teams and regions.
• Program manage annual and mid-year compensation cycles to deliver merit and equity adjustments.
• Evaluate job descriptions and profiles against industry benchmark data to align internal roles to market structures.
• Monitor global technology compensation trends and regulatory requirements to maintain compliant Total Rewards programs.

Job description

Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world.

We are seeking a Compensation Partner who is a high performing team player, who can take on new challenges, and go the extra mile.

As a Compensation Partner reporting to the Head of Total Rewards at DigitalOcean, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing cloud computing and AI. You will serve as a compensation advisor for Talent Acquisition and People Business Partners, maintaining core compensation structures and modeling range refreshes. In this role, you will evolve into a key driver of our annual and mid-year performance compensation cycles, ensuring internal equity and market competitiveness across our global organization.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with Talent Acquisition and People Business Partners on offer recommendations and compensation guidance below the Director level in order to attract and retain top global talent.
• Maintain MarketPay benchmarking tools and compensation ranges in order to ensure external competitiveness across all business units.
• Build complex financial models and conduct deep data analysis in order to support annual salary range refreshes and ad-hoc business requests.
• Perform ongoing internal equity audits in order to identify and mitigate pay disparities across teams and regions.
• Program manage annual and mid-year compensation cycles in order to deliver smooth, timely, and accurate merit and equity adjustments.
• Evaluate job descriptions and job profiles against industry benchmark data in order to align internal roles to market structures.
• Monitor global technology compensation trends and regulatory requirements in order to maintain compliant, cutting-edge Total Rewards programs.

What You’ll Add

• Experience partnering directly with Talent Acquisition on candidate offers and advising HR Business Partners on client-facing compensation matters.
• Expert-level data analysis and quantitative modeling skills using Google Sheets or Excel, with proven experience building compensation frameworks.
• Direct involvement in managing end-to-end annual compensation planning cycles within a tech or high-growth environment.
• Experience supporting global compensation programs across multiple international tech hubs and regulatory landscapes.
• Exceptional relational intelligence and diplomacy, enabling you to build trust and navigate sensitive pay discussions across cross-functional teams.
• A growth mindset with a strong appetite for feedback, high attention to detail, and a "leave it better than you found it" approach.
• CCP (Certified Compensation Professional) certification via WorldatWork is a plus.

Compensation Range

• $97,600 - $122,000
• This is a remote role

JR: 2026-8216

Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean

• We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
• We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
• We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

Application Limit:

You may apply to a maximum of 3 positions within any 180-day period. This policy promotes better role-candidate matching and encourages thoughtful applications where your qualifications align most strongly.