Compensation Program Manager

Asana; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 176,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health benefits

Career coaching & support

Inclusive family building benefits

Long-term savings/retirement plans

In-office dining options

Job summary

Asana is seeking a compensation leader to own the annual merit and focal review process, model budgets, and ensure accurate Workday processing. You will drive market pricing across functions using Radford, Pave, and Compa, while maintaining competitive salary structures and leveling consistency.

You will partner with People Partners and Talent Acquisition to evaluate roles, conduct pay equity analyses, and serve as a compensation advisor on offers, promotions, and retention based on market data

Qualifications

• Experience in compensation planning and structuring
• Strong ability to run and interpret pay equity analyses
• Collaborates with People Partners and Talent Acquisition
• Ability to model budgets and forecast compensation impact
• Knowledge of market data and internal equity principles

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end merit and focal review cycle with budget modeling
• Own job matching and market pricing across functions
• Maintain a clean job catalog in Workday and align leveling
• Conduct pay equity analyses and track progress against equity goals
• Advise on offers, promotions, and retention using market data
• Plan and administer equity grants with budget oversight
• Create compensation communications and manager toolkits

Skills

Compensation analytics

Pay equity analysis

Market pricing

Calibration leadership

Tools

Workday

Radford

Pave

Compa

Job description

The People Team at Asana works to enable all Asanas to achieve our goals as a company in a way that is consistent with our values . We focus on recruiting, developing, and retaining exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds, ensuring that everyone can thrive, grow, and ma ke a meaningful impact . Our work supports Asana’s broader mission: to help humanity thrive by enabling all teams to collabor ate seamlessly and effectively . T his role is based in our San Francisco office with an office-centric hybrid schedule . The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday . Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays . Working from home on Fridays d epends on the type of work you do and the teams with which you partner . If you're interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the in-office requirements .

What you’ll achieve

• Lead end-to-end execution of Asana's annual merit and focal review cycle, including modeling budget scenarios, partnering with People Partners on calibration, and ensuring accurate system processing in Workday.
• Own job matching and market pricing across functions using Radford, Pave, and Compa while maintaining salary structures and competitive ranges through regular refresh analysis.
• Partner with People Partners and Talent Acquisition to evaluate new and evolving roles, establish leveling consistency, and maintain a clean job catalog in Workday.
• Conduct pay equity analyses across the employee population, identify outliers, recommend corrective actions, and track progress against equity goals to support leadership reporting.
• Serve as a day-to-day compensation advisor to People Partners and Recruiters, providing offer guidance, promotion assessments, and retention recommendations grounded in market data and internal equity.
• Support planning and administration of broad-based equity grants (new hire, refresh, promotion cycles), partnering with Stock Admin on processing and Finance on budget tracking.
• Develop compensation communication materials and manager toolkits to help employees and leaders understand Asana's programs and pay philosophy.

At Asana, we're committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as this is critical to h elping us achieve our mission .

What we’ll offer

Our comprehensive compensation package plays a big part in how we recognize you for the impa ct you have on our path to achieving our mission . We believe that compensation should be reflective of the value you create relative to the market value of your role . To ensure pay is fair and not impacted by biases, we're com mitted to looking at market value which is why we check ourselves and conduct a yearly pay equity audit . For this role, the estimated base salary range is between $176,000 - $200,000. The actual base salary will vary based on vario us factors, i ncluding market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process . The listed range above is a guideline, and the base salary range for this role may be modified . In addition to base salary, your compensation package may include a dditional components such as equity, sales incentive pay (for most sales roles), and benefits . If you're interviewing for this role, speak wit h your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for thi s role . We strive to provide equitable and competitive benefits packages that support our employees worldwide and incl ude :

• Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits
• Career coaching & support
• Inclusive family building benefits
• Long-term savings or retirement plans
• In-office culina ry options to cater to your dietary preferences

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About us

Asana is a leading platform for human + AI collaboration. Millions of teams around the world rely on Asana to achieve their most important goals, faster. Asana has been named to Fortune's Best Workplaces for 7+ years and recognized by Fast Company, Forbes, and Gartner for excellence in workplace culture and innovation. We offer an exceptional office-centric culture while adopting the best elements of hybrid models to ensure that every one of our global team members can work together effortlessly. With 13+ offices all over the world, we are always looking for individuals who care about building technology that drives positive change in the world and a culture where everyone feels that they belong. Join Asana’s Talent Network to stay up to date on job opportunities and life at Asana.