Engineering Manager, Compensation Platform & Planning

Pave; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 195,500 - 264,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Flexible PTO

Remote work allowance

Education stipend

Equity

Parental leave

Commuter stipend

Job summary

Pave is seeking an Engineering Manager – Compensation Planning to lead a team building core planning and recommendation workflows used by major companies. You will stay close to the code, review designs, and shape the technical roadmap to support large-scale compensation planning.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with Product and Design to translate complex requirements into technical specs, and ensure the accuracy of compensation calculations with significant financial impact on

Qualifications

• 7+ years of industry experience, including 2+ years of management experience on high‑performing teams.
• Confidence diving into technical details and challenging designs or solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor teams through planning and execution of large technical projects spanning multiple quarters.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to provide clear direction, set expectations, and give actionable feedback.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and tackle problems with high agency.
• Nice to have: experience with B2B SaaS and/or financial systems where correctness and auditability of calculations are critical.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow an engineering team building core planning and recommendation workflows used by customers.
• Manage the team while staying close to the code: review designs and dive into implementation as needed.
• Drive the technical roadmap to support companies with 150,000+ employees.
• Partner with Product and Design to translate complex compensation planning requirements into technical requirements.
• Ensure accuracy and reliability of planning calculations given the direct financial impact on customers’ pay decisions.
• Align with other product and platform teams to reuse components, patterns, and shared data models.
• Communicate complex technical and compensation concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Coach and mentor your team through regular, constructive feedback.

Skills

Leadership

Deep technical judgment

Mentoring

Communication

Ambiguity handling

B2B SaaS experience

Job description

Pave is seeking an Engineering Manager – Compensation Planning to lead a team building core planning and recommendation workflows used by major companies. You will stay close to the code, review designs, and shape the technical roadmap to support large-scale compensation planning.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with Product and Design to translate complex requirements into technical specs, and ensure the accuracy of compensation calculations with significant financial impact on