Global Compensation Lead

TrendMicro; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Wellness program

Tuition assistance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Holidays

Employee resource groups

Job summary

TrendAI, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, seeks a senior compensation leader to design and oversee a light, global pay architecture anchored in our pay philosophy. You will link pay to capabilities and outcomes, shaping base pay, incentives, and recognition across regions.

You will partner with Sales, Finance and HR to deliver real-time pay analytics in Workday, drive equity and transparency, and mentor a growing compensation team as the function

Qualifications

• 8+ years in compensation or total rewards, including global programs.
• Hands-on job architecture with light structure for rapid growth.
• Experience designing sales compensation and incentives, cash or phantom equity.
• Strong financial modeling with ability to present to senior leaders.
• Workday Compensation or Advanced Compensation knowledge.
• Fluency with people analytics and AI tools for real-time insights.

Responsibilities

• Design a light, flexible pay architecture linked to capabilities and outcomes.
• Shape pay mix and incentives with Sales and Finance.
• Advise leaders on offers, promotions, retention and org changes.
• Partner with PE&A on compensation data and Workday configuration.
• Prepare compensation proposals and reporting for CHRO and executives.
• Train HR teams and managers on pay programs.
• Grow a small compensation team as the function matures.

Skills

8+ years in compensation

Job architecture

Sales compensation design

Financial modeling

Workday compensation / Advanced

People analytics & AI tools

Job description

TrendAI™, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, empowers organizations with full AI visibility and consolidated security that inspires confidence, drives innovation, and eliminates risk. At TrendAI™, we’re always seeking exceptional talent; people who want to collaborate with the best and push boundaries together. Here, your work goes beyond building a career. You will help protect what matters and play a vital role in shaping a safer, more trustworthy AI-powered future. AI Fearlessly.

Position Summary

At TrendAI, we operate from our mission and pay for outcomes. This role designs how we reward the people and capabilities that drive our growth. You'll build just enough structure to keep pay fair and simple, design a total rewards model that drives business growth and rewards the right behaviors, and give leaders real-time, AI-native insight into whether our pay is working.

What You'll Do

You’ll build a light, flexible pay architecture that links pay to the capabilities and outcomes each team needs, not only to titles or grades, anchored in a global pay philosophy and benchmarked against the right markets. With Sales and Finance, you'll shape pay mix and short-term incentives that reward team and company outcomes, and with leadership you'll develop long-term incentives so Trenders share in the value they create. You'll also build the pay intelligence that shows leaders, in one live view, whether our pay is fair, competitive and affordable, and keeps us ahead of pay equity and transparency requirements. Own TrendAI's global compensation strategy, policies and programs across base pay, short-term incentives, long-term incentives and recognition. Advise senior leaders, HR business partners and recruiters on offers, promotions, retention and organization changes. Partner with PE&A on compensation data, analytics and Workday configuration, and with Finance on budgets, accruals and cost modeling. Prepare compensation proposals and reporting for the CHRO and executive leadership. Work with HR's Learning Design & Enablement Partner to train HR teams and managers on pay programs. Grow a small compensation team as the function matures.

What You Should Have

• 8+ years in compensation or total rewards, including global programs across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
• Hands-on job architecture experience, with the judgment to keep structure light in a fast-moving business.
• Experience designing sales compensation and short- and long-term incentive plans, ideally including cash-settled or phantom equity.
• Strong financial modeling skills and confidence presenting to senior leaders.
• Working knowledge of Workday Compensation or Advanced Compensation.
• Fluency with people analytics and AI tools, and experience turning pay data into real-time insight.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Technology or cybersecurity industry experience, ideally in a Japan-headquartered or matrixed global company.
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) or Global Remuneration Professional (GRP).
• Experience leading pay equity reviews and pay transparency programs.
• Experience in a fast-growing, startup-style environment, building rewards from the ground up.

What We Offer You

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Pre-partum, maternity, parental and medical leave
• Mental Health Wellness Program
• Adoption Assistance
• Wellness Incentive
• Pet Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off
• 14 Annual Holidays
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Resource Groups

TrendAI provides benefit options for you and your family. You’re important to us. What matters to you, matters to us too. We offer competitive compensation with bonus opportunity tied to company performance, along with room to enhance your skills through ongoing learning and broad technological opportunities. Achieving work-life balance is a priority, complemented by team activities, fostering an environment rooted in equity, inclusion, and collaboration, that is reflected in both our culture and our work. Be Passionate. Be Innovative. Be a Trender.

This role is not eligible for employer-provided work visa sponsorship, now or in the future. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States for this employer without sponsorship.

#LI-PM1 At Trend Micro, we embrace change, empower people, and encourage innovation in a connected world. Our diversity and multicultural workforce are key contributing factors to our success across the globe. Trend Micro provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. Trend Micro does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy and childbirth or related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care leave status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

TrendAI™, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, empowers organizations with full AI visibility and consolidated security that inspires confidence, drives innovation, and eliminates risk. Trusted by the largest enterprises and governments across 185 countries, TrendAI™ secures the entire organization, from identities to infrastructure to data. We embrace change, empower our people, and foster innovation in an increasingly connected world. Our diverse, multicultural workforce is at the heart of our global success. At TrendAI™, we’re always seeking exceptional talent; people who want to collaborate with the best and push boundaries together. Here, your work goes beyond building a career. You will help protect what matters and play a vital role in shaping a safer, more trustworthy AI-powered future. Explore working at TrendAI™ AI Fearlessly.