Global Compensation Partner

Trimble; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Trimble is seeking a Global Compensation Partner to transform complex compensation philosophies into practical business solutions that attract, reward, and retain top talent worldwide. You will lead annual reward cycles, support mergers and acquisitions, and empower leaders with transparent compensation conversations.

As a trusted consultant, you will align compensation with Trimble's corporate strategy while leveraging advanced analytics and market insights to shape global pay programs.

Qualifications

• HR experience with a focus on compensation consulting, HR business partnering, or total rewards advisory.
• M&A and sales compensation experience.
• Exceptional consultative and storytelling skills translating complex data for leaders.
• Advanced analytical aptitude with Excel/Sheets and Workday for market pricing and modeling.
• Foundational knowledge of regulatory compliance and global pay transparency.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a consultative advisor to People Experience partners, delivering compensation solutions and guiding mergers & acquisitions integration.
• Lead budgets allocation during annual merit and equity cycles for global client groups.
• Design training, toolkits, and communications enabling managers to conduct transparent compensation discussions.
• Architect and maintain job descriptions, job families, and career ladders to reflect organizational needs.
• Analyze salary surveys and market intelligence to advise leadership with data-driven recommendations.

Skills

Compensation consulting

HR business partnering

Total rewards advisory

M&A compensation experience

Sales compensation experience

Consultative storytelling

Analytical skills

Project management

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Workday

Job description

Shape the Future of Global Rewards as a Global Compensation Partner!

Ready to bridge the gap between data and human connection while driving fair, equitable, and impactful rewards? Trimble is looking for a strategic and collaborative Compensation Partner to serve as a trusted consultant, transforming our complex global compensation philosophies into practical business solutions that support talent longevity and corporate strategy.

About Us:

Trimble is a global technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds, transforming the ways work gets done. With relentless innovation in precise positioning, modeling and data analytics, Trimble enables essential industries including construction, geospatial and transportation. Whether it's helping customers build and maintain infrastructure, design and construct buildings, optimize global supply chains or map the world, Trimble is at the forefront, driving productivity and progress.

What Makes This Role Great:

In this role, you will move beyond pure data analysis to serve as a high-impact consultative advisor, directly influencing how Trimble attracts, rewards, and retains its ultimate competitive advantage—its global talent. You will have the unique opportunity to lead annual reward cycles, integrate compensation strategies during mergers and acquisitions, and empower business leaders to have transparent, meaningful compensation conversations.

Key Exciting Responsibilities:

• Serve as a dedicated consultative advisor to People eXperience business partners and leaders, delivering tailored compensation solutions and driving seamless rewards integration during mergers and acquisitions.
• Lead the strategic and equitable allocation of budgets during annual merit and equity cycles for your assigned global client groups.
• Design and deliver impactful training sessions, toolkits, and communications that empower managers to host confident, transparent compensation conversations.
• Architect and maintain job descriptions, job families, and career ladders to accurately reflect and support the evolving structural needs of the organization.
• Analyze global salary surveys, macroeconomic shifts, and market intelligence to formulate data-driven insights and strategic recommendations for leadership.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Proven human resources experience with a strong specialized focus on compensation consulting, HR business partnering, or total rewards advisory.
• M&A and sales compensation experience.
• Exceptional consultative and storytelling skills, with a demonstrated ability to translate complex financial and compensation data into compelling narratives for business leaders.
• Advanced analytical aptitude and data proficiency in Excel, Google Sheets, and enterprise HRIS systems like Workday to execute market pricing and financial modeling.
• Foundational knowledge of regulatory compliance, including FLSA classifications, pay equity methodologies, and global pay transparency legislation.
• Strong project management background with a track record of leading multi-layered initiatives from inception to global execution within fluid environments.

Bonus Points For:

• CCP, PHR, or SPHR certification.
• Experience managing global compensation programs.
• Advanced hands-on experience with Workday.

Logistics:

Location: Westminster, CO, Remote-CO, Remote-MN, Alpharetta, GA, or Lake Oswego, OR

Travel Requirement: 0%

Why You'll Love Working With Us:

At Trimble, we're not just a company that "does good"—we are a team dedicated to making a tangible, positive Real-World Impact. We build innovative solutions designed to solve the world's most critical challenges. From construction sites to transportation hubs, our work tangibly improves how people live, build, move, and grow.

• You’ll work on projects that truly matter: Our purpose-driven culture means you'll be helping to build and deliver solutions that make work faster, safer, and more sustainable for millions of people worldwide. Our impact is tangible, from connected machines that save fuel to data-driven insights that reduce waste.
• Collaborate with like-minded people: Our strong internal culture is a "hidden gem." You will work with a collaborative, supportive team that shares your purpose and fosters a genuine sense of belonging. We're a company of "visionary pragmatists" who think boldly and build things that work.
• Be an owner: Trimble thrives on individuals who take initiative and embrace ownership. You'll find an entrepreneurial spirit where success is often "self-authored," empowering proactive "doers."

Compensation Partner, Total Rewards Consultant, Global Compensation Analyst, Job Architecture, Pay Equity, Workday HRIS, Market Pricing, Merit Cycles, Incentive Design

Compensation:

Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

Hiring Range

$115,600.00–$158,900.00

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Bonus Eligible?

Yes

Commission Eligible?

No

Benefits:

Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.

We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Guided by our core values—Belong, Innovate, and Grow—we embrace and celebrate differences, knowing they make us stronger and more innovative. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds and advancing opportunities while embracing race, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other protected and diverse characteristic. We are committed to offering our candidates and employees with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs the ability to seek reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law and/or where it would not constitute undue hardship for Trimble. For more, please see Trimble's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at https://investor.trimble.com, under Governance->Governance Documents.

Our mission to transform the way the world works starts with transforming how we work together. By actively listening, asking questions, and taking intentional actions, we cultivate a culture that provides equitable opportunities for everyone to contribute and grow.