Global Compensation Partner (Remote)

DigitalOcean; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 98,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

DigitalOcean is seeking a Compensation Partner to join the Total Rewards team and drive market-aligned pay programs. You will advise Talent Acquisition and People Partners, maintain compensation structures, and model range refreshes across our global organization.

You’ll own the annual and mid-year compensation cycles, conduct internal equity audits, and ensure competitive, compliant pay practices while partnering with stakeholders on offers and job level alignment.

Qualifications

• Experience in market benchmarking and compensation design.
• Ability to build and maintain compensation frameworks.
• Strong data analysis and modeling skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Talent Acquisition and People Partners on offers and compensation guidance below the Director level.
• Maintain MarketPay benchmarking tools and ranges to ensure external competitiveness.
• Build complex financial models and analyze data for salary range refreshes.
• Perform internal equity audits to identify and mitigate pay disparities.
• Program manage annual and mid-year compensation cycles for merit and equity adjustments.
• Evaluate job descriptions to align roles with market structures.
• Monitor global compensation trends and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Data analysis

Financial modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Salary benchmarking

People/HR partnering

Tools

Google Sheets

Excel

Job description

DigitalOcean is seeking a Compensation Partner to join the Total Rewards team and drive market-aligned pay programs. You will advise Talent Acquisition and People Partners, maintain compensation structures, and model range refreshes across our global organization.

You’ll own the annual and mid-year compensation cycles, conduct internal equity audits, and ensure competitive, compliant pay practices while partnering with stakeholders on offers and job level alignment.