Global Compensation Strategy Lead

Socket.dev; United States; Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 258,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

HubSpot is seeking a Principal Compensation Analyst to join the Total Rewards team and shape equitable, competitive compensation programs aligned with business strategy. You will bring structure to complexity, translate market data into clear recommendations, and partner with executives to ensure pay programs support HubSpot's mission.

You will lead global compensation initiatives, benchmark markets, and develop tools and dashboards for data-driven decision-making, while collaborating with HR,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive compensation experience.
• Expertise in benchmarking and survey methodology (Radford, Mercer, Compa, Pave).
• Experience managing global compensation programs in a high-growth environment.
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets modeling skills.
• Strong executive presence and ability to communicate complex topics clearly.
• Experience with job evaluation frameworks and leveling.

Responsibilities

• Lead the analysis, and implementation of global compensation programs including base pay, short-term incentives, and equity.
• Conduct global market benchmarking, assess peer groups, and ensure consistent market pricing practices while maintaining internal equity.
• Apply quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify problems, develop hypotheses, and recommend data-backed solutions for compensation programs and processes.
• Partner with the HRIS/Systems team to implement, test, and define requirements for Workday performance and compensation modules, ensuring seamless updates to structures and job profiles.
• Streamline and automate monthly, quarterly, and annual compensation reporting and analysis using modern data tools and AI workflows.
• Provide sophisticated compensation analytics, clearly conveying complex findings and recommendations to collaborators.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders on all compensation matters, including offer recommendations, promotions, and equity grants.
• Drive job architecture projects, evaluating roles, defining levels, and ensuring internal equity across the organization.
• Develop and maintain compensation modeling tools and dashboards that enable data-driven decision-making at scale.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, and People Ops on executive compensation analysis and Board/Compensation Committee materials.
• Monitor legislative and market changes that affect compensation and recommend proactive adjustments.

Skills

Compensation experience

Benchmarking methods

Global compensation programs

Excel/Sheets modeling

Executive presence

Job evaluation frameworks

Tools

Workday

Job description

HubSpot is seeking a Principal Compensation Analyst to join the Total Rewards team and shape equitable, competitive compensation programs aligned with business strategy. You will bring structure to complexity, translate market data into clear recommendations, and partner with executives to ensure pay programs support HubSpot's mission.

You will lead global compensation initiatives, benchmark markets, and develop tools and dashboards for data-driven decision-making, while collaborating with HR,