Senior Compensation Business Partner

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 209,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Roblox Corporation in San Mateo, CA, is seeking a Senior Compensation Business Partner to lead broad-based and international compensation programs for G&A, Design and Data Science. You will partner with recruiting, HRBPs and leaders to design competitive, performance-driven pay structures.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 8+ years in corporate/consulting compensation, expertise in job leveling, market pricing, equity mechanics, and experience in sales compensation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with 8+ years in corporate/consulting compensation.
• Strong knowledge of compensation fundamentals: job matching, market pricing, leveling, and equity mechanics.
• Experience with Sales Compensation design and commission plans in tech.
• Proven ability to analyze large data sets and turn insights into actionable recommendations.
• Knowledge of industry compensation trends and legal considerations.
• Excellent influencing and communication skills with executives.

Responsibilities

• Be the primary compensation partner for the functions supported (G&A, Design, Data Science).
• Lead and develop innovative compensation strategies aligned with market conditions and business priorities.
• Advise on offers, promotions, international payroll considerations, and performance calibrations.
• Continuously monitor programs and benchmarks to ensure competitive packages.
• Review job architecture and leveling to support hiring and career growth.
• Provide deep insights to leaders to guide compensation decisions.

Skills

Compensation principles

Market pricing & job leveling

Executive communications

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

San Mateo, CA, United States People & Talent ID: 47474

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.

At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.

A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.

Roblox is seeking a Senior Compensation Business Partner supporting G&A, Design and Data Science functions who will be the subject matter expert and drive the broad-based and international compensation while ensuring Roblox's compensation is competitive, meaningful, performance-oriented, clearly communicated, and aligned with business priorities. This position is critical to delivering an exceptional portfolio of programs and services that inspire our employees.

You Will:

• Be the primary compensation partner for the functions they support to recruiting teams, HRBPs and business unit leaders by combining in-depth knowledge of compensation principles, understanding of the business and market landscape
• Lead and develop innovative compensation strategies to support the attraction and retention of top talent while reflecting market conditions, internal equity, a strong pay for performance philosophy and the company's priorities
• Support and advice on comp related activities: new hire offers, analysis of recruiting data trends, promotions, transfers, international employees/contractors, performance calibrations & compensation, etc
• Work in a culture of continuous analytics and monitoring of current programs to find areas to improve and align with strategic priorities so that compensation is part of the proposition that can attract, engage, and retain top talent.
• Review and conduct annual benchmarking of US and international jobs to ensure a great compensation package ranges
• Help implement all ongoing compensation programs and tools; provide leaders with deep insights to guide sound compensation decisions.
• Continuously review the current job architecture and systematic job leveling approach for the business that enables us to better support hiring, career growth, job evaluation ultimately leading to great compensation packages

You Have:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with at least 8 years of corporate and/or consulting compensation-related experience ideally with some exposure to tech industry, showing progression and leadership
• Substantial knowledge of compensation fundamentals: job matching, market pricing, Leveling and Job Architecture, equity mechanics at private and public companies, cyclical programs, etc.
• Experience with Sales Compensation Design, familiarity with designing and rolling out commission plans and knowledge on how these plans work in the technology industry.
• Prior experience working with large amounts of data, utilizing strong analytical skills to interpret compensation trends and build intelligence through reporting, with high attention to data validity.
• Knowledge of industry trends and developments in compensation, including relevant legal issues
• Ability to influence cross functional stakeholders effectively. Collaborate with diverse teams, communicate complex information clearly and concisely to a variety of audiences, build strong relationships with stakeholders, and influence decision-making through data-driven insights and persuasive communication.
• Excellent communication and presentations skills, with the ability to effectively translate complex compensation concepts/models into digestible plans to the executives.

Annual Salary Range

$209,130 — $244,500 USD

Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.

For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.