Senior Compensation Manager

Podium; Lehi (UT); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Disability coverage

Paid parental leave

Fertility benefits

Generous vacation time with long 4-day

Excellent medical, dental, vision

401k plan

Podium gear swag

Job summary

Podium is seeking a Senior Compensation Manager to own the end-to-end compensation program, including equity and executive compensation, and influence organization design and job architecture. You will partner with executives and lead global compensation initiatives to attract and retain top talent.

The role sits within People Operations and involves shaping compensation philosophy across all roles, benchmarking, and ensuring regulatory alignment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in compensation at a software company.
• Experience building scalable compensation programs in a fast-moving environment.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills with Google Sheets/Excel.
• Strong understanding of compensation principles (including equity) and market trends.
• Proven ability to partner with leaders to drive business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with executives and senior leadership to ensure compensation attracts the right talent and drives outcomes.
• Oversee annual compensation planning, including merit cycles, promotions, and executive pay.
• Design and maintain role classification and benchmarking to stay competitive.
• Own the global equity program, including pool planning, management, forecasting, and expansion.
• Refresh and maintain Podium’s compensation philosophy across roles.
• Collaborate on job architecture, leveling, and other People Ops initiatives.

Skills

Compensation strategy

Executive compensation

Equity compensation

Data analysis

Excel/Google Sheets

Stakeholder communication

People Operations

Tools

Radford

Job description

At Podium, we bring AI Employees to local businesses that turn every conversation into revenue. Trusted by 60,000+ businesses across Auto, Home Services, and Aesthetics, Podium captures and converts leads 24/7, driving both new business and repeat customers.

In under 24 months, we crossed $100M in AI Agent ARR, scaling 300% year-over-year. During this time, we’ve deployed 10,000 AI employees to empower real business outcomes for our customers. Podium is building what we believe will be the most impactful AI employee ecosystem for local business.

Podium has been recognized as the Best AI Implementation by Inc. Magazine, highlighted by OpenAI for building revenue-driving AI Agents, and awarded the #1 AI Agent for Business Operations by G2.

Our operating principles guide daily behavior and ensure we hire people who will thrive at Podium. If you're hungry for growth, aligned to our operating principles, and ready to get to work, you won't find a better place to learn and accelerate your career.

The Role

We are looking to hire a high-performing Senior Compensation Manager to join our team. In this role, you will own the end-to-end compensation program at Podium, including equity and executive compensation, to ultimately help Podium hire and retain the best global talent. As a leader in People Operations, you will also play an active role in influencing organization design and job architecture.

What you will be doing:

• Partner with executives and senior leadership to ensure our compensation program is attracting the right talent and driving the right behaviors and outcomes for the business
• Oversee annual compensation planning process, including merit cycle, promotions, off-cycle changes, and executive compensation
• Design and maintain role classification and benchmarking to ensure we remain competitive and aligned to market trends
• Own our global equity program, including equity pool planning, management, forecasting, and expansion
• Refresh and maintain Podium’s compensation philosophy across all roles
• Partner in broader people operations priorities, including job architecture, leveling, and any other relevant projects

What you should have:

• 5+ years of experience in Compensation at a software company
• Experience building scalable compensation programs in a fast-moving, evolving environment
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, including Google Sheets/Excel
• Strong understanding of compensation principles (including equity), market trends, and regulatory requirements
• Strong business acumen, able to partner with leaders to drive business outcomes over academic structure
• Proficiency in using compensation survey tools (i.e., Radford)
• Effective executive communication skills with the ability to present complex topics in a clear manner and partner with leaders on sensitive topics
• Open and transparent culture
• Life insurance, long and short-term disability coverage
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Fertility Benefits
• Generous vacation time, plus three 4-day summer holiday weekends
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401k Plan
• Bi-annual swag drops with cool Podium gear and apparel

Podium is an equal opportunity employer. Podium provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, marital status or veteran status.