Senior R&D Compensation Strategy Lead

Databricks Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 218,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a strategic R&D Compensation Lead to partner with our R&D founders and Engineering leadership. You will design first-principles equity and cash strategies to attract, retain, and motivate top systems, platform, and AI engineers worldwide.

Reporting to the Director of Compensation, you will blend quantitative analysis with executive advisory, scaling our global compensation framework and enabling pay-for-performance across core technology teams.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of compensation for core engineering and AI talent.
• Ability to design custom equity and cash strategies from first principles.
• Strong analytics experience using Excel/Sheets; SQL, Python, Tableau or AI analytics tools a plus.

Responsibilities

• R&D Solutioning & Strategic Advisory: co-create custom incentive models and retention frameworks for hyper-competitive R&D talent.
• Lifecycle Compensation Management: manage merit, refresh equity, and promotions across global engineering cohorts with automation and AI support.
• Enterprise Framework Development: scale Databricks' global compensation structure with market pricing and pay-for-performance mechanics.

Skills

Strategic compensation leadership

First-principles thinking

Advanced analytics

Executive advisory

Tools

Excel/Google Sheets

SQL

Python

Tableau

Job description

Databricks is seeking a strategic R&D Compensation Lead to partner with our R&D founders and Engineering leadership. You will design first-principles equity and cash strategies to attract, retain, and motivate top systems, platform, and AI engineers worldwide.

Reporting to the Director of Compensation, you will blend quantitative analysis with executive advisory, scaling our global compensation framework and enabling pay-for-performance across core technology teams.