Sr. Compensation Manager, R&D

Databricks Inc.; San Francisco, Mountain View (CA, CA); On-site; USD 217,800 - 299,550; Full time

Job summary

Databricks Inc. is seeking a skilled professional to manage compensation processes and provide strategic insights on compensation programs. This is a hands-on role requiring expertise in job architecture and compensation frameworks, analytical skills with complex data, and an understanding of tech compensation practices.

The successful candidate will work closely with leadership to facilitate high-stakes compensation decisions and develop innovative frameworks to meet future business needs. This position offers a pay range of $217,800 to $299,550 USD.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of year-end and mid-year pay cycles and global compensation practices.
• Exceptional analytical skills to analyze competitive trends in compensation.
• Deep expertise in tech compensation practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage compensation processes throughout the employee life cycle.
• Contribute to developing enterprise-wide compensation programs.
• Partner closely with executive leadership on compensation decisions.

Skills

Job architecture and compensation frameworks

Analytical skills with data synthesis

Tech compensation practices expertise

Collaborative problem-solving

Operational capability

Tools

Google Sheets

Excel

Tableau

SQL

Python

Job description

Scope of the role

This is a hands‑on, high‑impact role that will effectively cover the following areas and anticipated time spent on each:

• Compensation solutioning for R&D Talent (40%)
• Managing Compensation processes through the employee life cycle (30%)
• Contributing to building and delivering enterprise‑wide compensation programs/frameworks (30%)

Qualifications

We’re looking for someone who has the following muscles:

• Know your craft – Job architecture, compensation frameworks, market pricing, year‑end and mid‑year pay cycle, global compensation practices, pay‑for‑performance design.
• Know your data – Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to synthesize complex data into clear outputs and recommendations. Analyze competitive trends in cash, equity, and total rewards to inform decision‑making and tradeoffs. Advanced capabilities required in Google Sheets or Excel. Knowledge of Tableau, SQL, Python or AI for comp analytics is a plus but not required.
• Know the competition – Deep expertise in tech compensation practices, especially around new‑hire and refresh equity strategies in the tech sector.
• Be rational – Ability to balance comp knowledge with business solutioning from a first‑principles viewpoint.

Operational and partnership excellence

• Build innovatively & scale effectively – create innovative frameworks/solutions to not just solve today’s issues but also think ahead and anticipate future needs.
• Operational capability – Ability to connect the dots between systems, players, programs to seamlessly deliver compensation programs/products.
• Savvy collaborator – Partner closely with founders and executive leadership to pre‑empt, understand and solve business needs. Navigate competing priorities and opinions to drive the best outcomes.
• Trusted advisor – Act as a trusted advisor on compensation decisions, including offers, promotions, leveling, retention and M&A scenarios. Support sensitive, high‑stakes compensation decisions with sound judgment and data‑backed recommendations.

Pay Range Transparency

Zone 1 Pay Range: $217,800 – $299,550 USD.

About Databricks

Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide, including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500, rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark, Delta Lake and MLflow.

Benefits

We strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all employees. Specific details on benefits offered in your region can be found on our benefits page.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. Hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio‑economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Compliance

If access to export‑controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.