Manager, Learning & Development

Zoox
Foster City, US
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level compensation professionals who design frameworks and partner with leadership to align pay with business goals.

Best fit for

  • Experienced in executive compensation design for senior leadership tiers.
    — “leading executive (M5+) compensation
  • Background in developing market-informed compensation strategies across regions.
    — “developing market-informed approaches that enable the company to compete effectively across geographies
  • Skilled at creating analytical tools for compensation decision-making.
    — “builds scalable tools, frameworks, and analytical approaches

Things to consider

  • Requires close collaboration with Finance and Recruiting teams.
    — “partners closely with senior leadership, People Partners, Finance, and Recruiting
  • Potential path to Head of Compensation as the team grows.
    — “may serve as a successor path to Head of Compensation

How to stand out

  • Showcase experience integrating compensation with broader rewards programs.
    — “integrating compensation strategies into broader Total Rewards programs
  • Highlight instances where you translated market data into actionable insights.
    — “delivering forward-looking insights based on market data and internal trends
  • Demonstrate strategic impact of past compensation frameworks you designed.
    — “designing and evolving compensation frameworks
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Manager

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What success looks like

  • shaped and advanced compensation strategy
  • supported complex and high-impact decisions
  • developed market-informed approaches
Typical background
experience in compensation strategyleadership roles in HR

Skills & requirements

Required

Compensation StrategyMarket AnalysisLeadershipTeam Management

Preferred

Total Rewards ProgramsSuccession Planning

About the role

Original posting from Zoox via Lever

The Staff Compensation Manager plays a critical role in shaping and advancing the organization’s compensation strategy to support business growth, scalability, and talent outcomes. This role is responsible for leading executive (M5+) compensation, driving strategic compensation programs, and developing market-informed approaches that enable the company to compete effectively across geographies and talent segments.

Responsibilities include designing and evolving compensation frameworks, supporting complex and high-impact decisions, and delivering forward-looking insights based on market data and internal trends. The role partners closely with senior leadership, People Partners, Finance, and Recruiting to ensure compensation strategies are aligned with business priorities.

In addition, this role builds scalable tools, frameworks, and analytical approaches that improve consistency and decision quality across the organization. The Staff Compensation Manager also plays a key role in integrating compensation strategies into broader Total Rewards programs and may serve as a successor path to Head of Compensation as the function continues to scale.

Source: Zoox careers (Lever)

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