Senior Compensation Manager

Podium
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RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior-level compensation professionals who can design and maintain scalable programs in a fast-moving software environment, with a focus on global equity and executive compensation.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in scaling compensation programs at fast-growing software firms
    — “Experience building scalable compensation programs in a fast-moving, evolving environment”
  • Individuals who can align compensation strategy with business outcomes and market trends
    — “Strong understanding of compensation principles (including equity), market trends, and regulatory requirements”
  • Professionals comfortable with high-level executive communication and influencing organizational design
    — “Effective executive communication skills with the ability to present complex topics in a clear manner and partner with leaders on sensitive topics”

Things to consider

  • The role requires global coordination and understanding of international talent markets
    — “Own our global equity program, including equity pool planning, management, forecasting, and expansion”
  • There is an expectation to work closely with senior leadership and influence strategic decisions
    — “Partner with executives and senior leadership to ensure our compensation program is attracting the right talent”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to influence leadership and align compensation with business outcomes
    — “Strong business acumen, able to partner with leaders to drive business outcomes over academic structure”
  • Showcase your experience with compensation survey tools like Radford
    — “Proficiency in using compensation survey tools (i.e., Radford)”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Company

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • successful compensation programs
  • equity management
Typical background
compensation managementHR

Skills & requirements

Required

Compensation ManagementMarket AnalysisExecutive CommunicationData Analysis

Preferred

Equity ManagementAI Implementation

Stack & domain

CompensationEquityExecutive CompensationRole ClassificationBenchmarkingGoogle Sheets/excelCompensation Survey ToolsAnalyticalQuantitativeBusiness AcumenCommunicationLeadershipPeople OperationsTalent Management

About the role

Original posting from Podium via Greenhouse

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 2.5 years, we crossed $150M in AI Agent ARR. 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 growth is fueled by hiring exceptional people, holding them to high standards, and creating opportunities for them to grow and make an impact. 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

Benefits

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.

Source: Podium careers (Greenhouse)

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