Senior Manager, Compensation

Brex
San Francisco, US
On-site

Who this role is best for

Geared toward senior compensation professionals comfortable with ambiguity and managing multiple priorities in a hybrid work environment.

Best fit for

  • Senior compensation experts with 8+ years of experience in high-growth environments.
    — “8+ years of work experience in Compensation administration
  • Candidates who excel in fast-paced settings with competing deadlines.
    — “prioritization and time management skills in handling multiple priorities
  • Professionals adept at translating data into executive-level insights.
    — “Produce ad hoc analyses with quick turnarounds based on business

Things to consider

  • Requires three coordinated in-office days per week in San Francisco.
    — “minimum of three coordinated days in the office per week
  • Must balance competitive compensation with fiscal responsibility constraints.
    — “keep up with offer competitiveness while maintaining fiscal responsibility

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate specific examples of scaling compensation programs during rapid growth.
    — “Lead initiatives that work towards the refining and evolving Brex’s compensation model
  • Highlight experience presenting compensation strategies to executive teams.
    — “Promote the understanding of compensation philosophies across all levels
  • Showcase advanced spreadsheet skills and any Pave platform experience.
    — “Excellent Excel or Google Sheets skills. Pave knowledge a plus
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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

What success looks like

  • implemented compensation strategies
  • enhanced pay parity
  • improved hiring processes
Typical background
HR managementcompensation and benefits

Skills & requirements

Required

Compensation AnalysisTalent ManagementHRIS

Preferred

Data AnalysisLeadership

Stack & domain

Compensation AnalysisMerit CyclesPay ParityCompetitive PayTotal Rewards StrategyCollaborationProblem-solvingDecision-makingCompensationHuman Resources

About the role

Original posting from Brex

Why join us

Brex is the intelligent finance platform that enables companies to spend smarter and move faster in more than 200 markets. By combining global corporate cards and banking with intuitive spend management, bill pay, and travel software, Brex enables founders and finance teams to accelerate operations, gain real-time visibility, and control spend effortlessly. Brex’s AI-native automation and world-class service eliminate manual expense and accounting tasks for customers so they can focus on what matters most. Tens of thousands of the world's best companies run on Brex, including DoorDash, Coinbase, Robinhood, Zoom, Plaid, Reddit, and SeatGeek.

Working at Brex allows you to push your limits, challenge the status quo, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry. We’re committed to building a diverse team and inclusive culture and believe your potential should only be limited by how big you can dream. We make this a reality by empowering you with the tools, resources, and support you need to grow your career.

People at Brex

The People team builds and sustains the culture that powers Brex. We focus on talent, growth, and the employee experience — creating an environment where high-agency individuals can thrive. From hiring to development, we design systems that grow with scale and challenge people to reach their potential. It’s a team for builders, coaches, and culture-shapers.

What you’ll do

You will serve as a core member of the Compensation team, working with Brex leadership to run and build a world-class compensation program. You will oversee the entire compensation process, from administering market analysis, to running merit cycles, pricing new roles and overseeing important outcomes such as pay parity and competitive pay.

Where you’ll work

This role will be based in our San Francisco office. We are a hybrid environment that combines the energy and connections of being in the office with the benefits and flexibility of working from home. We currently require a minimum of three coordinated days in the office per week, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. As a perk, we also have up to four weeks per year of fully remote work!

Responsibilities

Help develop and articulate Brex’s total rewards strategy and long-term vision, ensuring alignment with business goals and future scale

Manage Compensation programs, such as participating in benchmarking and surveys, to calibrate and maintain Brex’s market positioning

Oversee annual merit cycle to ensure pay parity and competitive compensation across teams and geographies

Promote the understanding of compensation philosophies, practices and administration across all levels of the organization, including the executive team.

Lead initiatives that work towards the refining and evolving Brex’s compensation model as it approaches maturity and scale

Measure and track key compensation and hiring-related leading indicators to help inform, influence, support, and execute business decisions

Partner with business leaders and People Partners to refine new or evolving roles and their corresponding incentive models

Work with the Recruiting and Finance teams to keep up with offer competitiveness while maintaining fiscal responsibility

Produce ad hoc analyses with quick turnarounds based on business and/or Compensation Committee (or Board of Director) needs

Aide in the completion of regulatory compliance reports

Requirements

8+ years of work experience in Compensation administration; 

Exceptional attention to detail, prioritization and time management skills in handling multiple priorities and meet challenging deadlines

Comfortable with ambiguity

Strong planning, project management, organizational and communication skills

Excellent Excel or Google Sheets skills. Pave knowledge a plus. 

Bonus points

Presentation skills

Project management experience 

Prior startup experience

Compensation

The expected salary range for this role is $212,440 - $265,550 USD.  However, the starting base pay will depend on a number of factors including the candidate’s location, skills, experience, market demands, and internal pay parity. Depending on the position offered, equity and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package.

Brex LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capital One, N.A.

 

Please be aware, job-seekers may be at risk of targeting by malicious actors looking for personal data. Brex recruiters will only reach out via LinkedIn or email with a brex.com domain. Any outreach claiming to be from Brex via other sources should be ignored.

Source: Brex careers

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