Compensation Partner

DigitalOcean•Seattle, WA

7d•Remote

About The Position

As a Compensation Partner reporting to the Head of Total Rewards at DigitalOcean, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing cloud computing and AI. You will serve as a compensation advisor for Talent Acquisition and People Business Partners, maintaining core compensation structures and modeling range refreshes. In this role, you will evolve into a key driver of our annual and mid-year performance compensation cycles, ensuring internal equity and market competitiveness across our global organization.

Requirements

Experience partnering directly with Talent Acquisition on candidate offers and advising HR Business Partners on client-facing compensation matters.
Expert-level data analysis and quantitative modeling skills using Google Sheets or Excel, with proven experience building compensation frameworks.
Direct involvement in managing end-to-end annual compensation planning cycles within a tech or high-growth environment.
Experience supporting global compensation programs across multiple international tech hubs and regulatory landscapes.
Exceptional relational intelligence and diplomacy, enabling you to build trust and navigate sensitive pay discussions across cross-functional teams.
A growth mindset with a strong appetite for feedback, high attention to detail, and a "leave it better than you found it" approach.

Nice To Haves

CCP (Certified Compensation Professional) certification via WorldatWork is a plus.

Responsibilities

Partner with Talent Acquisition and People Business Partners on offer recommendations and compensation guidance below the Director level in order to attract and retain top global talent.
Maintain MarketPay benchmarking tools and compensation ranges in order to ensure external competitiveness across all business units.
Build complex financial models and conduct deep data analysis in order to support annual salary range refreshes and ad-hoc business requests.
Perform ongoing internal equity audits in order to identify and mitigate pay disparities across teams and regions.
Program manage annual and mid-year compensation cycles in order to deliver smooth, timely, and accurate merit and equity adjustments.
Evaluate job descriptions and job profiles against industry benchmark data in order to align internal roles to market structures.
Monitor global technology compensation trends and regulatory requirements in order to maintain compliant, cutting-edge Total Rewards programs.