Engineering Manager, Compensation Planning

Pave•San Francisco, CA

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Compensation Planning team builds the products that help companies design, model, and run their annual and off-cycle compensation processes. This team owns one of Pave's highest-revenue product lines. As Engineering Manager, you'll lead the team responsible for the workflows that compensation and HR teams rely on to make accurate, defensible pay decisions at scale. You'll partner closely with Product and Design to shape the product roadmap, and with other engineering teams to align on the technical roadmap.

Requirements

7+ years of industry experience, including 2+ years of management experience on high-performing teams
Confidence diving into technical details and challenging designs or solutions
Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor teams through planning and execution of large technical projects spanning multiple quarters
Strong communication and interpersonal skills to provide clear direction, set expectations, and give actionable feedback
Ability to navigate ambiguity and tackle problems with high agency

Nice To Haves

experience with b2b saas and/or financial systems where correctness and auditability of calculations are critical

Responsibilities

Lead and grow an engineering team building the core planning and recommendation workflows used by compensation teams at companies like OpenAI, Databricks, and Atlassian
Manage the team while staying close to the code: you should be comfortable reviewing designs and diving into implementation details when needed
Drive the technical roadmap to help drive the product towards supporting companies with 150,000+ employees
Partner with Product and Design to translate complex compensation planning requirements into technical requirements
Ensure the accuracy and reliability of planning calculations, given the direct financial impact on customers' pay decisions
Align with other product and platform teams to reuse components, patterns, and shared data models
Communicate complex technical and compensation concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Coach and mentor your team through regular, constructive feedback