Senior Compensation Manager
About The Position
Optro is a high-performance organization that believes in maintaining a high bar for excellence as a competitive advantage. The Senior Compensation Manager will be a builder and innovator, partnering in shaping Optro’s global compensation philosophy to ensure rewards programs reflect the company's high-performance culture. This role is instrumental in attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining top talent. The Senior Compensation Manager will be a multiplier, responsible for leading and scaling global compensation programs, enabling managers, and helping employees grow. This individual will own the design and execution of compensation programs, including the annual compensation planning cycle, evolution of the job architecture, and bonus plan design and administration.
Requirements
- 10+ years in Total Rewards/Compensation
- Proven experience scaling a global company
- Experience working within a fast-growing global SaaS or tech company is strongly preferred
- Workday Compensation experience is strongly preferred
- Ability to challenge senior leaders on compensation decisions that don’t align with high-performance philosophies
Responsibilities
- Own and drive the development, execution, and expansion of Optro’s global compensation strategy and localized pay structures, ensuring market competitiveness, internal equity, and alignment with international growth.
- Champion and leverage AI tools driving insights and predictive analytics to advise leadership, empower managers, and guide decision making.
- Lead the development, the evolution, and scaling of Optro’s global pay structures, job families, localized pay bands, and total rewards frameworks, ensuring market competitiveness and internal equity, that support a high-performance culture.
- Conduct ongoing global market benchmarking and compensation analyses utilizing industry surveys and external data to track market trends.
- Partner with People leaders, Finance, and executive leadership to align compensation structures and incentive plans with evolving business goals and financial models.
- Serve as the primary advisor and subject matter expert for People Business Partners and Talent Acquisition on complex compensation requests, including job pricing, competitive external offers, promotions, and out-of-cycle adjustments.
- Oversee the end-to-end administration of compensation cycles (merit, bonus, and equity planning), optimizing HRIS resources to drive seamless execution and global communications.
- Drive compensation analytics, reporting, and dashboard creation to evaluate pay equity, monitor workforce trends, and provide leadership with actionable data for decision-making.
- Lead the design, implementation, and governance of short-term incentive plans, long-term incentives (LTIP), and specialized recognition/retention levers, including budget tracking and compliance.
- Ensure global compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour regulations (including pay transparency laws); proactively educate internal teams and manage external vendor relationships as required.
- Develop and deliver enablement training, documentation, and coaching to managers and leadership on Optro’s compensation philosophy and policies.
Benefits
- Launch a career at one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in North America and EMEA!
- $200/mo for anything that enhances your life
- Comprehensive employee health coverage
- 401(k) with company match
- Competitive compensation & bonus program
- Flexible vacation (exempt) / Accrued vacation (non-exempt)
- Time off for your birthday & volunteering
- Employee resource groups
- Opportunities for team and company-wide get-togethers!
- Parental Leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
