Senior Global Compensation Partner

Seismic • ,

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About The Position

The Senior Global Compensation Partner is an individual contributor and trusted advisor to HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders on complex compensation matters across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. The role owns execution of Seismic’s global annual merit cycle and supports compensation programs and decisions across the company. It reports to the Senior Director, Total Rewards.

The position emphasizes using frontier AI models to rethink compensation work, improve speed and scale, and build tools that can be shared with the team. Candidates are targeted near Seismic’s San Diego, Seattle, or Boston offices; remote candidates may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of compensation experience.
• Experience running an annual merit cycle end to end, from system configuration through communications, training, and execution.
• Deep experience with global benchmarking, job pricing, and salary structures across multiple countries.
• A record of advising HR Business Partners, Talent Partners, and business leaders on complex pay decisions.
• Experience with equity compensation programs.
• Hands-on use of frontier AI models, including tools built for use by others.
• First-principles thinking and strong independent judgment on complex problems with many variables.
• Advanced Excel and modeling skills.
• Ability to persuade leaders beyond the candidate’s own area.
• High standards for work and discretion with confidential data.

Nice To Haves

• Experience at a high-growth SaaS or technology company.
• Radford experience.
• Experience integrating compensation after an acquisition.
• Python, SQL, or a similar tool.

Responsibilities

• Own the global annual merit cycle from start to finish, including configuring the cycle in Payscale, preparing manager communications and training, running calibration with HR Business Partners, transferring final results to payroll through ADP, measuring outcomes, and recommending improvements.
• Partner with HR Business Partners on organization changes, promotions, and complex individual cases, and provide clear recommendations.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on competitive offers, hard-to-fill roles, and pay ranges for job postings.
• Lead global benchmarking and job pricing across eight countries and select appropriate market data.
• Lead critical role analysis by identifying roles important to company growth, assessing their pay against the market, and recommending investment.
• Lead the integration of employees from acquired companies into Seismic’s level structure and pay programs.
• Support equity programs, including modeling and rollout.
• Use frontier AI models to scale and accelerate work, and share tools and work products with the team.
• Address complex problems by applying first-principles thinking, selecting an appropriate method, and bringing forward a recommendation.

Benefits

• Benefits and perks are available for the whole self; availability varies by country. Details are provided on Seismic’s Global Benefits page.
• Eligible to participate in Seismic’s incentive plans in addition to base salary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed