Global Compensation Lead

WHAT YOU'LL DO: You’ll support our overall compensation philosophy, infrastructure and annual market analysis to determine our competitive pay positioning. You'll also take on critical management of bi-annual performance cycles and year-end compensation planning, including merit review, HRIS administration, and company-wide communication. This position not only provides analytical and strategic support to evolve Retool’s people programs, but helps ensure Retool’s business and people strategy are aligned to attract the best talent. WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH: As a Global Compensation leader, you will be a key member of our People Experience team and have the opportunity to help craft and maintain Retool’s compensation programs company-wide. You will play an important role in evaluating, designing, and implementing Retool’s compensation policies. IN THIS ROLE, YOU'LL: Be responsible for advising and maintaining compensation infrastructure (base, bonus, and equity ranges) for new and existing hires Support the performance and compensation processes including the focal and mid-year reviews, promotions, pay equity analysis, etc. Build and own central compensation modeling and budgeting initiatives with the finance team Continually review Retool’s compensation heuristics and comp philosophy to ensure they are in alignment with the company’s business and people strategy Ensure accurate data entry and integrity across Retool comp databases while advising on new automation opportunities Partner with internal team members to build, document, and maintain compensation-related guidelines, policies, workflows and procedures for our programs Provide counsel to People Business Partner and Talent Acquisition on compensation issues related to recruiting and candidate offers, as well as employee promotion, recognition, and retention actions Create tools and resources to drive stakeholder capability and build scalable efforts Have a direct relationship with outside consultants/vendors for annual survey submissions, contract renewals and data reporting Maintain a working knowledge of federal, state and local legislation that may affect compensation policies including minimum wage regulations for all geographic areas with Retool operations Lead special projects across a variety of areas such as job structure, pay transparency, management training and other various compensation related programs THE SKILLSET YOU'll BRING: 8-10 years of experience working in an HR function with compensation programs, benchmarking, surveys, administration, compliance and data analysis Extensive experience with HRIS systems, compensation management tools and advanced skills in Excel/Google Sheets programs Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy, excellent problem-solving, analytical, budgeting, and research skills Proven organizational skills, including balancing multiple responsibilities, and effectively meeting deadlines Effective communication and ability to influence stakeholders at all levels with a high level of responsiveness Experience with Radford and other compensation benchmarking data sets Knowledge of relevant employment laws and regulations Ability to handle confidential and sensitive data with the utmost integrity Well-versed understanding of equity compensation such as stock options and RSUs