Director of Global Compensation, WEKA

• A minimum of 10 years compensation and equity experience, with a strong advisory background and ideally having startup experience
• Experience building out compensation and equity programs on their own (This person will have direct reports in the future but this will be a solo role to start with)
• Strong understanding of compensation industry best practices
• Prior experience utilizing compensation surveys/data analytics, quantitative analysis, and modeling for plan/program design and implementation
• Experience with project management and change management
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the demonstrated ability to interpret complex data, identify trends, and use insights to make data-driven decisions
• Experience with International Compensation
• Experience with Executive Compensation
• Discretion handling confidential information
• Demonstrated track record of proactive problem-solving
• Strong interpersonal skills with a natural ability to build relationships
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment dealing with change and continuously shifting requirements
• Demonstrated expertise in using Excel and Google Sheets to analyze large data sets (i.e. intermediate level for formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUPs)

• Reporting to the Chief People & Culture Officer, you will join WEKA as our first Senior Compensation Manager to design, improve, support, and implement the current compensation infrastructure globally—to ensure we have best-in-class innovative compensation programs.
• Play a lead role in the design, implementation, and administration of compensation programs to support WEKA’s business objectives and ensure that we attract, engage, and retain our talent
• Manage all tasks related to the annual merit process for internal client groups from inception to completion, including data validation, benchmarking, internal parity analysis, training, and communication
• Manage the equity merits and coordinate with HR Ops, Finance, and Legal teams to ensure seamless execution of equity grants for new hires and internal moves within the organization
• Design modeling for equity merit programs in partnership with CHRO and CFO
• Design a unified compensation structure per function, globally
• Prepare market analysis and recommendations for any compensation adjustments
• Research and analyze trends and best practices, and compile compensation data to assist in designing compensation programs
• Lead the rollout/communication of changes to compensation programs
• Recommend process improvements and efficiencies within the department
• Provide consultative support to HR Business Partners and Leaders and support all aspects of compensation, including market research, data analysis, process improvements, incentives, salary administration, and policy application
• Develop external solid networks with compensation peers in other organizations/industries to share compensation information and exchange best practices

• Care package received upon hire: backpack, multiple shirts etc.
• 401(k)
• Stock options available
• Cellular phone plan coverage
• On and off-location meal perks
• Dental, vision, life & disability insurance
• Work-related travel reimbursement
• Flexible spending account
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• A tech stack with Laptop or PC of choice, up to 2 monitors, office phone, headset
• Work from home opportunities
• Health insurance
• Career development
• At least one offsite event per quarter with spontaneous office gatherings regularly

Total funding: $465.1m

For data-driven organizations, WEKA supplies a platform for storing, processing and managing data across the cloud and on-prem. As an AI-native platform, it supports the transformation of data silos into pipelines capable of fuelling next-gen workloads like AI and HPC.