# Compensation Partner

**Company:** [Airbnb](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/airbnb)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** People Ops
**Salary:** $168k – $210k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Excel, SQL, Python, R, radford, mercer, comptryx, Workday, Tableau, Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, compensation platforms, Machine Learning, artificial intelligence, Data Science
**Posted:** 2026-08-03

> Serves as the strategic compensation partner for Airbnb’s Technology organization, advising senior leaders on offers, equity, leveling, market benchmarking, and compensation cycles. The role requires 8+ years of compensation or analytics experience, strong technical-role expertise, and advanced analytical and communication skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Serve as the dedicated compensation partner for the Technology organization, supporting VP and Director-level leaders, Talent Directors, and People Partners across Engineering, Infrastructure, ML/AI, and Data Science.
- Advise senior technology leaders and Talent Directors on new-hire offers, internal equity reviews, leveling decisions, and out-of-cycle requests.
- Own compensation cycle execution for technology client groups, including market benchmarking, budget modeling, manager enablement, and leadership rollups.
- Lead competitive intelligence for technical roles by researching compensation trends, pay practices, and talent movement across AI, ML, and frontier technology companies.
- Develop benchmarking methodologies using survey data, recruiting signals, offer data, and real-time market sources.
- Partner with Recruiting and People Analytics to provide market insights and competitive positioning recommendations for technical hires.
- Design and build compensation models, tools, and frameworks for technical roles.
- Develop AI-powered compensation tools, including benchmarking applications, offer-generation tools, and workflow automation.
- Build self-service dashboards that provide recruiting teams, hiring managers, and People Partners with market data and offer guidance.
- Prepare analyses and presentations for senior technology leadership and cross-functional partners.
- Develop enablement materials that help technology managers understand compensation philosophy and make informed decisions.

## Requirements
- 8+ years of compensation or analytics experience, with depth in technical roles and familiarity with the AI/ML talent market.
- Advanced analytical skills, including proficiency in Excel and working knowledge of SQL, Python, or R.
- Experience serving as a compensation business partner for a technical or engineering organization and owning cyclical programs end-to-end.
- Strong knowledge of third-party survey methodologies, including Radford, Mercer, and Comptryx.
- Ability to build and validate pay structures across geographies and functions.
- Experience leading cross-functional compensation initiatives in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
- Strong communication skills and ability to present complex compensation data clearly to senior business and technical audiences.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience building AI-powered tools or data products, automated reporting systems, or compensation technology prototypes.
- Background spanning compensation business partnering, programs, and analytics.
- Experience at a high-growth technology company with exposure to AI, ML, or research-focused organizations.
- Advanced degree in Economics, Statistics, Data Science, or another quantitative field.
- Experience with Workday, Tableau, BI and data analytics, and compensation platforms.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Base pay range: $168,000–$210,000 USD.
- May be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

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