# Senior Director, Compensation

**Company:** [MongoDB](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/mongodb)
**Location:** Austin, TX, Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, New York, NY, Washington, DC
**Role:** People Ops
**Salary:** $151k – $297k/yr
**Experience:** 15+ years
**Skills:** Compensation Strategy, Job Architecture, Equity Compensation, Sales Incentives, Executive Compensation, Benchmarking, HRIS, People Analytics, Compensation Planning, Global Compensation
**Posted:** 2026-05-01

> Leads global compensation strategy, job architecture, and programs at scale for a SaaS company. Advises senior leaders on competitive pay, equity, and talent retention; requires 15+ years expertise in compensation, ideally SaaS.

## Job Description

## What You Will Do

### Strategic Leadership
- Define and evolve global compensation strategy aligned with business goals, growth stage, and talent needs
- Advise senior leaders (Engineering, Product, Sales, and G&A) on compensation trends, market competitiveness, and equity practices
- Balance market competitiveness, pay equity, and cost efficiency in a fast-moving tech environment

### Compensation Programs & Projects
- Lead the design and evolution of global compensation philosophy, ensuring alignment with company strategy, talent needs, and market competitiveness
- Own job architecture strategy, including leveling frameworks, job families, and career structures, to support consistency, clarity, and growth at scale
- Drive complex, cross-functional compensation initiatives from concept through implementation, acting as DRI and accountable owner for outcomes, timelines, and quality
- Partner with Director, Compensation Operations to design and implement scalable frameworks, tools, and processes that enable effective, consistent compensation decision-making globally
- Benchmark against peer tech companies and evolving talent markets

### Business Partnership
- Lead and develop a global team of Compensation Partners supporting multiple business units
- Advise on hiring offers, promotions, retention, and organizational changes, especially for critical technical roles
- Use data and market insights to guide compensation decisions in competitive talent markets

### Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Finance on compensation planning, forecasting, and equity spend
- Collaborate with HRIS and People Analytics to improve tools, modeling, and reporting
- Work with Recruiting to support competitive, scalable hiring strategies

### Team Leadership
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing compensation team
- Build a culture of accountability, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement

## Who You Are
- Strategic leader and trusted advisor: You shape decisions and influence outcomes at the senior leadership level, owning complex, high-impact initiatives end-to-end across strategy and execution.
- Operator with executive range: You seamlessly move between detail and big picture, diving deep when needed, connecting cross-functional dots, and driving enterprise-wide impact. You thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment, bringing focus and prioritization while navigating shifting demands and organizational complexity.
- Driver of clarity, alignment, and execution: You cut through ambiguity, challenge assumptions, and align stakeholders to make clear decisions and deliver results across complex initiatives.
- **Compensation expert with SaaS and global perspective**: **15+ years of experience** with deep expertise in broadbased, Sales incentives plan design, and executive compensation, ideally within SaaS environments. Experienced operating internationally, with strong understanding of global market practices and regulatory considerations.
- Builder of teams and culture: You create alignment, trust, and camaraderie across teams. You lead through influence, develop others, and foster an environment of high performance and collaboration.

**Compensation range**: $151,000—$297,000 USD (U.S.-based candidates). Other benefits may include equity, employee stock purchase program, flexible PTO, parental leave, 401(k), and health benefits.

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