Principal Global Compensation Manager

🕒 July 22

🦌 Connecticut, Kentucky, +3 more states – Remote

🦌 Connecticut – Remote 🐎 Kentucky – Remote 🗻 New Hampshire – Remote 🚗 Michigan – Remote 🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $160k - $180k / year

⏰ Full Time

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WP Engine

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2010

☁️ SaaS

🤝 B2B

SaaS • B2B • Technology

WP Engine is a company that specializes in providing WordPress digital experiences and technology solutions. They emphasize a strong company culture based on core values of diversity and inclusivity, allowing employees to bring their authentic selves to work. With locations across the globe, including Austin, London, and Brisbane, WP Engine offers remote working opportunities and invests in employee growth and development. They pride themselves on being a great workplace as recognized by numerous awards and provide a range of benefits, such as stock options and wellness allowances. WP Engine focuses on innovation and customer satisfaction.

📋 Description

• Develop, evolve, and lead the company’s global cash, bonus, and equity compensation strategies, aligning them directly with business objectives and high-tech market trends. • Act as the primary champion and architect for global pay transparency readiness (including the EU Pay Transparency Directive and US state laws), designing sustainable structures that build internal trust and ensure compliance. • Oversee the strategic direction and execution of the annual global merit, promotion, and equity refresh cycles, ensuring alignment with finance budgets and company performance within Workday utilizing the Advanced compensation module. • Support executive compensation design and equity modeling for new hires and refresh cycles in partnership with the Sr Director, Total Rewards. • Lead the design and evolution of our global job architecture, leveling frameworks, and geographic salary structures to support a highly distributed virtual first model. • Serve as the key strategic advisor to EE Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, and senior executive leaders on high-impact compensation decisions, organizational design, offer evaluation, and critical talent retention. • Drive compensation due diligence and post-merger integration strategies, ensuring newly acquired talent is seamlessly mapped to existing structures.

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive compensation experience within the high-tech/SaaS industry, with at least 3 years in a lead advisory capacity • Workday SuperUser: Hands-on configuration experience in Workday Advanced Compensation. • Global Domain Expertise: Deep knowledge of global compensation structures, international market dynamics, and complex regulatory environments. • Strategic Modeling: Master-level compensation modeling, data analysis, and financial planning skills using advanced modeling tools. • Influence & Collaboration: Proven capability to influence, consult with, and present to executive-level leadership and business stakeholders. • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, HR, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience). • Preferred Skills: Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) designation. Experience leading compensation strategies with private equity firms. Experience in benefit modules of Workday to support the broader Total Rewards team. Low-Code/No-Code Automation: Proven experience building automated workflows using accessible enterprise tools (e.g., Gemini, Claude, etc). AI Agent Configuration: Hands-on experience building, testing, and deploying custom AI assistants or GPTs to automate information retrieval or text generation tasks.

🏖️ Benefits

• Company Stock Options (Every employee is an owner in the company) • Great Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance) • Fertility Benefits (IVF/Fertility drug coverage) • HSA Company contribution $750 for employee / $1500 for family • 401(k) with a 4% match • Disability Insurance • Paid Family and Caregiver’s Leave • Employee Assistance Program • Generous Vacation Time (Who doesn’t like time off) • One-time $500 payment to set up your home office • 4 Company Wellness Days a year • 1 floating holiday • Pet Insurance • On-going education through LinkedIn Learning, Workday Learning and our Career Growth Portal