Darya Ames

Darya Ames, CCP, is an accomplished compensation professional with extensive experience in leading compensation strategies across multiple sectors. Currently serving as a Sr. Compensation Partner at Cruise since August 2021, Darya specializes in engineering teams. Prior roles include Sr. Compensation Consultant at Twitter, where contributions involved supporting various teams with job design and compensation planning, and Sales Incentive Plan Manager overseeing a significant global incentive budget. Darya's background also includes program management at Statflo and leadership roles at Bell, where strategic compensation initiatives were implemented. Darya holds a BBA in Finance from the Schulich School of Business at York University and has developed a robust foundation managing compensation projects, policy design, and cross-functional collaboration throughout multiple positions.