Director, Compensation

About the Job: 

LaunchDarkly is seeking a skilled Compensation leader to join our dynamic team and contribute to our success by developing, implementing, and managing comprehensive compensation solutions that align with our strategic goals.

You will play a pivotal role in shaping our global compensation strategy, ensuring our programs are competitive, equitable, and compliant with all regulations. You will synthesize insights from quantitative analyses, engage with a wide array of stakeholders, and influence decision-making at the executive level. Your analytical expertise will help us identify trends, diagnose compensation challenges, and propose innovative solutions that enhance our overall compensation structure. We need a team member who can balance big picture future thinking with day-to-day executional excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Develop data-driven narratives that inform decision-making on compensation-related issues. Tell the story of the insights gleaned from scenario modeling, trends, and data analysis. Put compensation data in the appropriate context for the audience.

• Conduct deep analyses on the effectiveness and competitiveness of existing compensation programs, modeling the potential impact of alternative strategies.

• Build trusted advisor partnerships with executive leaders and managers in addition to People, Finance, and Legal team members.

• Collaborate closely with HR Business Partners and business leaders to drive informed decision-making using data to identify trends, resolve the root causes of issues, and develop solutions.

• Serve as a functional subject matter expert on compensation practices, leveraging industry trends to enhance compensation solutions and advocate for new processes. Scale our processes and tools and proactively identify potential changes in response to business needs.

• Evolve existing stock and executive compensation plans to align with the company’s strategic objectives and vision. Consult with Talent Acquisition and the Chief People Officer on executive offers. Build compensation materials for the quarterly Board of Directors meeting.

• Enhance existing base pay programs and implement new programs, including pay structures, pay progression policies, and metrics to track program effectiveness.

• Manage design, administration, delivery, and support of the organization’s compensation programs and related procedures including benchmarking, market analysis, merit, promotion, and equity award cycles

• Create educational materials to promote understanding, enhance compensation decision making, support effective compensation conversations, and highlight the value of our Total Rewards package

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in broad-based and executive compensation design, delivery, and administration, including experience with equity programs in a pre-IPO environment and Board of Director material development.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to draw conclusions and identify trends from complex data sets.

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence decision-making at all organizational levels.

• Proven experience in developing and implementing compensation strategies that align with organizational goals.

• A bias for action and the ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Pay:

Target pay ranges based on Geographic Zones* for Level P6:

• Zone 1: San Francisco/Bay Area or New York City Metropolitan Area (if not Bay area specific role): $195,000 - $229,000**

• Zone 2: Boston, DC, Irvine, LA, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, Seattle: $175,000 - $206,000**

• Zone 3: All other US locations: $165,000 - $195,000**

LaunchDarkly operates from a place of high trust and transparency; we are happy to state the pay range for our open roles to best align with your needs. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

*Within the United States, our geographic pay zones are defined by counties surrounding major metropolitan areas.
**Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), health, vision, and dental insurance, and mental health benefits in addition to salary.

About LaunchDarkly:

Modern software delivery was supposed to be the foundation for a thriving digital business but reality has proven otherwise. Slow, inefficient development cycles, costly outages, and fragmented customer experiences are preventing developers from building their best software. The LaunchDarkly platform helps developers innovate on new features faster while protecting them with a safety valve to instantly rewind when things go wrong. Developers can target product experiences to any customer segment and maximize the business impact of every feature. And by gradually rolling out new application components, they escape nightmare "big-bang" technology migrations. 

The LaunchDarkly platform was built to guide engineers to the next frontier of DevOps by:

• Improving the velocity and stability of software releases, without the fear of end customer outages
• Delivering targeted experiences by easily personalizing features to customer cohorts
• Maximizing the business impact of every feature through the ability to experiment and optimize
• Coordinating the release and optimization of software to provide consistent experiences across mobile platforms and device types
• Improving the effectiveness and productivity of engineering teams, by providing insights into engineering cadence and stability

At LaunchDarkly, we believe in the power of teams. We're building a team that is humble, open, collaborative, respectful and kind. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. LD invites any applicant to review our written Affirmative Action Plan. To do so, contact People Ops at hr@launchdarkly.com. 

One of our company values is 'Widen the Circle'. Which means we seek out diversity of perspectives to get better results. We understand everyone has their own unique talents and experiences. We encourage you to apply to this role even if you don’t think you meet 100% of the qualifications outlined above. We can find out together if it's the right match for your skillset.

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