Overview of the role

At GitLab, we seek to enable a high performance culture while keeping team members’ experience at the forefront of everything we do. As the Compensation Program Manager, you will play a pivotal role in aligning compensation strategy with GitLab’s organizational strategy, values and culture. 

What you'll do 

• Lead all aspects of the planning, development and execution of new and revised compensation programs

• Develop innovative compensation strategies and principles to further enhance GitLab’s transparent compensation initiatives

• Administer annual compensation planning, which includes, developing cash and equity budgets, preparing communication materials, building and testing Workday tools and reports, and advising People Business Partners and Managers

• Enhance and maintain global job architecture and GitLab’s Compensation Calculator and educate stakeholders on job evaluation, market benchmarking and compensation ranges

• Partner closely with the People Tech team to enhance and automate compensation practices in Workday

• Support the team in preparation of Compensation and Leadership Development Committee meetings

• Work closely with Stock Administration on equity plan design

• Provide education regarding equity plans at GitLab in collaboration with Stock Administration to ensure team members understand the potential value of their equity

• Develop and deploy training materials to promote an understanding of compensation philosophies, practices and administration across all levels of the organization

• Ensure compliance with all international rules and regulations (we operate in 60+ countries)

What you’ll bring 

• Demonstrated experience in Global compensation, ideally in fast-paced, dynamic environment 

• Experience in executive compensation in a public company

• Experience with Workday and Aon Hewitt/Radford 

• Experience managing and scaling various compensation programs through periods of high growth

• Experience working with People Business Partners and senior leaders in a business facing role to solve compensation challenges

• Experience leading presentations to executive teams and company-wide audiences

• Ability to build complex compensation models and articulate it in a simple and clear manner 

• A shared interest in our values, and working in accordance with those values

• Ability to use GitLab

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Also, we know it’s tough, but please try to avoid the ​​confidence gap​.​​ You don’t have to match all the listed requirements exactly to be considered for this role.

How GitLab will support you

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being

• All remote, asynchronous work environment

• Flexible Paid Time Off

• Team Member Resource Groups

• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Growth and development budget 

• Parental leave 

• Home office support