Director, Compensation

Databricks is looking for a seasoned Director of Compensation to lead and develop a team, driving strategic compensation programs to attract and retain talent. Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow.

• •Leading, coaching, and developing a team of three to four client compensation partners (25%)
• •Partnering with the VP Rewards and other team members to drive enterprise-wide compensation strategy, design, and program delivery (30%)
• •Collaboration with People team members, business leaders, and other cross-functional partners on complex, sensitive compensation matters (25%)
• •Operational excellence, tooling, and continuous improvement of compensation infrastructure (20%)

• •Pay Range Transparency: Zone 1 Pay Range $218,100 — $299,850 USD
• •Zone 2 Pay Range $196,200 — $269,850 USD
• •Zone 3 Pay Range $185,400 — $254,850 USD
• •Zone 4 Pay Range $174,500 — $239,900 USD
• •The total compensation package may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and benefits.

• •10+ years of progressive compensation experience, with at least 3 years in a people management role leading a team of compensation professionals
• •Deep experience in the tech sector — preferably at a high-growth private or pre-IPO company
• •Proven ability to design and deliver enterprise-wide compensation programs (year-end cycles, midyear, equity refresh, promotions) across a global, distributed workforce
• •Demonstrated experience using data and analytics to drive compensation decisions; comfort with tools like gSheets, Excel, and ideally Tableau, SQL, or Python