Compensation Program Manager

Our People Team enables all Asanas to achieve our company goals in a way that aligns with our values. We focus on recruiting, developing, and retaining exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds, ensuring everyone can thrive, grow, and make an impact. This role supports Asana’s mission: helping humanity thrive by enabling seamless team collaboration.

This role is based in our San Francisco office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. Standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Most employees may work from home on Wednesdays, while Fridays depend on your role and team partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of Asana's annual merit and focal review cycle, including modeling budget scenarios, partnering with People Partners on calibration, and ensuring accurate system processing in Workday.
• Own job matching and market pricing across functions using Radford, Pave, and Compa while maintaining salary structures and competitive ranges through regular refresh analysis.
• Partner with People Partners and Talent Acquisition to evaluate new and evolving roles, establish leveling consistency, and maintain a clean job catalog in Workday.
• Conduct pay equity analyses across the employee population, identify outliers, recommend corrective actions, and track progress against equity goals to support leadership reporting.
• Serve as a day-to-day compensation advisor to People Partners and Recruiters, providing offer guidance, promotion assessments, and retention recommendations grounded in market data and internal equity.
• Support planning and administration of broad-based equity grants (new hire, refresh, promotion cycles), partnering with Stock Admin on processing and Finance on budget tracking.
• Develop compensation communication materials and manager toolkits to help employees and leaders understand Asana's programs and pay philosophy.

Requirements

• Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making.
• 6-8 years of progressive global compensation experience, with a strong foundation in broad-based compensation programs.
• Proven ability to own and run complex compensation cycles (merit, market refresh, pay equity) with minimal oversight.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with advanced proficiency in spreadsheet tools (e.g., Excel, Google Sheets) and experience building compensation models.
• Experience with Workday Advanced Compensation, Pave, or survey benchmarking tools like Radford, Pave, and Compa.
• Consultative mindset with the ability to translate complex data into actionable recommendations for business leaders and key stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to balance competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Pay

For this role, the estimated base salary range is $176,000 - $200,000. The actual base salary will vary based on market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. In addition to base salary, your compensation package may include equity, sales incentive pay (for most sales roles), and benefits.

Benefits

• Mental health, wellness, and fitness benefits
• Career coaching and support
• Inclusive family-building benefits
• Long-term savings or retirement plans
• In-office culinary options catering to dietary preferences

Benefits may vary based on role, country, and local regulations.