Engineering Manager, Compensation Planning

About the role

The Compensation Planning Team at Pave builds the products that help companies design, model, and run their annual and off-cycle compensation processes. This team owns one of Pave's highest-revenue product lines. As Engineering Manager, you'll lead the team responsible for the workflows that compensation and HR teams rely on to make accurate, defensible pay decisions at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow an engineering team building the core planning and recommendation workflows used by compensation teams at companies like OpenAI, Databricks, and Atlassian
• Manage the team while staying close to the code: you should be comfortable reviewing designs and diving into implementation details when needed
• Drive the technical roadmap to help drive the product towards supporting companies with 150,000+ employees
• Partner with Product and Design to translate complex compensation planning requirements into technical requirements
• Ensure the accuracy and reliability of planning calculations, given the direct financial impact on customers' pay decisions
• Align with other product and platform teams to reuse components, patterns, and shared data models
• Communicate complex technical and compensation concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Coach and mentor your team through regular, constructive feedback

Requirements

• 7+ years of industry experience, including 2+ years of management experience on high-performing teams
• Confidence diving into technical details and challenging designs or solutions
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor teams through planning and execution of large technical projects spanning multiple quarters
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to provide clear direction, set expectations, and give actionable feedback
• Nice to have: experience with b2b saas and/or financial systems where correctness and auditability of calculations are critical

Qualifications

• Experience with b2b saas and/or financial systems where correctness and auditability of calculations are critical

Skills

• Experience with b2b saas and/or financial systems where correctness and auditability of calculations are critical

Benefits

• Your Health, Fully Covered: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family, with a range of options designed to meet you where you are.
• Time That's Actually Yours: Flexible PTO and the freedom to work from anywhere in the world for up to a month — because life doesn't pause, and neither should you.
• Fuel for the Work: Lunch and dinner stipends plus fully stocked kitchens, so you can stay energized without thinking twice about it.
• Room to Keep Growing: A quarterly education stipend to invest in the skills and knowledge that matter most to you.
• Support When It Matters Most: Robust parental leave so you can be fully present for the moments that count.
• Getting Here, Made Easier: A commuter stipend to support the in-person collaboration that makes great work happen.

Pay

$195,500 - $264,500

Schedule

Hybrid: 3-4 days in the office per week