Senior Compensation Partner - Corporate Functions & M&A

About the role

The Senior Compensation Partner is responsible for providing strategic analysis and assisting with the design, implementation, and administration of executive and broad-based compensation decisions for new hires and internal employees. This role supports the global People & Culture organization with deliverables required for internal leadership, board of directors, and investors.

Responsibilities

• Act as business partner to the People & Culture (P&C) team along with business leadership to support their decision making for hiring, promotions, specific organizational initiatives, and annual compensation programs
• Manage the global compensation architecture including the design and creation of new jobs and salary structures
• Conduct research, quantitative analysis, data modeling, data mining, and the presentation of data to see beyond the numbers and understand trends to drive strategic decisions around people
• Agregate data and participate in compensation surveys as needed
• Develop and implement communication and training on compensation programs for recruiters, human resources professionals, and managers to promote understanding and transparency of Rocket Lab’s compensation practices
• Research and provide recommendations for innovative compensation tools and resources with an emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI)
• Assist with the development of a comprehensive total rewards strategy and roadmap
• Collaborate with IT on process improvements and systems enhancements
• Provide analytical support for total rewards compliance requirements
• Review and approve compensation requests for new hires and internal transfers
• Develop presentations and provide recommendations to leadership

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in compensation analysis and administration and a bachelor's degree or equivalent years of work experience (12+ years of total work experience)
• Advanced proficiency in excel, including experience building models and analyses
• Master’s Degree
• Ability to receive & implement constructive feedback into future work products
• Prior experience supporting corporate functions (Finance, IT, P&C, etc.) professionals along with mergers and acquisitions
• Strong analytical, project management, and quantitative skills with the ability to present to a variety of team members
• In-depth understanding of compensation best practices
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written communication skills
• Strong consultative skills and highly effective in communicating clearly and constructively to a variety of audiences
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems using best practices, knowledge of internal and external business issues to provide a new perspective on existing solutions or create new solutions
• Experience developing stock-based compensation packages
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple high-priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience using artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as Compa, Pave, Open Code
• Experience using Radford compensation survey

Benefits

• Top tier medical HMO, PPO & a 100% company-sponsored medical HSA plan option
• Dental and vision coverage
• 3 weeks paid vacation and 5 days sick leave per year
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Flexible spending and dependent care savings accounts
• Paid parental leave
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Discounted employee stock purchase program
• Subsidized EV charging stations
• Ongoing wellness programs
• Onsite gym
• Food and drinks
• Other discounts

Pay

Base Pay Range (CA Only): $116,000 USD - $145,000 USD