Senior Compensation Partner - Manufacturing & Engineering

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. Reporting directly to the Director, Total Rewards, this role supports the global People & Culture organization with deliverables required for internal leadership, board of directors, and investors. The candidate will work closely with business leaders to deliver on Rocket Lab’s compensation practices and programs.

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)
• Experience leading internal and external market analysis
• Advanced proficiency in excel, including experience building models and analyses

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• Ability to receive constructive feedback and incorporate that feedback into future work products
• Experience managing compensation decisions as part of a corporate function or in management consulting
• Prior experience supporting and employees base of engineers and manufacturing professionals along with mergers and acquisitions
• Strong analytical, project management, and quantitative skills with the ability to present to a variety of team members
• Knowledge of laws and regulations as they apply to base compensation, incentive compensation programs, company policies, and operations
• 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
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP)
• 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

Pay

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

Additional Information

FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING TO WORK IN US OFFICES ONLY: To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Rocket Lab Employees must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce, as applicable. Learn more about ITAR here. Rocket Lab provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment at Rocket Lab, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for the application/interview process for a job in the United States should contact Giulia Johnson at g.biow@rocketlabusa.com. This dedicated resource is intended solely to assist job seekers with disabilities whose disability prevents them from being able to apply/interview. Only messages left for this purpose will be considered. A response to your request may take up to two business days.

FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING TO WORK IN NEW ZEALAND OFFICES ONLY: For security reasons, background checks will be undertaken prior to any employment offers being made to an applicant. These checks will include nationality checks as it is a requirement of this position that you be eligible to access equipment and data regulated by the United States' International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

Under these Regulations, you may be ineligible for this role if you do not hold citizenship of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, the European Union, or a country that is part of NATO, or if you hold ineligible dual citizenship or nationality. For more information on these Regulations, click here ITAR Regulations.