Senior Manager, Global Compensation

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing management of global compensation programs, including base salary, bonus, and equity frameworks
• Serve as a trusted advisor to People Business Partners and business leaders, providing clear, data-driven insights and recommendations to support decision-making
• Synthesize complex compensation data and present actionable insights and recommendations to senior leadership, clearly articulating trade-offs and business impact
• Own and drive key compensation processes such as the annual and midyear cycles, including planning, execution, stakeholder alignment, and communications
• Directly manage and develop analysts on the team, providing clear direction, strong prioritization, and hands-on coaching to ensure high-quality deliverables and strong stakeholder support
• Deliver job architecture, leveling, and job family reviews, ensuring alignment with market competitiveness and internal equity
• Partner closely with Recruiting to develop competitive and consistent offer strategies for critical talent
• Lead the implementation of new compensation tools and systems, partnering cross-functionally to ensure successful deployment, strong data integrity, and operational readiness
• Drive change management efforts tied to new systems, processes, and ways of working, ensuring adoption and long-term sustainability across stakeholders
• Lead or support cross-functional initiatives (e.g., compensation systems enhancements, process transformation, M&A integration efforts)
• Build and enhance dashboards, analytics, and reporting to improve visibility and support more proactive, data-driven decision-making

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in compensation, including program design and business partnership
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing compensation talent, with accountability for team output and performance
• Strong foundation in global compensation programs, including base pay, incentives, and equity
• Proven ability to communicate complex compensation topics clearly and confidently to senior leadership, influencing decisions through data-driven insights
• Strong business and financial acumen, with the ability to connect compensation strategy to Dolby’s business model and broader organizational goals
• Experience leading global compensation processes (e.g., annual cycles) across multiple stakeholder groups with a global mindset
• Advanced analytical skills, including compensation benchmarking, modeling, and insights generation
• Track record of implementing compensation systems or tools and leading associated change management efforts, including process redesign and stakeholder enablement
• Strong project management and prioritization skills with the ability to operate in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information with total discretion
• Self-starter with track record of proactively identifying and solving complex challenges

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SuccessFactors or similar HRIS/compensation platforms
• Experience in high-tech or growth-oriented environments preferred