Compensation Lead

The Compensation Lead will play a critical role in shaping and owning The Farmer’s Dog’s compensation function as our business continues to scale. We’re looking for a seasoned compensation leader who brings wide-ranging expertise, will thrive in an autonomous environment and act as a strategic compensation partner across total rewards. This person will serve as a key partner to business leaders and the Humans group, leading company-wide programs and bringing creative, principled solutions to complex compensation decisions.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end ownership of compensation review cycles, including determining timeline, materials to support compensation such as training and benchmarks, and partnering with HR Business Partners and senior leaders to drive equitable, competitive, and consistent pay decisions; Seek better by continuously evaluating and refining compensation program design to develop scalable, data-informed approaches that evolve with our business; Own our comprehensive benchmarking strategy, including job architecture, FLSA classifications, leveling, and market pricing, applying in-depth evaluation of variable factors to ensure competitive positioning across all roles; Conduct in-depth analysis of complex compensation issues, evaluating multiple variable factors to develop insights and recommendations that directly inform total rewards strategy and business decision-making; Serve as a senior cross-functional partner across Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, and Humans Business Partners, proactively sharing context across groups, identifying process improvements, and driving alignment on compensation philosophy and execution; Build trusted relationships with senior business leaders and key contacts across and beyond the People function, serving as a credible expert and strategic advisor on all things compensation; Own compensation governance frameworks, establishing and managing audit processes to ensure consistency, compliance, and competitiveness, and escalate risks with well-reasoned recommended solutions; Drive complex compensation projects from scoping through execution, for example: program redesigns and system implementations; Connect dots and create strong partnerships among the Total Rewards and Humans System and Operations function to ensure function wide learning, understanding, and education

Requirements

8+ years of progressive compensation experience and have owned programs end-to-end with a high degree of autonomy, managing timelines and the coordination of work with others; highly analytical with strong Excel and data skills, and know how to analyze and translate complex data into clear, compelling recommendations for a wide audience; understand the importance of system integrity and maintenance; wide-ranging expertise in compensation design and a track record of resolving complex issues in creative and effective ways; natural connector who actively builds relationships with key stakeholders inside and outside your immediate function; able to thrive in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment, naturally curious and proactive self-starter; detail-oriented and proactive, thrive as a self-starter and excel in managing multiple projects simultaneously; skilled communicator with the ability to absorb and distill complexity into simple terms to drive decision making; love dogs

Nice to have

Direct experience with Workday and Pave

Benefits

Dog-friendly office in SoHo; Market-competitive compensation and equity packages; Comprehensive Healthcare, Dental, and Vision; Company supported mental health benefits; 12 week paid parental leave; Competitive 401k plan with company match; Flexible PTO; Discounted fresh food for your pup; Pet interrupting video calls (and in-person meetings) is now a feature, not a bug