Senior Director, Compensation

• Lead the strategy, design, execution, and governance of global broad-based compensation programs
• Develop and oversee global job evaluation, levelling, and compensation approval processes
• Oversee competitive benchmarking, compensation analytics, and financial modeling
• Lead a team partnering with HR, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, People Experience, Finance, Legal, and business leaders
• Ensure global compensation programs comply with regulatory requirements and company standards
• Oversee annual compensation cycles, incentive processes, equity award communications, and manager and HR enablement materials
• Collaborate with Finance on forecasting, budgeting, affordability analysis, and accounting implications
• Provide communication, training, and guidance on compensation philosophy and processes
• Manage and develop a small team
• Enable localized adoption of Equinix’s operating system and champion the single operating system

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
• MBA or advanced degree preferred
• Extensive compensation experience with significant focus on global broad-based compensation, program design, analytics, governance, and public company environments
• Deep knowledge of global compensation regulations, governance trends, job architecture, levelling, incentive design, and pay-for-performance principles
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skillsAbility to balance competitiveness, cost, risk, equity, governance, employee experience, and shareholder alignment
• High integrity, discretion, and judgment handling sensitive compensation information and complex escalations
• Leadership experience managing and developing talent

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in global broad-based compensation program design, analytics, and governance, with a strong focus on compliance and stakeholder management. Proven leadership in managing teams and collaborating across functions to drive effective compensation strategies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Global Broad-Based Compensation
• Compensation Analytics
• Financial Modelling
• Stakeholder Management
• Leadership Experience

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Compensation Program Design
• Job Evaluation
• Competitive Benchmarking
• Governance Trends
• Incentive Design
• Pay-For-Performance Principles
• Financial Analysis
• Budgeting
• Regulatory Compliance
• Job Architecture

Soft Skills

• Exceptional Communication
• Stakeholder Management
• High Integrity
• Discretion
• Judgment

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• MBA or Advanced Degree Preferred

Industry Keywords

• Global Compensation Regulations
• Compensation Philosophy
• Employee Experience
• Equity Award Communications
• Annual Compensation Cycles