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Senior Compensation Partner

MongoDB· Compensation
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Remote$98k - $193kFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Senior compensation partner dedicated to the Sales organization, partnering with VP/Director-level leaders, HRBPs, Recruiting, Finance, Sales Operations, Legal, and HR to design, implement, and optimize Sales compensation programs, tools, and frameworks.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the dedicated compensation partner for the Sales organization, supporting leaders and People Partners across Sales
  • Provide data-informed guidance on new-hire offers, internal equity, leveling, promotions, retention actions, and out-of-cycle requests
  • Build a strong understanding of Sales incentive plans and partner with the teams that design them to assess effectiveness and support informed compensation decisions
  • Own Sales compensation-cycle execution end-to-end, including market benchmarking, budget modeling, manager enablement, and leadership rollups
  • Lead competitive intelligence for Sales roles, researching compensation trends, pay practices, incentive structures, and talent movement in the evolving technology and AI landscape
  • Supplement survey data with recruiting signals, offer data, sales talent trends, and other real-time market sources
  • Partner with Recruiting and People Partners on market insights and competitive positioning for hires at all levels
  • Analyze compensation programs using data, business results, and stakeholder feedback; recommend improvements that support growth, retention, and pay-for-performance principles
  • Lead strategic projects such as incentive-plan governance, job architecture, or compensation-planning tool implementation
  • Develop manager enablement materials and training on compensation philosophy and decision-making

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of compensation experience, including significant experience as a compensation business partner
  • Proven track record supporting Sales, with end-to-end ownership of cyclical compensation programs
  • Experience supporting the implementation, administration, and communication of Sales incentive plans, with a strong understanding of how they operate
  • Strong understanding of Sales compensation concepts, including quota and goal setting, pay mix, crediting, accelerators, thresholds, caps, guarantees, and plan governance
  • Experience partnering with Finance and Sales Operations on incentive-plan modeling, budgeting, forecasting, attainment analysis, and reporting
  • Strong knowledge of third-party survey methodologies, such as Radford and WTW, and the ability to build and validate pay structures across geographies and functions
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and executive-presenting skills
  • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

Skills

Required:Compensation strategy and program designSales incentive plan managementData analysis and modelingStakeholder management and executive communicationSurvey methodology knowledge (Radford, WTW)

Benefits

  • Equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, health benefits offerings
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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