Staff Compensation Partner
at SoFi
Cottonwood Heights, San Francisco, United States
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The role
As a Staff Compensation Partner, you will report to the Senior Director of Broad-Based Compensation and serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders and HR partners on all pay-related matters. You will help design and deliver compensation programs, guide managers in applying pay structures and policies, and provide insights that ensure decisions align with company strategy, market competitiveness, and internal equity. The ideal candidate brings both technical expertise and consultative skills, with a passion for shaping meaningful compensation strategies, building trust in our programs, and collaborating across People Business Partners, senior leadership, recruiters, and finance.
What you’ll do:
- Continuously Learn: Exhibit a strong sense of curiosity, ask thoughtful questions before providing answers. Actively seek to understand the root cause of challenges and consider various perspectives to develop comprehensive solutions.
- Consult: Leverage deep compensation expertise and consulting skills to collaborate closely with People Team stakeholders and senior business leadership to develop effective solutions for compensation challenges and translate our guiding principles into actionable strategies. You will advise on new hire offers, promotions, international transfers and support the implementation of all ongoing compensation and rewards programs.
- Lead with Data: Effectively distill and present complex analysis to provide proactive, deep insights that help people leaders make sound compensation decisions.
- Bring Clarity: Create and distribute clear and impactful communication materials that enhance understanding and highlight the value of our compensation programs. Take an active role in educating internal People partners, business leadership, and employees to enable objective decision-making and facilitate meaningful compensation conversations.
- Project Manage: Lead compensation projects of significant impact that span multiple organizations.
What You'll Need:
- University Degree (advanced degree a plus) in a relevant field.
- 8+ years of related experience, including broad-based compensation design, administration, and business partnership in Tech and/or Financial Services industries.
- Demonstrated outstanding execution and operational ability, with a track record of successfully implementing compensation programs.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate complex ideas in a clear and concise manner for an executive audience.
- Adept at building and maintaining relationships with various stakeholders including compensation, finance, people business partners, and business leaders.
- Proven ability to think strategically and holistically across business units and regions, aligning compensation strategies with overall business objectives.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to gather and analyze data to inform compensation decisions and recommendations.