Vercel

Senior Manager of Compensation

Vercel$207K — $253K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in compensation roles, preferably in tech
  • Strong understanding of executive compensation across private and public entities
  • Ability to transform complex compensation data into actionable insights
  • Experience working in fast-growing companies with international teams
  • Exceptional communication skills to explain compensation clearly and concisely

Responsibilities

  • Partner with business leaders to guide compensation decisions
  • Translate compensation data into meaningful insights for decision-making
  • Build and maintain competitive salary bands and bonus structures
  • Educate managers and employees about compensation methodologies
  • Collaborate on executive compensation strategies and equity programs

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package with equity options
  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits
  • Opportunities for professional development and networking
  • Flexible time off to support work-life balance
  • Equipment and work-from-home budget provided
Full Job Description
About the Role:

We're hiring a Senior Manager of Compensation to partner directly with our GTM and G&A teams. You'll work closely with business leaders, People Business Partners, and Recruiting, ensuring our compensation approach attracts top talent, rewards performance, and reflects how we operate. You'll also partner with the Head of Total Rewards on executive compensation. This is a hands-on role. You won't just advise, you'll help drive decisions.
What You Will Do:
  • Work closely with leaders across GTM and G&A to guide compensation decisions and tradeoffs
  • Turn compensation data into clear insights that drive decisions, not just reports
  • Use multiple data sources to build and maintain competitive salary bands, bonus targets, and equity ranges
  • Help managers and employees understand how compensation works - clearly and simply
  • Partner on executive compensation strategy, including benchmarking and equity programs
About You:
  • You approach compensation like a product; something to design, build, and improve
  • You don't just follow market data, you translate it into something that fits the company
  • You're comfortable questioning standard approaches when they don't make sense
  • You can explain compensation in plain language because it's too important to be confusing
  • You understand executive compensation across private and public company contexts
  • You have experience in at a fast-growing tech company preferably with international employees
Benefits:
  • Competitive compensation package, including equity.
  • Inclusive Healthcare Package.
  • Learn and Grow - we provide mentorship and send you to events that help you build your network and skills.
  • Flexible Time Off.
  • We will provide you the gear you need to do your role, and a WFH budget for you to outfit your space as needed.

The San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is $207,000-$253,000. Actual salary will be based on job-related skills, experience, and location. Compensation outside of San Francisco may be adjusted based on employee location. The total compensation package may include benefits, equity-based compensation, and eligibility for a company bonus or variable pay program depending on the role. Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.

About Vercel

Vercel Inc., formerly Zeit, is an American cloud platform as a service company. The company maintains the Next.js web development framework. Vercel's architecture is built around Jamstack, and deployments are handled through Git repositories.
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