Senior Director, Compensation

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About the role

  • Senior compensation leader governing global pay, equity, and incentive programs for Calix’s broadband technology platform. Advising executives and the Board while leading compensation strategy worldwide.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the global compensation function and team and establish strategic direction for compensation programs, policies, practices, and governance worldwide
  • Advise executive leadership, COLT, and Talent & Culture leadership on compensation strategy, competitiveness, and risk
  • Lead, coach, and develop the compensation team
  • Own the design, governance, and administration of global salary, incentive, bonus, recognition, geographic pay, and equity compensation programs
  • Support executive compensation through benchmarking, pay analysis, peer assessments, employment arrangements, and recommendations
  • Develop analyses, recommendations, and materials for the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors
  • Evolve the compensation philosophy and ensure programs are competitive, equitable, scalable, and aligned with business objectives
  • Lead job architecture, leveling, career framework, and market pricing strategies
  • Direct annual merit, promotion, equity, and incentive planning cycles
  • Partner with Finance on compensation investments, workforce planning, and financial impacts
  • Ensure compliance with global compensation regulations and legislation
  • Identify market trends and recommend enhancements to compensation programs and policies
  • Oversee compensation technology, analytics, reporting, and process improvements
  • Provide compensation leadership for mergers, acquisitions, organizational redesigns, country expansion, and other strategic initiatives

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 15+ years of progressive compensation experience, including substantial technology-industry experience
  • 7+ years of experience leading compensation teams and developing compensation professionals
  • Deep expertise in global compensation strategy, executive compensation, equity programs, incentive design, market pricing, and compensation governance
  • Extensive experience supporting compensation programs in a publicly traded company
  • Significant executive compensation experience, including Compensation Committee and Board-level support
  • Board meeting preparation and presentation skills and CD&A experience
  • Experience with compensation survey providers and market pricing tools such as Aon/Radford, Mercer, or WTW
  • Strong interest and desire to apply AI to compensation programs
  • Strong Workday and Bettercomp compensation administration experience
  • Exceptional analytical, financial modeling, communication, and stakeholder management skills
  • Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) designation preferred
  • Requires 15% travel and periodic attendance at in-person meetings

Benefits

  • Bonus eligibility
  • Benefits package (details provided through the employer’s benefits information)

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$170,100 - $347,300 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

RemoteUnited States

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