Full-Time Senior Compensation Manager

About the Role:

Reporting to the Sr. Director, Global Compensation, the Sr. Compensation Manager will be responsible for managing our global compensation offerings and consulting with the business on their compensation needs. You’ll utilize your expertise in supporting the compensation team strategic direction as well as passion around hands-on execution of projects and programs. You will participate in the design of new offerings, tools and processes and consult directly with our leaders, People team and other cross-functional partners to support our growing business. Help to rollout programs and educate management and employees on our Total Rewards philosophy and offerings.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide compensation expertise to leadership, the People team and other stakeholders, advising on the company’s compensation philosophy, practices, and programs. Provide regular counsel and recommendations to address day-to-day compensation needs.
• Design and manage job architecture, base pay programs, incentive plans, equity plans, and/or recognition programs in support of business needs.
• Develop compensation education and ensure effective communication/promotion of the company's compensation programs and practices to management, employees & candidates globally.
• Lead the annual compensation planning processes, including program development, tool configuration and management, communications, and support leadership with making recommendations.
• Partner with global colleagues on cross-functional projects, such as M&A support and Workday enhancements.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with local/federal requirements and statutes; recommend and execute appropriate courses of action to comply with existing or pending regulations.
• Evaluate market trends and recommend applicability of new/innovative compensation practices.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent and 8+ years related compensation experience; global experience highly desired.
• Demonstrated ability to influence decisions at various levels within the organization and to foster highly effective cross-functional teams.
• Strong business partnership, customer service and process improvement orientation; excellent attention to detail and follow through.
• Hands-on team player, who is equally effective and passionate about contributing to the strategic roadmap, managing program execution, and providing exemplary day-to-day support to the business.
• Ability to balance competing priorities in a fast-paced environment; strong sense of urgency in driving projects to completion.
• Excellent analytical, project management and interpersonal skills; strong written/verbal communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of US state and federal laws pertaining to compensation; working knowledge of global regulations.
• Advanced Excel plus strong Word and PowerPoint skills; experience with Workday including compensation modules highly desired.
• Ability to handle confidential employee information with discretion and good judgment.

Hybrid Work Model: At Guardant Health, we have defined days for in-person/onsite collaboration and work-from-home days for individual-focused time. All U.S. employees who live within 50 miles of a Guardant facility will be required to be onsite on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. We have found aligning our scheduled in-office days allows our teams to do the best work and creates the focused thinking time our innovative work requires. At Guardant, our work model has created flexibility for better work-life balance while keeping teams connected to advance our science for our patients.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $134,400 to $181,440. The range does not include benefits, and if applicable, bonus, commission, or equity. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries across all US locations for the posted role with the exception of any locations specifically referenced below (if any).

For positions based in Palo Alto, CA or Redwood City, CA, the base salary range for this full-time position is $168,000 to $226,800. The range does not include benefits, and if applicable, bonus, commission, or equity.

Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including, but not limited to, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. If you are selected to move forward, the recruiting team will provide details specific to the factors above.

Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment. Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material in the laboratory environment. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

Guardant Health is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our hiring processes for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health conditions, or sincerely held religious beliefs. If you need support, please reach out to Peopleteam@guardanthealth.com

Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. To learn more about the information collected when you apply for a position at Guardant Health, Inc. and how it is used, please review our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants.

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