Responsibilities

- Gong is seeking a Compensation Director to help lead the strategy, design, and execution of integral compensation programs that support our growth and business objectives.
- This leader will play a critical role in shaping Gong’s compensation philosophy, scaling compensation infrastructure, and ensuring programs remain competitive, equitable, and aligned to Gong’s business strategy.
- As a strategic partner to the business, this role will drive high value compensation initiatives that have real business impact across all base, variable, and equity compensation, scaling in a fast-paced, pre‑IPO environment.
- Help lead Gong’s global compensation strategy, programs, and operations across salary, equity, incentives, and job architecture.
- Partner with executive leadership, Finance, Talent Acquisition, and HRBPs to align compensation programs with business strategy and workforce planning.
- Oversee annual compensation planning processes, including merit cycles, promotions, equity refreshes, and executive compensation support.
- Build scalable compensation frameworks and infrastructure capable of supporting a rapidly growing global organization.
- Drive compensation analytics and insights to support executive decision making, organizational planning, retention strategy, and market competitiveness.
- Lead compensation benchmarking and market analysis efforts to ensure programs remain competitive and aligned to industry trends.
- Develop and optimize compensation processes, systems, governance, and reporting capabilities.
- Partner closely with People Systems, Operations, and Analytics teams to improve automation, scalability,



and data integrity across compensation workflows.
- Create executive‑ready presentations and narratives that communicate compensation outcomes, trends, risks, and recommendations.
- Lead and develop competency in compensation across multiple People teams.
- Support broader Total Rewards and People initiatives, including organizational design, leveling, career frameworks, and pre‑IPO readiness activities.

Benefits

- Mental health support resources
- Work from home stipend
- Generous vacation days
- Quarterly recharge company shutdowns
- Parental leave
- Employee equity
- Commuter & parking benefits
- Retirement savings
- Training & development programs
- Employee resource groups
- Mentorship opportunities
- Flexible wellness fund

Qualifications

- Exceptional communication and executive stakeholder management skills.
- Deep expertise in compensation strategy, analytics, equity programs, and compensation operations.
- Strong business acumen with experience advising and presenting to senior leaders at all levels.
- Experience supporting global organizations and pre‑IPO environments strongly preferred.
- Advanced analytical and modeling skills with expertise in Google Sheets/Excel and compensation planning methodologies.
- 10+ years of progressive compensation experience leading highly visible initiatives in high‑growth technology companies.
- Experience building scalable compensation programs and infrastructure in fast‑paced, evolving organizations.
- Strong project leadership skills with the ability to drive complex, cross‑functional initiatives.

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📌 Compensation Director (Salt)
🏢 Gong
📍 Salt