Senior Compensation Manager

Visa Visa · Fintech · Foster City, CA

Senior Compensation Manager at Visa, responsible for partnering with HR Business Partners and business leadership to address compensation issues, execute annual review cycles, analyze competitive salary data, and provide compensation training. The role involves developing and executing compensation processes, including incentive and equity plans, and supporting global program management for the annual compensation review process. Requires strong analytical, program management, and communication skills, with experience in compensation management tools and global compensation issues being preferred.

What you'd actually do

  1. Proactively partner with client-facing People Business Partners and People Team Management along with Business leadership to identify and address compensation issues, and evangelize Visa’s Total Compensation Philosophy and Strategy to the clients supported.
  2. Act as a consultant with client groups on compensation issues such as job evaluation, FLSA exemption reviews, compensation analyses, total compensation review and related issues.
  3. Execute annual review cycle for client group through consultation and collaboration with senior leaders to ensure a well-defined and efficient process.
  4. Participate in the development and drive the execution of compensation processes and initiatives such as annual review, incentive and equity plans, competitive and ad hoc analyses, projects and reporting for assigned client groups.
  5. Analyze competitive salary information to determine company's competitive position. Formulate recommendations regarding annual updates to the company salary structure.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience
  • MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Nice to have

  • Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)
  • PhD
  • Strong teamwork skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Interpersonal and presentation skills
  • Ability to present information in a concise and meaningful manner
  • Demonstrated teamwork and relationship-building skills
  • Ability to lead by influence and example
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Ability to develop quantitative models
  • Strong program management skills
  • Ability to exercise good judgment
  • Handle confidential information
  • Workday
  • compensation management tools (i.e. CompAnalyst)
  • Ability to work in a fast paced and changing environment
  • Experience working in a global environment on compensation and related issues

What the JD emphasized

  • 8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD
  • 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to develop quantitative models (e.g. business case and complex forecasting). Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Demonstrated program management skills, including the ability to coordinate complex initiatives across multiple regions or functions, manage timelines, oversee communications, and deliver successful outcomes on global projects