Director of Compensation, LaunchDarkly
$165-229k
Salary dependent on candidates location + RSUs
Feature management for software teams
Open for applications
Feature management for software teams
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$165-229k
Salary dependent on candidates location + RSUs
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower all teams to deliver and control their software.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in broad-based and executive compensation design, delivery, and administration, including experience with equity programs in a pre-IPO environment and Board of Director material development
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to draw conclusions and identify trends from complex data sets
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence decision-making at all organizational levels
- Proven experience in developing and implementing compensation strategies that align with organizational goals
- A bias for action and the ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities effectively
What the job involves
- LaunchDarkly is seeking a skilled Compensation leader to join our dynamic team and contribute to our success by developing, implementing, and managing comprehensive compensation solutions that align with our strategic goals
- You will play a pivotal role in shaping our global compensation strategy, ensuring our programs are competitive, equitable, and compliant with all regulations.
- You will synthesize insights from quantitative analyses, engage with a wide array of stakeholders, and influence decision-making at the executive level.
- Your analytical expertise will help us identify trends, diagnose compensation challenges, and propose innovative solutions that enhance our overall compensation structure.
- We need a team member who can balance big picture future thinking with day-to-day executional excellence
- Develop data-driven narratives that inform decision-making on compensation-related issues. Tell the story of the insights gleaned from scenario modeling, trends, and data analysis. Put compensation data in the appropriate context for the audience
- Conduct deep analyses on the effectiveness and competitiveness of existing compensation programs, modeling the potential impact of alternative strategies
- Build trusted advisor partnerships with executive leaders and managers in addition to People, Finance, and Legal team members
- Collaborate closely with HR Business Partners and business leaders to drive informed decision-making using data to identify trends, resolve the root causes of issues, and develop solutions
- Serve as a functional subject matter expert on compensation practices, leveraging industry trends to enhance compensation solutions and advocate for new processes. Scale our processes and tools and proactively identify potential changes in response to business needs
- Evolve existing stock and executive compensation plans to align with the company’s strategic objectives and vision. Consult with Talent Acquisition and the Chief People Officer on executive offers. Build compensation materials for the quarterly Board of Directors meeting
- Enhance existing base pay programs and implement new programs, including pay structures, pay progression policies, and metrics to track program effectiveness
- Manage design, administration, delivery, and support of the organization’s compensation programs and related procedures including benchmarking, market analysis, merit, promotion, and equity award cycles
- Create educational materials to promote understanding, enhance compensation decision making, support effective compensation conversations, and highlight the value of our Total Rewards package
Our take
Feature flags are a powerful software development tool, allowing teams to modify system behavior without changing code, therefore minimizing risk. If a business has a new feature they want to test, they can then roll it out to a small set of users before letting it go live. These companies can, for example, get quick feedback on the new feature and fix any bugs, or roll back any changes.
LaunchDarkly allows companies to run tests like this by activating the new code for only a small set of users prior to launch. Typically running these tests requires lots of developer time - a daunting and expensive prospect for most rapidly growing businesses - and can risk disruption to the user experience if testing takes place on the live product.
The platform is used by more than 1,500 customers, including the likes of IBM, Intuit and Atlassian. Signalling a change in strategy, the company shook up its management in 2023 and is now aiming to scale its already strong growth under the leadership of Dan Rogers, a product and marketing specialist with an impressive track record at Rubrik, AWS and Microsoft. It is now well poised to develop into a leading business in the feature management space.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Aug 2021
$200m
SERIES D
Jan 2020
$54m
LATE VC
Total funding: $330.3m
Company benefits
- Full Vision
- Full Dental
- Full Medical
- Flexible Schedule
- Healthy Lunches & Snacks
- Conference & Meetup Access
- Education Stipend
- Personalized Work Station
- Close to Public Transportation
- Bike Parking
- Team Activities
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company values
- Build together, win together
- Create customer champions
- Learn and grow
- Widen the circle
- Work impactfully, work sustainably
Company HQ
Lakeside, Oakland, CA
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Leadership
Edith Harbaugh
(Executive Chair)Worked as a Product Manager at Vignette, Monster Worldwide, and PlantSense. Previously Product Director at TripIt.
John Kodumal
(CTO)Prior to co-founding LaunchDarkly was Software Development Manager at Atlassian and Bytecode Anaylsis Architect for Coverity.
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