GitLab
Senior Compensation Manager
$139K–$235K
Remote, Canada +1 · Remote · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- Remote, Canada
Remote, United States
About the job
Leads the design and delivery of compensation programs, including merit, promotion, equity, and bonus cycles, and improves their accuracy, governance, and employee experience.
What you'll do
- Own the annual focal merit cycle and oversee promotion, quarterly equity grant, and semi-annual bonus cycles from planning through closeout.
- Analyze compensation outcomes, recommend program changes, and partner with Finance on budgeting, cost modeling, and reconciliation.
- Maintain program controls, documentation, communications, and stakeholder guidance; improve workflows with People Technology and IT.
What they ask for
- Experience designing and operating corporate compensation programs, including public company equity and complex compensation cycles.
- Strong analytical and spreadsheet skills, including scenario building and interpreting compensation data.
- Understanding of compensation governance, data integrity, controls, and confidential information handling.
- Experience with HR information systems and compensation planning tools; ability to translate policy into procedures and system requirements.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting a global, distributed workforce, including partners outside the United States.
- Experience with compensation-cycle communications or in a software or technology company.
Pay
$139,200 — $235,200 USD (base salary)
Tools
Pave, Workday, Mac
AI focus
GitLab expects all team members to incorporate AI into daily workflows as a productivity multiplier; no specific AI duties are stated for this role.
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