Watershed
Compensation manager
$166K–$200K
San Francisco +2 · Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
New York City
Remote - US - Experience
- 7+ years, or equivalent depth of expertise.
About the job
Leads Watershed’s global compensation program, including planning cycles, benchmarking, tools and workflows, employee education, and compensation advice across multiple regions.
What you'll do
- Own and improve compensation planning tools, models, workflows, and end-to-end compensation cycles.
- Manage global benchmarking and advise on offers, promotions, role changes, and compensation decisions.
- Maintain reliable compensation data and processes, support executive compensation implementation, and use approved automation and AI carefully.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of compensation experience, or equivalent depth of expertise, including hands-on ownership of programs and cycles.
- Experience managing compensation programs at technology companies, including SaaS businesses.
- Strong compensation fundamentals, advanced spreadsheet skills, and experience implementing or materially improving compensation planning tools.
- Hands-on experience with U.S. compensation practices and supporting compensation in at least one other country.
Nice to have
- Experience in Mexico.
- Practical fluency with AI tools and prompt engineering.
Pay
$166.5K – $200K USD base salary
AI focus
Use AI tools and prompt engineering to improve analysis, documentation, and recurring workflows; validate outputs and protect sensitive compensation data.
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