Director, Compensation Business Partners

HubSpot

. Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of compensation business partners, building a high-performing function known for strategic impact and trusted partnerships .

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $230,800 - $369,300 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of compensation business partners, building a high-performing function known for strategic impact and trusted partnerships
Serve as the senior compensation advisor for key business functions, partnering directly with executive leadership and senior People Business Partners on the most complex and high-stakes compensation matters
Set the standard for how the team engages with business partners - establishing frameworks, norms, and tools that enable consistent, high-quality advisory support across client groups
Oversee compensation planning for assigned business units during annual cycles, ensuring alignment with enterprise principles, internal equity, and budget
Guide the team in navigating complex scenarios including executive offers, counter-offers, equity negotiations, and retention situations
Represent business partner insights to the broader Total Rewards leadership team, influencing enterprise compensation philosophy, structures, and policies
Lead ongoing market analysis efforts across client groups, synthesizing competitive intelligence into actionable recommendations for leadership
Drive enablement of managers and PBPs on compensation philosophy and decision-making, scaling the team's impact through education and self-service tools
Act as an escalation point for sensitive or high-risk compensation decisions, providing sound judgment and clear guidance

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of compensation experience, with significant depth in business partnering and people management experience
Proven ability to lead and develop compensation professionals, with a player-coach approach
Experience supporting Product, Engineering, or Technology organizations in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
Deep expertise in compensation fundamentals: market pricing, job evaluation, salary structures, and equity compensation
Strong executive presence with a demonstrated ability to influence and advise at the C-suite level
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to build trust and credibility quickly across diverse stakeholder groups
High judgment and discretion when handling sensitive or complex compensation matters
Track record of driving consistency and scalability across a compensation partnering function.

Benefits

Comp & perks

The cash compensation below includes base salary, on-target commission for employees in eligible roles, and annual bonus targets under HubSpot’s bonus plan for eligible roles.
In addition to cash compensation, some roles are eligible to participate in HubSpot’s equity plan to receive restricted stock units (RSUs).
Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay.

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Hard Skills & Tools

compensation fundamentalsmarket pricingjob evaluationsalary structuresequity compensationcompensation planningexecutive offerscounter-offersretention strategiescompetitive intelligence

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringinterpersonal skillscommunication skillsinfluencingtrust buildingjudgmentdiscretionadvisory skillsscalability