Sales Executive – Strategic Market
Gainwell Technologies
Director, Global Compensation
Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $168,000 - $268,400 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Partner with the VP, Total Rewards to drive the vision and long-term roadmap for compensation strategy, programs, policies, and processes.
- Serve as a strategic business partner to senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring programs align with business goals, support acquisition and retention, and foster career development.
- Design, analyze, and administer global compensation programs, including semi-annual compensation cycles, communications, tools, and resources that enable transparency and adoption across the company.
- Devise creative and competitive solutions that allow Kraken to thrive in an evolving and highly competitive marketplace.
- Stay current on global compensation regulations and compliance requirements; proactively assess impact and implement changes to mitigate risk.
- Collaborate with Sales Leadership and Finance to design and evaluate sales compensation plans, ensuring they drive revenue growth and align with go-to-market strategies.
- Lead M&A due diligence and integration activities for the compensation function.
- Prepare and deliver compensation and equity materials and presentations for senior stakeholders, including the Compensation Committee and Board of Directors.
- Build and strengthen partnerships with external vendors and advisors to enrich our programs with insights and benchmarks.
Requirements
- 15+ years of progressive experience in global compensation, with deep expertise across both domestic and international programs.
- Proven ability to manage current programs while challenging the status quo and championing new initiatives.
- Strong operations skillset and results-oriented mindset.
- Exceptional relationship-building skills and the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
- In-depth knowledge of regulatory and legislative impacts on compensation programs (e.g., FLSA, Equal Pay).
- Experience in both high-growth startups and large global organizations, ideally in technology or financial services.
- Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) certification strongly preferred.
- A passion for cryptocurrency and financial innovation is a plus.
