Engineering Manager, Compensation Planning

The Compensation Planning Team @ Pave

The Compensation Planning team builds the products that help companies design, model, and run their annual and off-cycle compensation processes. This team owns one of Pave's highest-revenue product lines. As Engineering Manager, you'll lead the team responsible for the workflows that compensation and HR teams rely on to make accurate, defensible pay decisions at scale. You'll partner closely with Product and Design to shape the product roadmap, and with other engineering teams to align on the technical roadmap.

What You'll Do

• Lead and grow an engineering team building the core planning and recommendation workflows used by compensation teams at companies like OpenAI, Databricks, and Atlassian
• Manage the team while staying close to the code: you should be comfortable reviewing designs and diving into implementation details when needed
• Drive the technical roadmap to help drive the product towards supporting companies with 150,000+ employees
• Partner with Product and Design to translate complex compensation planning requirements into technical requirements
• Ensure the accuracy and reliability of planning calculations, given the direct financial impact on customers' pay decisions
• Align with other product and platform teams to reuse components, patterns, and shared data models
• Communicate complex technical and compensation concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Coach and mentor your team through regular, constructive feedback

What You'll Bring

• 7+ years of industry experience, including 2+ years of management experience on high-performing teams
• Confidence diving into technical details and challenging designs or solutions
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor teams through planning and execution of large technical projects spanning multiple quarters
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to provide clear direction, set expectations, and give actionable feedback
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and tackle problems with high agency
• Nice to have: experience with b2b saas and/or financial systems where correctness and auditability of calculations are critical

Compensation, It's What We Do.

At Pave, we believe compensation should be as thoughtful as the people we hire. Your total rewards package includes meaningful equity, best-in-class medical, dental, and vision coverage, unlimited PTO, and region-specific benefits designed around your life — not just your role. Your level and compensation are determined by your experience and how you show up throughout the interview process. We're always happy to walk you through how we think about leveling — just ask.

Targeted cash compensation for this role:

$195,500 - $264,500

Benefits @ Pave

At Pave, growth isn't a perk — it's the point. As you develop, your role expands, your responsibilities deepen, and your compensation reflects the impact you're making.

What we offer

• Your Health, Fully Covered: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family, with a range of options designed to meet you where you are.
• Time That's Actually Yours: Flexible PTO and the freedom to work from anywhere in the world for up to a month — because life doesn't pause, and neither should you.
• Fuel for the Work: Lunch and dinner stipends plus fully stocked kitchens, so you can stay energized without thinking twice about it.
• Room to Keep Growing: A quarterly education stipend to invest in the skills and knowledge that matter most to you.
• Support When It Matters Most: Robust parental leave so you can be fully present for the moments that count.
• Getting Here, Made Easier: A commuter stipend to support the in-person collaboration that makes great work happen.