[Hiring] Global Director, Compensation @Babylist

Role Description

Compensation is a large part of how we attract and retain exceptional talent. We’re hiring a Global Director, Compensation to own our entire compensation strategy. Your day-to-day focus will be on building the compensation programs that drive acquisition and retention of top-tier talent. You will be encouraged to use your creative side to build programs while balancing the tension of analytical rigor and high integrity. You will directly model and own our executive compensation philosophy, including private company equity modeling. You are energized by presenting to the executive team and the executive compensation committee. You'll report directly to our SVP of People and work with executives across the company.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience across compensation or total rewards, including executive compensation, equity, and compensation analytics.
• Experience building and scaling compensation programs in a technology company.
• Ability to model executive pay—including base, bonus, and equity.
• Deep fluency in equity compensation, including options, RSUs, vesting design, refresh cycles, eligibility, and dilution tradeoffs.
• High attention to detail and strong financial acumen in forecasting, budgeting, accruals, and workforce planning.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience.
• Experience working directly with tech executive leadership.
• Ability to use AI to work smarter and improve output.

Requirements

• Critical and creative thinking to design solutions for Babylist’s specific needs.
• Experience presenting directly to a compensation committee is a plus.
• Trusted partner to senior Finance, Legal, Payroll, HR, and business leaders.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion.
• Experience developing a small team and coaching them toward more strategic work.

Benefits

• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement savings plan with company matching and flexible spending accounts.
• Generous paid parental leave and PTO.
• Winter Wonder Week: the whole company takes a paid week off at the end of the year.
• Remote work stipend to set up your office.
• Perks for physical, mental, and emotional health, parenting, childcare, and financial planning.