Compensation Manager

Who we are

At Twilio were shaping the future of communications all from the comfort of our homes. We deliver innovative solutions tohundreds of thousands of businessesand empower millions of developers worldwide to craft personalized customer experiences.

Our dedication to remote-first work and strong culture of connection and global inclusion means that no matter your location youre part of a vibrant team with diverse experiences making a global impact each day. As we continue to revolutionize how the world interacts were acquiring new skills and experiences that make work feel truly rewarding. Your career at Twilio is in your hands.

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Join the team as our next Compensation Manager

About the job

We are actively recruiting for this role to fill an existing vacancy. This position is needed to partner closely with our R&D organizationincluding Engineering Product Design and Data Scienceto design implement and manage compensation programs that attract motivate and retain top technical talent. This role is a strategic advisor to leaders and HR Business Partners bringing deep expertise in benchmarking market trends job architecture and equity compensation within high-growth tech environments.

You will play a pivotal role in shaping our compensation philosophy for R&D guiding annual and mid-year cycles leveling and job framework decisions and advising on offers promotions and pay equity analyses and recommendations.

This role will report to the Sr. Director Compensation and will partner with the broader people team as well as external cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

In this role youll:

• Help facilitate corporate compensation programs such as annual compensation review cycles promotion cycles pay equity review market calibration survey participation etc.
• Design and deliver compensation structures and methodologies that will scale for long term durability and global expansion in partnership with the broader compensation team. Create and deliver training materials on compensation fundamentals for leaders and managers.
• Create dynamic compensation models and dashboards and articulate insights and recommend solutions based on your data analyses.
• Partner with stakeholders and subject matter experts from other teams and functions to address and provide solutions to ever-changing business needs.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders leaders internal and external partners with emotional intelligence curiosity and integrity. Own compensation products from start to end with the customer in mind.
• Develop policies and processes that support innovation and growth while upholding compliance and minimizing risk. Memorialize key decisions methodologies processes policies and add to the compensation repository/library for future reference and utilization.
• Be a trusted advisor. Partner with Human Resource Business Partners and senior business leaders to understand their operational issues and opportunities and create automated solutions to scale.

Qualifications

Twilio values diverse experiences from all kinds of industries and we encourage everyone who meets the required qualifications to apply. If your career is just starting or hasnt followed a traditional path dont let that stop you from considering Twilio. We are always looking for people who will bring something new to the table!

*Required:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience preferably supporting technical organizations or other relevant experience
• Experience with equity compensation structures at a publicly traded company
• Excellent project management skills and experience with compensation program design delivery and changement management
• Strong compensation analytics background (modeling dashboards) and advanced proficiency with spreadsheets
• Strong experience with Human Resources Information System (preferably Workday)
• Experience with market pricing survey participation and accessing survey data from provider
• Extensive knowledge of HR products and services and awareness of HR strategy around talent identification attraction engagement and retention
• Verbal written and interpersonal skills needed to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
• An owner mindset coupled with innovative thinking and strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• A laser-focus on quality of deliverable and solution for the customer
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment with no trepidation with ambiguity or lack of a playbook

Desired:

• Prior experience in a R&D compensation consulting role
• Prior experience with PAVE Compa or other comp tools

Location

This role will be remote and based in Ontario British Columbia or Alberta Canada.

Travel

We prioritize connection and opportunities to build relationships with our customers and each other. For this role you may be required to travel occasionally to participate in project or team in-person meetings.

What We Offer
Working at Twilio offers many benefits including competitive pay generous time off ample parental and wellness leave healthcare a retirement savings program and much more. Offerings vary by location. Based on role employees may also be eligible for additional compensation and benefits including but not limited to incentive programs commissions equity grants health and wellness benefits retirement contributions and paid time off.

The estimated pay ranges for this role are as follows:

• $109600 - $137000
• Target Bonus Percentage 15%

The successful candidates starting salary will be determined based on permissible non-discriminatory factors such as skills experience and geographic location.

Applications for this role are intended to be accepted until 5th January 2026 but may change based on business needs.

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