Sr Manager, Compensation

With millions of diners, 60,000 restaurant partners and 25+ years of experience, OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), is an industry leader with a passion for helping restaurants thrive. Our world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most – their team, their guests, and their bottom line – while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion.

Every employee at OpenTable has a tangible impact on what we do and how we do it. You’ll also be part of a global team that includes our sister brand, KAYAK and its portfolio of global metasearch brands. Hospitality is all about taking care of others, and it defines our culture.

 

The position:

We are seeking a Sr. Compensation Manager to support us attracting, retaining, and motivating the best talent by providing analysis, consultation, and insight for compensation matters. The Sr. Compensation Manager will work cross-functionally and collaborate in planning, developing, implementing, communicating, and administering compensation programs and mechanics that support OpenTable’s overall strategy. Your work will touch our short and long-term incentives, benchmarking and survey analysis, and more.

 

In this role, you will:

• Monitor the effectiveness of existing compensation practices and processes to recommend changes that are cost-effective and consistent with compensation trends and corporate objectives

• Liaise with FP&A and our holding company to formulate accurate compensation related forecasts, and adhere to established budgets

• Lead mid-year and year-end compensation cycles, ensuring smooth execution and managing within internal and external controls

• Promote an understanding of compensation philosophy, practices, and administration across all levels of the organization. Create compensation materials and training to illustrate and communicate variable and incentive compensation related information and changes

• Recommend and implement new systems, tools, processes, and procedures to continually improve the administration of compensation; partner with HR Operations and HR Systems to manage compensation structure, business processes and job profile data in Workday HRIS system

• Lead a small team of direct reports to deliver deep analysis on effectiveness and competitiveness of existing pay programs

• Advocate and gain consensus with executives on our compensation programs and tools

• Develop a deep understanding of the OpenTable organizational structure, jobs, and business to inform accurate, rigorous market pricing

• Champion and embody the OpenTable culture, mission and values

 

Please apply if:

• You have a B.A./B.S. with 7 – 10 years of experience as a Compensation Analyst (or equivalent, such as Financial Planning), either “in-house” or as a consultant in a tech environment

• You have rock solid analytical and technical skills, along with a strong attention to detail

• You have an advanced level of experience in Excel/Google sheets

• You have a growth mindset – you think about how to work smarter, and take on the next challenge

• You can think creatively through ambiguity and are flexible and adaptable to change

• You are comfortable presenting to senior management

• You thrive working in a fast-paced environment with quickly changing business needs

• You're highly self-motivated, have a stellar work ethic and you're looking for the right company to support your growth

• You have experience with Workday’s advanced compensation functionality

 

Benefits:

• Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
• Focus on mental health and well-being:
  • Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
  • Company-paid subscription to HeadSpace
  • Company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)
• No meeting Fridays
• Paid parental leave
• Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday
• Paid volunteer time
• Focus on your career growth:
  • Development Dollars
  • Leadership development
  • Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
• Travel Discounts
• Employee Resource Groups
• 20 days of paid time off upon start
• Private health and dental insurance
• Life and Disability insurance

There are a variety of factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. The range for this Canada located role is $150,000 - 160,000 CAD.

We offer a competitive base salary and benefits including: health benefits; flexible spending account; retirement benefits; life insurance; paid time off (including PTO, paid sick leave, medical leave, bereavement leave, floating holidays and paid holidays); and parental leave benefits. This role is eligible to be considered for an annual bonus.

 

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At OpenTable, we aspire to be a workplace that fosters inclusion and reflects the diverse communities we serve. Hiring people with different backgrounds and perspectives is critical to innovation and to how we deliver great experiences for our users, partners, and teams. We strive to be an open and welcoming environment so that no matter who you are, you can be yourself.

We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform job responsibilities, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation(s).

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