Compensation Director

Company Description

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on helping conquer cancer globally through use of its proprietary tests, vast data sets and advanced analytics. The Guardant Health oncology platform leverages capabilities to drive commercial adoption, improve patient clinical outcomes and lower healthcare costs across all stages of the cancer care continuum. Guardant Health has commercially launched Guardant360®, Guardant360 CDx, Guardant360 TissueNext™, Guardant360 Response™, and GuardantOMNI® tests for advanced stage cancer patients, and Guardant Reveal™ for early-stage cancer patients. The Guardant Health screening portfolio, including the Shield™ test, aims to address the needs of individuals eligible for cancer screening.

Job Description

Summary Role Description:

Help us attract and motivate amazing talent who are passionate about achieving our mission of conquering cancer with data.

Reporting to the VP of Total Rewards, the Compensation Director will be responsible for designing and managing our global compensation offerings and consulting with the business on their compensation needs. You’ll join a compensation function that is actively in ‘build-mode’ which requires expertise in defining the strategic priorities as well as passion around hands-on execution of projects and programs. You will design new offerings, tools and processes and consult directly with our leaders, People team and other cross-functional partners to support our growing business. Build, lead and mentor the compensation team. Rollout programs and educate management and employees on our Total Rewards philosophy and offerings.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Partner with VP of Total Rewards to assess the company’s compensation philosophy and strategy to ensure continued alignment with business priorities.
• Design and manage base pay, incentive plans, equity plan design, and recognition programs in support of business needs across the globe. Partner with the VP of Total Rewards on executive compensation and related Compensation Committee support as needed.
• Provide compensation expertise to management, the People team and other stakeholders, advising on the company’s compensation philosophy, practices, and programs.
• Develop compensation education and ensure effective communication/promotion of the company's compensation programs and practices to management, employees & candidates globally.
• Lead the annual rewards process, including program and budget development, tools and communications. Counsel leadership on recommendations and secure executive approval.
• Identify and design compensation program and process improvements including updating salary ranges and guidelines, ensuring pay parity, and implementing new compensation systems and tools.
• Partner with global colleagues on cross-functional projects, such as M&A support and Workday HR system enhancements.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with local/federal requirements and statutes; recommend and execute appropriate courses of action to comply with existing or pending regulations.
• Evaluate market trends and recommend the applicability of new/innovative compensation practices.
• Manage and coach project teams and internal/external compensation team members; partner closely with other business stakeholders.
• Job evaluations, survey submissions and other requests, as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent and 15 years related global compensation experience; prior experience in life science environment highly desired.
• Demonstrated ability to influence decisions at various levels within the organization and to lead and foster highly effective cross-functional teams.
• Strong business partnership, customer service and process improvement orientation; excellent attention to detail and follow through.
• Hands-on team player, who is equally effective and passionate about determining the strategic roadmap, managing program execution, and providing exemplary day-to-day support to the business.
• Ability to balance competing priorities in a fast-paced environment; strong sense of urgency in driving projects to completion.
• Excellent analytical, project management and interpersonal skills; strong written/verbal communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of US state and federal laws pertaining to compensation; working knowledge of global regulations.
• Advanced Excel plus strong Word and PowerPoint skills; deep expertise with Workday HRMS and Advanced Compensation modules.
• Ability to handle confidential employee information with discretion and good judgment.

Additional Information

Hybrid Work Model: At Guardant Health, we have defined days for in-person/onsite collaboration and work-from-home days for individual-focused time. All U.S. employees who live within 50 miles of a Guardant facility will be required to be onsite on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. We have found aligning our scheduled in-office days allows our teams to do the best work and creates the focused thinking time our innovative work requires. At Guardant, our work model has created flexibility for better work-life balance while keeping teams connected to advance our science for our patients.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $114,000 to $182,400. The range does not include benefits, and if applicable, bonus, commission, or equity. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries across all US locations for the posted role with the exception of any locations specifically referenced below (if any).

For positions based in Palo Alto, CA or Redwood City, CA, the base salary range for this full-time position is $152,000 to $205,200. The range does not include benefits, and if applicable, bonus, commission, or equity.

Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including, but not limited to, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. If you are selected to move forward, the recruiting team will provide details specific to the factors above.

Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment. Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material in the laboratory environment. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

Guardant Health is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our hiring processes for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health conditions, or sincerely held religious beliefs. If you need support, please reach out to [email protected]

Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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