Senior Compensation Partner

About Mixpanel

Mixpanel is an event analytics platform for builders who need answers from their data at their fingertips—no SQL required. When everyone in the organization can see and learn from the impact of their work on product, marketing, and company revenue metrics, they are poised to make better decisions.

Over 9,000 paid customers, including companies like Netflix, Pinterest, Sweetgreen, and Samsara, use Mixpanel to understand their customers and measure progress. Our commitment is to provide the most comprehensive and reliable analytics platform accessible and trusted by all.

About the People and Culture Team

The Mixpanel People and Culture team is the heart and soul of Mixpanel. We lead with care and empathy and deliver a high-touch employee experience to make Mixpanel a best-in-class, inclusive, and supportive place to work and an equitable environment for all employees to grow and advance. We are a data-driven organization with a deep regard for robust analysis in our DNA, which helps us understand trends and areas of improvement and focus. The People function acts as a critical advisor in driving a best-in-class employee experience, acting as strategic advisors to the executive team and senior leadership, and providing superior internal support while driving HR operational excellence.

About the Role

This is a hybrid role based out in San Francisco Bay Area. As a Senior Compensation Partner, you will play a critical role in shaping Mixpanel’s compensation strategy and workforce analytics. You will report to the Manager of Total Rewards and People Operations and provide strategic and tactical analysis that helps us make critical decisions on compensation, retention, and other employee-related initiatives.

In this role, you will own the analysis, delivery, tracking, and recommendations that impact workforce metrics and compensation strategy. You are detail-oriented, data-driven, and passionate about using data to tell a compelling story—helping the People team make informed, equitable, and impactful decisions. You will work closely with the VP of People and other team members to build and maintain competitive compensation structures, enhance HR analytics, and improve efficiencies across the People function.

Responsibilities

• Drive and own projects that will improve the operational effectiveness of our team and assist in our overall compensation strategy
• Own and scale HR metrics reporting including headcount, attrition, diversity data and more!
• Work as an advisor to the People team by providing data-driven analysis and trends to support decision-making and making recommendations based on trends in the market
• Design and update People dashboards for the team and other business units
• Help build and maintain our Global compensation strategy and program
• Review compensation strategy and benchmark data semi-annually to ensure market competitiveness
• Contribute company data to participate in compensation benchmarking tools and workflows
• Analyze and map job positions to appropriate benchmark data
• Build and conduct compensation training for the organization
• Regularly audit data to ensure accuracy
• Participate in other ad hoc projects with the broader team
• Leverage and evaluate tools to help automate and drive insights and visibility

We're Looking For Someone Who Has

• 5+ years of experience with a focus on compensation or HR analytics
• Strong experience with compensation analysis, pay structures, and benchmarking methodologies
• Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets
• Experience with various compensation tools & HR systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an eye for detail
• A proactive and collaborative mindset with the ability to work cross-functionally
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Compensation

The amount listed below is the total target cash compensation (TTCC) and includes base compensation and variable compensation in the form of either a company bonus or commissions. Variable compensation type is determined by your role and level. In addition to the cash compensation provided, this position is also eligible for equity consideration and other benefits including medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage.

Our salary ranges are determined by role and level and are benchmarked to the SF Bay Area Technology data cut released by Radford, a global compensation database. The range displayed represents the minimum and maximum TTCC for new hire salaries for the position across all of our US locations. To stay on top of market conditions, we refresh our salary ranges twice a year so these ranges may change in the future. Within the range, individual pay is determined by experience, job-related skills, qualifications, and other factors.

Mixpanel Compensation Range

$169,000 - $206,500 USD

Benefits and Perks

• Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental Care
• Mental Wellness Benefit
• Generous Vacation Policy & Additional Company Holidays
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Volunteer Time Off
• Additional US Benefits: Pre-Tax Benefits including 401(K), Wellness Benefit, Holiday Break

*please note that benefits and perks for contract positions will vary*

Culture Values

• Make Bold Bets: We choose courageous action over comfortable progress.
• Innovate with Insight: We tackle decisions with rigor and judgment - combining data, experience and collective wisdom to drive powerful outcomes.
• One Team: We collaborate across boundaries to achieve far greater impact than any of us could accomplish alone.
• Candor with Connection: We build meaningful relationships that enable honest feedback and direct conversations.
• Champion the Customer: We seek to deeply understand our customers’ needs, ensuring their success is our north star.
• Powerful Simplicity: We find elegant solutions to complex problems, making sophisticated things accessible.