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Director, Total Rewards

Amplitude

Amplitude

Full-time
United States · Remote
Posted on Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Amplitude is a leading digital analytics platform that helps companies unlock the power of their products. More than 2,300 customers, including Atlassian, Jersey Mike’s, NBCUniversal, Shopify, and Under Armour, rely on Amplitude to gain self-service visibility into the entire customer journey. Amplitude guides companies every step of the way as they capture data they can trust, uncover clear insights about customer behavior, and take faster action. When teams understand how people are using their products, they can deliver better product experiences that drive growth.

As an organization, we approach challenges with humility, take ownership of our contributions, and embrace a growth mindset that pushes us to constantly improve ourselves, each other, and the value we bring to customers and partners.

**Amplitude’s Commitment to Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI): **Amplitude believes that diversity enables the creation of better products, improves the ability to solve complex problems, and drives more powerful solutions. We strive to create an environment of inclusion—one focused on psychological safety, empathy, and human connection—that will allow employees of all backgrounds to thrive.

About The Role & Team

Embark on an exciting journey with us as we pave the way for our next phase of growth! We're seeking a dynamic Director, Total Rewards leader who will be responsible for all aspects of Amplitude’s global compensation and benefits programs. You will lead a team in assessing existing offerings and implementing innovative and competitive total rewards programs that attract, retain, and engage our employees. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, staying current with industry trends, and ensuring our offerings align with our company's goals and values. You will report directly to the VP, Global Total Rewards, People Operations, and People Systems.

As a Director, Total Rewards leader You Will:

  • Fuel Team Growth: Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing global compensation and benefits team fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. Prepare your team to become the next generation of compensation and benefits leaders. The Total Rewards team currently consists of a Senior Benefits Analyst and a Senior Compensation Analyst
  • People Team Partnership: Partner cross-functionally to ensure our programs are administered effectively on a global scale. Partner closely with People Business Partners to support business needs
  • Enablement: Drive employee enablement on the organization's total rewards programs ensuring transparency and understanding
  • Data and Reporting: Partner with the People Systems and People Operations teams to monitor metrics and workforce analytics to drive data-driven recommendations for continuous improvement
  • Compliance: Ensure that Amplitude’s policies and practices are compliant with statutory regulations
  • Compensation Leadership: Oversee the design, implementation, and administration of compensation programs, including short-term incentives and long-term incentives
  • Compensation Cycles: Own annual and midyear compensation planning cycles including providing enablement training for managers, partnering with the People Systems team to build compensation planning tools, and partnering with Finance to ensure budget alignment
  • Executive Compensation: Support the VP, Global Total Rewards, People Operations, and People Systems in developing quarterly Compensation Committee materials and ensuring Executive compensation practices are competitive
  • Health & Welfare Programs: Lead overall employee benefits strategy and effective execution of the global benefit programs, including health and welfare, retirement, and wellness programs and Leave of Absence program management
  • **Benefits Administration: **Scale and streamline the administration of benefits programs to ensure efficient operations while maintaining focus on employees experience
  • **Vendor Management: **Own vendor and broker relationships including administrative processes to ensure Amplitude’s health and welfare programs stay in good standing
  • **401k Committee: **Drive 401k retirement plan committee requirements and semiannual meeting cadence

You'll be a Valuable Addition to the Team if You Have:

  • Leadership Experience: 15 years of experience in HR preferred including 8 years as a people manager
  • Dynamic HR Experience: Diverse People Team experience in scaling organizations from hundreds to thousands of employees
  • SaaS Experience: Previous engagement with a high-growth SaaS organization
  • Systems Experience: Prior experience with Workday is preferred
  • Leadership Partnership: Proven experience in effectively partnering with and influencing leadership
  • Versatile Background: Experience in public organizations with a specific focus on scaling businesses
  • Strategic Insight: Understanding of people dynamics, organizational strategy, and talent processes
  • Resilient: Resilient individual with a demonstrated ability to adapt swiftly to evolving circumstances and navigate challenges with a positive mindset

Join us in shaping the future together, where innovation and inclusivity drive our success!

Who We Are

**The Company: **Amplitude is filled with humble, life-long learners who are eager to help one another and the company succeed. Our values of growth mindset, ownership, and humility are core to the way we work: we’re tenacious in the face of challenges, we take the initiative to solve problems that drive our shared success, and we operate from a place of empathy and openness, seeking to understand many points of view.

**The Product: **Amplitude is a digital analytics platform—we help companies capture data they can trust, uncover clear insights about customer behavior, and take faster action. This empowers teams to build better product experiences that drive business growth. We’re super proud of what we’ve built and continue to expand: a platform that empowers companies to thrive in the digital era.

We care about the well-being of our team: We offer competitive pay and benefits packages that reflect our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our Ampliteers.

Some of our benefit programs include:

  • Excellent ​M​edical, ​D​ental and ​V​ision insurance coverages, with 100% employer-paid premiums for employee ​M​edical, ​D​ental,​ ​​​​​​​​Vision on select plans
  • Flexible time off, ​p​aid holidays, and more
  • Generous stipends to spend on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness (monthly), commuter transit/parking (monthly), learning and development (annual), home office equipment (annual), and much more
  • Excellent Parental benefits including​:​ 12-20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Carrot Fertility Benefits/Adoption/Surrogacy support, Back-up Child Care support
  • Mental health and wellness benefits including no cost employee access to Modern Health coaching & therapy Sessions and high quality physician office experience via One Medical membership (select U.S. locations only)
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program​ (ESPP)​

Other fun facts about Amplitude:

  • G2: ](https://www.g2.com/categories/product-analytics/enterprise)[#1 product analytics solution and #3 best software product according to the 2022 G2 Best Software report
  • Business Insider: A top tech company to bet your career on
  • Fast Company: #3 most innovative enterprise company in the world
  • Amplitude went public via a direct listing in September 2021 and is now trading under the ticker AMPL
  • Founded in 2012, Amplitude is backed by Benchmark Capital, Sequoia Capital, IVP, Battery Ventures, Y Combinator and other top tier investors
  • We’re a global and fast-growing team! We have offices in San Francisco (HQ), New York, Vancouver, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Singapore, and employees around the world
  • Our mascot is the datamonster, who loves to chow down on numbers, charts, and graphs. Nom nom

This role is eligible for equity, benefits, and other forms of compensation.

Based on Colorado law, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in Colorado. Colorado range: $230,000 - $345,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)

Based on legislation in New York City, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in New York City. New York City salary range: $256,000 - $385,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)

Based on legislation in California, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Salary range: $256,000 - $385,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)

Based on legislation in California, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in California outside of the San Francisco Bay Area. California salary range: $230,000 - $345,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)

Based on legislation in Washington state, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in Washington state. Washington salary range: $230,000 - $345,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission)

Based on legislation in Washington state, the following details are for individuals who will work for Amplitude in Washington only: unlimited PTO, 10 to 13 holidays annually (will vary), medical dental and vision PPO and CDHP plans. Finally, a company sponsored 401(k) retirement plan

By applying for this job, you acknowledge that Amplitude processes your personal data in accordance with the Amplitude Applicant Privacy Notice.

Amplitude is an equal opportunity employer.