Total Rewards Manager

About the role

From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity. With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required. We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven. About the Role We are looking for a Staff Compensation & Data Analyst (IC4) to serve as the subject matter expert at the intersection of quantitative analysis, compensation strategy, HR technology, and AI-assisted analytics. In this role, you will lead the architecture, modeling, and execution of our global compensation programs while leveraging modern AI platforms and scalable data pipelines. As a Staff level technical authority, you will drive business-critical compensation initiatives—from merit cycles and pay modeling to global equity strategy. You will partner with Finance, Legal, and Stock Administration on equity program design and governance, collaborate closely with Systems Engineering on Workday Compensation design and testing, utilize Carta for equity analytics, and leverage enterprise Generative AI platforms (Claude, ChatGPT) to accelerate data synthesis, narrative reporting, and predictive analytics. This is a full-time remote position based in Costa Rica. What You’ll Do Strategic Compensation Analytics & AI-Assisted Modeling Architect Compensation Models: Build and maintain complex models for salary band creation, market pricing, geographic differentials, and merit/promotion budget allocation using quantitative techniques and advanced spreadsheet/coding frameworks. AI-Augmented Data Analytics: Leverage enterprise AI platforms (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT) to conduct exploratory analysis on large workforce datasets, synthesize compensation survey benchmarks, evaluate market trends, and automate repetitive data transformation workflows. Executive & Incentive Pay: Partner with leadership to model executive total compensation, short-term incentive (STI) performance metrics, and long-term incentive (LTI) grant strategies, utilizing AI tools to generate executive-level narrative summaries and scenario analyses. Strategic Equity Strategy & Global Program Design Global Equity Design & Modeling: Partner with stakeholders to design and model strategic global equity frameworks,including refresh plan design, grant guidelines, vesting schedules, and budget allocations. Stock Administration Partnership: Work in tandem with Stock Administration to establish seamless workflows for equity grant approvals, board consent materials, vest schedules, and data reconciliation between equity systems and core HRIS. Equity Systems & Analytics (Carta): Utilize Carta and internal analytics tools to model wealth creation scenarios and executive equity usage to inform strategic compensation decisions. Workday Partnership & Data Infrastructure Workday Compensation Design & Rollouts: Partner closely with Systems Engineering to co-design, test, administer, and execute Workday Compensation and Advanced Compensation workflows, eligibility rules, and global merit cycle rollouts. Data Integration & Pipeline Development: Collaborate with Systems Engineering to ensure seamless data flows between Workday, payroll systems, external survey management platforms, and analytical databases. Custom Reporting & BI: Design, build, and audit complex Workday custom reports, matrix reports, and calculated fields to deliver real-time total rewards insights to business leaders. Use BigQuery for querying, analyzing, and transforming large-scale datasets. Enablement, Change Management & Training Program Enablement & Change Management: Apply structured change management principles to drive adoption of total rewards initiatives, merit updates, pay transparency changes, and compensation program rollouts. Communications & Collateral Creation: Develop comprehensive, clear, and engaging communications materials—including manager guidebooks, FAQ docs, slide decks, and video walk-throughs—tailored to various audiences. Stakeholder Training: Design and facilitate targeted training sessions for managers, Talent Acquisition (TA), HR Business Partners (HRBPs), and employees to build compensation and equity literacy. Skills We’re Looking for Experience 6+ years of progressive experience in compensation analysis, equity strategy, or People Analytics, with demonstrable mastery at a senior/principal individual contributor level. Proven track record of designing and modeling global compensation and equity programs in partnership with Finance in a fast-paced or scaling technology environment. Demonstrated experience with change management and driving enablement programs, including producing training collateral and leading educational workshops for cross-functional teams. Technical & System Proficiency Workday Compensation: Hands-on experience working directly with Workday Core Compensation and Advanced Compensation modules is required. Carta & Equity Management: Hands-on experience or strong familiarity with Carta for cap table analytics, grant administration alignment, and LTI modeling is strongly preferred. AI Platforms & Prompt Engineering: Experience applying Large Language Model (LLM) tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, or Microsoft Copilot to data analysis, code generation (SQL/Python/Excel formulas), or report generation is strongly preferred. Advanced Analytics & BI: Advanced proficiency in Excel, Google Suite (VBA/macros, dynamic arrays, complex formulas) is required. Experience with BI and BigQuery tools for data modeling is a strong plus. Core Competencies Cross-Functional & Executive Alignment: Exceptional ability to build strong cross-functional partnerships across Finance, Legal, Stock Admin, and Systems Engineering to deliver complex total rewards solutions. Quantitative Mastery: Deep familiarity with statistical techniques (e.g., regression analysis, distribution metrics) applied to compensation and equity datasets. Business & Legal Acumen: Solid understanding of core compensation and equity design concepts. Preferred Education & Certifications Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Analytics, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field. CCP (Certified Compensation Professional) is a plus. #LI-Remote #LI-MM1 Perks and Benefits 100% employer-paid medical insurance * Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays (including a year end Global Week of Rest), and volunteer days off RSU stock grants* Professional development and training opportunities Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities Monthly cell phone stipend Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents. * May vary by country and worker type - please reach out to your recruiter for more information Click here to learn more about Fivetran’s Benefits by Region. We’re honored to be valued at over $5.6 billion, but more importantly, we’re proud of our core values of Get Stuck In, Do the Right Thing, and One Team, One Dream. Read about us in Forbes. Fivetran brings together high-quality talent across the globe to make data access as easy and reliable as electricity for our customers. We value and recognize that our customers benefit from having innovative teams made of people from many backgrounds, experiences, and identities. Fivetran promotes diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging through attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because it helps us build a world-class company to better serve our customers, our people and our communities. To learn more about Fivetran’s culture and what it’s like to be part of the team, click here and enjoy our video. To learn more about our candidate privacy policy, you can read our statement here. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to participate in our interview process. If you require accommodations at any stage of the process due to a disability, medical condition, or any other circumstance, please don’t hesitate to submit your request by filling out this form. We will work with you to provide reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation and ensure a fair and accessible interview experience. Your request and any information provided will be kept confidential and will not impact your candidacy. We look forward to hearing from you and accommodating your needs to the best of our ability.