Full-Time

Sr. Director

Total Rewards

Posted on 8/30/2024

Couchbase

Couchbase

501-1,000 employees

Database solutions for modern applications

Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software

Compensation Overview

$228k - $262kAnnually

+ Bonus + Commissions + Equity + Other Benefits

Senior, Expert

California, USA + 1 more

More locations: Remote in USA

US-remote with travel to the Bay Area for quarterly meetings.

Category
Human Resources
People & HR
Required Skills
Data Analysis
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides
Requirements
  • Significant experience playing a leadership role in total rewards in a public company within the high tech industry
  • An ability to act in both a hands-on manner and to think strategically as we both solve for immediate needs and plan for the future
  • Extensive knowledge of the total rewards ecosystem including tools, comp data partners, ongoing developments in this space
  • Ability and desire to work in a fast-growing, globally distributed, dynamic environment
  • Expertise working with all levels in a company, including deep experience with senior leaders and with Compensation Committees
  • Ability to lead with influence and expertise
  • Advanced analytical skills, mastery of Excel and PowerPoint, and familiarity with UKG
  • CCP (Certified Compensation Professional) certification a plus
Responsibilities
  • Evolve our global Total Reward programs and provide thought leadership, ensuring we meet our goals of attracting, developing and retaining world class talent while maintaining fiscal discipline
  • Develop our Couchbase total rewards philosophy, securing buy-in from senior leadership, detailing our approach to cash compensation, incentives, stock-based compensation, global benefits, pay equity and more
  • Develop a set of guiding principles, aligned to our values, that outline our approach to merit and promotion cycles
  • Work with People Partnering to ensure a robust and timely plan for merit and promotion cycles
  • Prepare qualitative and quantitative models as required to support consideration of compensation options and decision rubrics
  • Work with Finance with respect to proactive and prudent equity pool management
  • With our Chief People Officer, prepare for and contribute to our Compensation Committee meetings, working with Committee members to ensure they are informed as required, and giving approvals and advice as needed
  • Evolve our Executive compensation practices, including reviewing our philosophy and market data, ensuring alignment with Comp Committee
  • Work closely with Legal and our executive compensation partners on preparing Couchbase for exiting emerging growth status and initial preparation of required disclosures including CEO pay ratio
  • Contribute to employees’ understanding of the value of their total rewards, including designing and delivering digestible learning content
  • Work with our Director, Talent Development on launching a robust career architecture for both individual contributors and people leaders, in both technical and non-technical roles including a promotion readiness assessment rubric and process
  • Conduct analyses of pay equity and build checks into our merit and promotion cycles to ensure that we are distributing rewards appropriately
  • Oversee any associated vendor relationships, including the provision of appropriate market data
  • Oversee our suite of wellbeing and benefits offerings, ensuring our approach within each country and across our countries is aligned with our values and our budgets (we have employees in the US, across Europe, in India and elsewhere). Benefits include retirement planning, ESPP, insurances, wellbeing offering and more
  • Work with technical teams in reviewing our Total Rewards tech stack (currently SimplyMerit and UKG) and play a lead role in future platform evaluations, design and implementations
  • Become a trusted advisor to Couchbase leadership and the total rewards expert across the People team
  • Lead a global team which currently consists of four people across compensation and benefits

Couchbase provides database solutions tailored for modern applications, focusing on high-performance and scalable data storage. Its main product, Couchbase Capella, is a Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) that simplifies application development and management, making it user-friendly for developers and IT teams. Unlike many competitors, Couchbase emphasizes low latency and reliability, particularly in edge computing scenarios, which is crucial for clients like AWS and Verizon. The company operates on a subscription model, offering continuous updates and support, while also providing professional services and integration tools to enhance user experience. The goal of Couchbase is to empower businesses to efficiently build and manage their applications with effective data management solutions.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$244.2M

Headquarters

Santa Clara, California

Founded

2009

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Couchbase benefits from increased demand for low-latency edge computing solutions.
  • Capella AI Services positions Couchbase as a key player in AI-driven applications.
  • Hybrid cloud adoption aligns with Couchbase's scalable and integrative database solutions.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging database technologies like FaunaDB may impact Couchbase's market share.
  • Rapid AI evolution requires Couchbase to continuously innovate to stay relevant.
  • Over-reliance on major clients like AWS and Verizon poses a potential risk.

What makes Couchbase unique

  • Couchbase Capella simplifies building and managing applications with a DBaaS model.
  • Couchbase offers robust security features for AI model hosting within organizational boundaries.
  • Couchbase's integration tools like GlueSync enhance data synchronization with relational databases.

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Benefits

Culture, purpose, & impact - A sense of purpose in your work and shared passions with your teammates. Join an impact initiative group and experience the amazing feeling of Couchbase’s can-do culture.

Financial well-being - Market competitive pay, the ability to participate in the success of the company through equity programs, well thought out retirement options, and a number of recognition programs.

Flexibility & growth - Flexible time off, internal learning, and development opportunities, accreditations, boot camps, conferences, and a trust-based culture.

Community & belonging - Couchbase Cares promotes philanthropy, inclusion and belonging, worldwide Couchbase celebrations, and sustainability and green teams that impact our local communities.

Body, mind, & emotional - Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage, paid parental leave, and a Flexible Spending Account for the things you care about most.

Environment & workspace - We are mindful of the environment and our individual workspaces. We provide an ergonomic and comfortable in-office setup, with food and supporting technology, or assist in the setup of an efficient home office environment.

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