Responsibilities

• Lead annual compensation reviews, serving as the subject matter expert and program manager
• Be responsible for performing routine market research to keep salary structures and ranges up to date and aligned to Ginkgo’s compensation philosophy
• Maintain company job architecture, including approving and benchmarking new job families and levels
• Work directly with leaders and managers across the company serving as the compensation subject matter expert
• Develop recommendations for new hire offer letters, promotions, and job changes
• Perform a regular pay equity analysis
• Review and update company equity compensation bands annually
• Contribute to the evolution of Ginkgo’s compensation philosophy and ensure market competitiveness
• Deliver effective and relevant training and communication materials which educate team members on Ginkgo’s compensation philosophy
• Manage and analyze complex data sets to distill insights and convey findings; build tools as required to improve efficiency
• Continually evaluate compensation programs to ensure they are legally compliant and driving the appropriate business results

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• 6+ years of relevant compensation experience, preferably in a high growth organization
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with a commitment to accuracy
• Comfortable working with sensitive information
• Proven project management experience, including needs identification and assessment, gap and modeling analysis and solution design and implementation
• Exceptional attention to detail and data accuracy 
• Advanced skill level in Excel

Preferred Capabilities and Experience

• Experience with Workday and compensation planning systems 
• Familiarity with global compensation programs
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP)