Compensation Director Jobs in California

INTRODUCTION

Gong harnesses the power of AI to transform how revenue teams win. The Gong Revenue AI Operating System unifies data, insights, and workflows into a single, trusted system that observes, guides, and acts alongside the world's most successful revenue teams. Powered by the Gong Revenue Graph, AI-powered intelligence, specialized agents, and trusted applications, Gong helps more than 5,000 companies around the world deeply understand their teams and customers, automate critical sales workflows, and close more deals with less effort.

At Gong, you will join a company built on innovative products, ambitious goals, and passionate people. We are shaping the future of revenue intelligence and we want people who are excited to build what comes next. You will work with a team that dreams big, moves fast, and cares deeply about the craft and about each other. Here, transparency and trust are core to how we operate, and every person has the opportunity to make a visible impact. If you want to grow, stretch, and do work that truly matters, Gong is the place to do the best work of your career.

Gong is seeking a Compensation Director to help lead the strategy, design, and execution of global compensation programs that support our growth and business objectives. This leader will play a critical role in shaping Gong's compensation philosophy, scaling compensation infrastructure, and ensuring programs remain competitive, equitable, and aligned to Gong's business strategy.

As a strategic partner to the business, this role will drive high value compensation initiatives that have real business impact across all base, variable, and equity compensation, scaling in a fast-paced, pre-IPO environment.

Responsibilities

• Help lead Gong's global compensation strategy, programs, and operations across salary, equity, incentives, and job architecture.
• Partner with executive leadership, Finance, Talent Acquisition, and HRBPs to align compensation programs with business strategy and workforce planning.
• Oversee annual compensation planning processes, including merit cycles, promotions, equity refreshes, and executive compensation support.
• Build scalable compensation frameworks and infrastructure capable of supporting a rapidly growing global organization.
• Drive compensation analytics and insights to support executive decision making, organizational planning, retention strategy, and market competitiveness.
• Lead compensation benchmarking and market analysis efforts to ensure programs remain competitive and aligned to industry trends.
• Develop and optimize compensation processes, systems, governance, and reporting capabilities.
• Partner closely with People Systems, Operations, and Analytics teams to improve automation, scalability, and data integrity across compensation workflows.
• Create executive-ready presentations and narratives that communicate compensation outcomes, trends, risks, and recommendations.
• Lead and develop competency in compensation across multiple People teams.
• Support broader Total Rewards and People initiatives, including organizational design, leveling, career frameworks, and pre-IPO readiness activities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years of progressive compensation experience leading highly visible initiatives in high-growth technology companies.
• Deep expertise in compensation strategy, analytics, equity programs, and compensation operations.
• Strong business acumen with experience advising and presenting to senior leaders at all levels.
• Advanced analytical and modeling skills with expertise in Google Sheets/Excel and compensation planning methodologies.
• Experience building scalable compensation programs and infrastructure in fast-paced, evolving organizations.
• Exceptional communication and executive stakeholder management skills.
• Strong project leadership skills with the ability to drive complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience supporting global organizations and pre-IPO environments strongly preferred.

PERKS & BENEFITS

• We offer Gongsters a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit you and your family's needs.
• Wellbeing Fund - flexible wellness stipend to support a healthy lifestyle.
• Mental Health benefits with covered therapy and coaching.
• 401(k) program to help you invest in your future.
• Education & learning stipend for personal growth and development.
• Flexible vacation time to promote a healthy work-life blend.
• Paid parental leave to support you and your family.
• Company-wide recharge days each quarter.
• Work from home stipend to help you succeed in a remote environment.

The annual salary hiring range for this position is $188,000 - $235,000 USD.

Compensation is based on factors unique to each candidate, including, but not limited to, job-related skills, qualification, education, experience, and location. At Gong, we have a location-based compensation structure, which means there may be a different range for candidates in other locations. The total compensation package for this position, in addition to base compensation, may include incentive compensation, bonus, equity, and benefits. Some of our sales compensation programs also offer the potential to achieve above targeted earnings for those who exceed their sales targets.

We are always looking for outstanding Gongsters! So if this sounds like something that interests you regardless of compensation, please reach out. We may have more roles for you to consider and would love to connect.

We have noticed a rise in recruiting impersonations across the industry, where scammers attempt to access candidates' personal and financial information through fake interviews and offers. All Gong recruiting email communications will always come from the @gong.io domain. Any outreach claiming to be from Gong via other sources should be ignored.

Gong is an equal-opportunity employer. We believe that diversity is integral to our success, and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.