Sr. Compensation Business Partner

About the role

In this role, you will take ownership of executive compensation for senior leaders, collaborating with Legal and Finance teams to prepare materials for the Compensation Committee. You will also serve as a dedicated partner to senior executives, providing timely recommendations on compensation matters.

Additionally, you will lead the integration of AI strategies into the compensation function, enhancing workflows for benchmarking and modeling. Success in this position requires the ability to translate complex compensation scenarios into clear, actionable insights for executives.

The salary range for this role is $98,000 to $162,000, depending on various factors.

Skills that matter here

• executive compensation: This role involves managing executive compensation packages and designing long-term incentive structures.
• AI strategy: You will lead AI initiatives to improve compensation processes and workflows.
• compensation business partnering: You will partner with senior executives to provide compensation-related advice and recommendations.
• analytical skills: Strong analytical skills are necessary for modeling and scenario analysis.
• modeling fluency in Sheets/Excel: Proficiency in Sheets and Excel is essential for creating compensation models and analyses.

Who this role suits

• You have over 8 years of experience in compensation with a focus on executive roles.
• You thrive in fast-paced environments and can manage multiple projects with minimal direction.
• You are comfortable influencing senior leaders and can communicate complex ideas clearly.
• You have experience working on small, high-output teams.

From the employer

What you'll do:

• Own executive compensation for our most senior leaders, including exec offers, long-term incentive design, and Comp Committee materials in partnership with Legal, Finance, and external advisors.
• Partner as the dedicated comp business partner to a portfolio of senior executives across G&A and Product groups, delivering fast, concise recommendations on anything comp-related.
• Lead AI strategy and transformation for the Comp function by identifying, designing, and deploying AI-enabled workflows and agents that accelerate benchmarking, scenario modeling, and stakeholder communications.
• Translate complex pay scenarios and program tradeoffs into clear narratives and executive-ready materials that drive decisions in an async-first environment.
• Shape executive compensation program design, including proxy considerations, scenario modeling, and LTI structures aligned to company strategy.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 8+ years of compensation experience with increasing scope, including deep executive compensation expertise (Comp Committee prep, proxy/CD&A exposure, exec-level offers, LTI design).
• Proven track record as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, with demonstrated ability to influence without authority and deliver hard messages with clarity.
• Analytical and modeling fluency in Sheets/Excel.
• Demonstrated ability to write concise, decision-ready documents for senior executives, including problem framing, scenario tradeoffs, and clear recommendations that land without additional context.
• Experience operating on small, high-output teams where you owned end-to-end workstreams with minimal direction in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

What Coinbase Offers:

• Base salary varies by location (see range below).
• Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
• Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): $212,330 — $249,800 USD.