About Tekion:
Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe.
Tekion is looking for individuals who have worked in the software technology industry as a first preference for this role. Someone should also have strong leadership experience, preferably in a Director role as well.
As the Director (or Senior Director), Global Compensation at Tekion, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing a forward-thinking, global compensation strategy. You will lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of comprehensive compensation programs, ensuring they are equitable, competitive, and aligned with both company values and business objectives. Your work will directly support Tekion’s ability to attract, retain, and motivate top talent in a fast-evolving market.
In this role, you will partner closely with management, People Partners, and senior leadership to provide data-driven insights on competitive labor trends, conduct job evaluations, and recommend salary structures and budgets. As the subject matter expert, you will ensure compliance with federal, state, and international regulations, while also bringing innovative approaches to compensation planning. You will be responsible for the strategic design and administration of incentive plans, stock options, and bonus programs, driving high performance across the organization.
Additionally, you will oversee the selection, implementation, and optimization of compensation tools and systems, ensuring they scale with Tekion’s growth. This role reports to the Chief People Officer and will be instrumental in influencing long-term talent and business strategies.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Lead the design, implementation, and administration of global compensation programs to support Tekion’s business goals, ensuring we attract, engage, and retain top talent.
- Ensure Tekion's compensation strategy remains competitive by analyzing internal practices and external market trends.
- Partner with Business Leaders and People Partners to manage key compensation activities, including but not limited to new hire compensation, promotions, severance reviews, annual incentive plans, and market intelligence.
- Provide expert consultation to People Partners and Leaders on all aspects of compensation, such as market research, data analysis, process improvement, salary administration, and incentives.
- Manage a global Compensation team with members in the U.S. and India.
- Conduct detailed compensation analyses to ensure proper levels and governance of compensation programs.
- Oversee the management, tracking, and development of bonus, commission, and incentive plans, including accrual support for MBO bonus plans, equity programs, and other pay plans.
- Develop and deliver Compensation 101 training as needed.
- Build and maintain strong external networks with compensation peers across industries to share insights and best practices.
- Manage company-wide recognition programs, benchmark industry standards, and recommend improvements.
- Lead ad-hoc projects and initiatives as assigned.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
- 7+ years of compensation experience.
- Experience with global compensation markets (India experience highly preferred).
- Bachelor's degree preferred in business and/or analytical studies.
- Exceptional analytical skills.
- Advanced Excel (e.g., macros, pivots, VLOOKUP) and PowerPoint skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Strong listening, oral, and written communication skills. Routinely asked to communicate to larger groups of varying levels on behalf of business unit or function.
- Routinely exhibits a strong work ethic and high degree of self-motivation.
- Flexibility: occasionally called on to deal with urgent requests that may arise regardless of time of day or day of the week.
Preferred Skills
- Master's degree preferred.
- CCP preferred.
- Compensation Committee experience preferred.
- Equity and executive compensation experience preferred.
- Sales commission plan experience preferred.
Perks & Benefits
- Competitive compensation and generous stock options
- 100% employer-paid top-of-the-line medical, dental and vision coverage
- Great benefits including unlimited PTO, parental leave and free snacks and beverages
- The opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds from Silicon Valley’s most dominant and
- successful companies
- Be part of an early stage, hyper-growth start-up with the opportunity to grow and prosper
- Work on the latest and coolest technologies – everything is home-grown and built ground-up
- A dynamic work environment with a strong sense of community and collaboration
- The open and transparent culture that encourages innovation, rewards performance and discourages hierarchy
- Exciting opportunities for career growth and development
The salary range for this position is $199,800 - $270,300. The salary range describes the minimum to maximum base salary range for this position across applicable US locations. This position is also eligible for a bonus whereby total compensation may exceed base salary depending on individual performance.The actual compensation offered may vary from the posted hiring range based on geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process. In addition to the compensation listed, this position is eligible for equity compensation.
Tekion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, victim of violence or having a family member who is a victim of violence, the intersectionality of two or more protected categories, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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What We Do
At Tekion, we believe that business applications don’t have to be boring. In fact, they should be simple, fun and cool! They should be as delightful to use as your favorite social or consumer application, yet powerful enough to seamlessly and efficiently run global businesses that provide unparalleled consumer experience without compromise.
Founded by visionary entrepreneur and innovator Jay Vijayan, we are building the world’s best business applications on the cloud starting with the automotive retail industry. We inherently use cutting-edge technologies like big data, machine learning/AI, and human computer interaction (voice, touch, vision, sensors and IoT). We are inventing new technology along the way to overcome barriers and solve big problems, all while having a blast doing it!
Our flagship product offering, Automotive Retail Cloud ™- an industry-first cloud-native retail platform, including all functionalities of a Dealer Management System (DMS) launched recently.
