Compensation Manager

Job Description:

At Sage, compensation isn’t just about pay—it’s about making thoughtful, strategic decisions that balance business needs with what truly matters to our people.

As a Global Compensation Manager, you’ll drive high-impact compensation initiatives that align with our global business strategy. Partnering with Senior Reward Leadership, People Business Partners, and Business Leaders, you’ll ensure that Sage makes data-driven, high-value investments in rewarding our people—enhancing program effectiveness and the perceived value of compensation. This role is an opportunity to lead the evolution of Sage’s global compensation programs, optimizing LTI, STI, and pay structures to attract, retain, and motivate top talent in a dynamic, fast-scaling organization. If you have deep expertise in incentive plan design (75%), strong analytical skills, and experience providing strategic compensation business partnering (25%) to a client group, this role is for you.

Why Sage?

Sage empowers small to medium-sized businesses to succeed with AI-powered Accounting & Financial Management solutions. Knowing that 6 million of our global customers depend on our solutions, motivates us to keep innovating so they keep growing. Sage Copilot is a prime example:https://www.sage.com/en-us/sage-copilot/

In addition to a comprehensive compensation package, you'll develop your career at stable, global SaaS company with products consistently voted #1 in customer satisfaction for 10 consecutive years. Build your global network while collaborating and partnering with globally diverse teams committed to being innovative, bold, and effective. Enjoy a working environment with values you can be proud of (We Do the Right Thing: Human, Trust, Bold & Simplify), where work-life balance and giving back to our communities via our Sage Foundation are supported (employees benefit from 40 paid hours for volunteering days per year).

Location: Hybrid - 3 days per week from our Atlanta Office (Ponce City Market)

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of compensation experience with a strong background in market data, STI policy design, and LTI policy design.

• Experience providing compensation guidance and partnering to client groups within North America and some exposure to Europe - understanding market nuances.

• Strong strategic, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with expertise in developing complex automated Excel models to manage large data sets.

• Strong track record of designing, implementing, and managing compensation programs—including base pay, short-term variable pay and stock-based compensation.

• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with client group and stakeholders at senior level and become a trusted and credible partner, educating and influencing.

• Effective coaching skills and ability to translate compensation concepts into practical, easy-to-use tools for colleagues.

• Experienced in developing educational materials and delivering presentations to large audiences (500+ attendees).

Key Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities:

Incentive Plan Design & Strategic Advisory:

• Manage the annual review, design enhancements and implementation of the Sage broad base LTI plan, ensuring it is competitive against the external market and continues to drive the right behaviors and culture at Sage.

• Oversee the continued enhancements to the STI programs.

• Support the Compensation Director / VP Reward in the delivery of strategic compensation projects by providing recommendations that are aligned to our compensation philosophy and supported by the data

Strategic Partnering:

• Accountable for compensation in their client group, executing on the program of work agreed with the Compensation Director.

• Responsible for project planning and management of compensation-related projects, overseeing the work of external compensation consultants where required, directing the development of communications materials, determining program implementation requirements and working with People Services to define compensation processes.

• Proactively identify efficiencies for the area you support and challenge business leaders when appropriate while working with the Reward CoE to find solutions.

• Accountable for executing on the annual pay, bonus and LTIP review, ensuring the best value is achieved from the spend for the area supported.

Benefits? We have plenty.​

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage​

• 401(k) retirement match (100% matching up to 4%)​

• 32 days paid time off (21 personal days, 10 national holidays, 1 floating holiday)​

• 18 weeks paid parental leave for birth, adoption, or surrogacy offered 1 year after start date​

• Work Away, an opportunity to work & play for 10 weeks in a country of your choice (from a Sage-approved list)

• 5 days paid yearly to volunteer (through Sage Foundation)​

• $5,250 tuition reimbursement per calendar year starting 6 months after hire date​

• Sage Wellness Rewards Program ($600 wellness credit and $360 fitness reimbursement annually)​

• Library of on-demand career development options and ongoing training offerings​

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Function:

People

Country:

United States

Office Location:

Atlanta

Work Place type:

Hybrid

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