Senior Manager, Compensation

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Job Title:             Senior Manager, Compensation

Reporting To:      Director, Compensation

Department:         Total Rewards - Compensation

Location: Office-based (Irvine, CA) & hybrid work from home preferred; open to fully-remote (USA) for the right candidate. 

Your Mission

As Sr Manager, Compensation, you will play a key role in shaping and executing core compensation programs across the company. This role is designed to lead cross-company compensation initiatives. It serves as the primary liaison to Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS), ensuring the continuous automation and scalability of compensation processes. You will partner closely with the Global Compensation team, HR Business Partners, and HR Centers of Excellence, including HR Operations, Talent, and HRIS, to drive compensation programs excellence and system optimization.  

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Lead the planning and execution of global compensation cycles, including annual merit, annual and mid-year promotions, and annual equity planning-driving budget development, process readiness, system configuration, training, and execution.

• Project-manage compensation programs from a system perspective, such as annual bonus programs, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with the compensation strategy.

• Maintain and enhance compensation systems infrastructure (e.g., Workday, offer development tools, and compensation reporting tools).

• Own North America pay transparency programs and partner with international teams on EMEA pay transparency policies; identify potential risks and recommend solutions.

• Lead pay equity and bias testing analysis, partnering with key stakeholders to identify risks and develop action plans.

• Oversee compensation activities, including salary range reviews, geographic differential updates, minimum wage audits, and cross-company hire process improvements.

• Provide analytical support to develop, evaluate, and improve compensation programs and policies.

• Partner with HRIS and HR Operations to ensure data is accurately maintained in Workday.

• Develop training materials and resources for HR Business Partners and Talent Professionals.

Player Profile

Preferred Experience

• 10+ years of relevant experience, depending on education and experience

• Proven Compensation experience within a multinational or global company

• Experience within tech, entertainment, gaming, and/or consulting preferred

• Experience as a Compensation Program Manager leading global compensation programs preferred

Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree – preferred focus in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or other quantitative fields

• Highly organized with a consistent track record of delivering high-quality results in a fast-paced, sophisticated, dynamic business environment

• Proactive, self-directed/motivated, and results-oriented individual with a high dedication to quality and driving results while handling multiple, and at times, competing priorities

• Excellent communication/interpersonal skills (written and verbal) with the ability to build relationships and partner effectively – fueling collaboration and providing service-oriented support

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail, and recognizing trends, and interest in translating data or complex findings to senior leaders

• Standout colleague who is eager to learn, contribute, and drive forward initiatives – showing a strong work ethic validated by accountability and the ability to exercise discretion and confidentiality at all times

• Resilient in the face of change with the ability to adjust, adapt, and perform in a constantly evolving environment

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint required; Workday experience preferred; familiarity with Workday’s Advanced Compensation module is a strong plus.

• Functional knowledge of statistics, as applied to a business environment preferred

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under- represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

Your Platform

Activision Blizzard plays a centralized role in the creation of epic entertainment by supporting our interactive gaming brands and studios with a diverse range of career opportunities across corporate functions such as Marketing, Communications, Legal, Human Resources, Finance and Supply Chain. Located in our global headquarters in Santa Monica, we encompass equal parts, agility, creativity and rigor to enhance the employee and player experience. To learn more, check us out at www.activisionblizzard.com or on X at @ATVI_AB!

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!

The video game industry and, therefore, our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!  Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.  You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.