Global Compensation Manager

Empower the Individual Through Crypto

Gemini is a crypto exchange and custodian that allows customers to buy, sell, store, and earn more than 30 cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, bitcoin cash, ether, litecoin, and Zcash. Gemini is a New York trust company that is subject to the capital reserve requirements, cybersecurity requirements, and banking compliance standards set forth by the New York State Department of Financial Services and the New York Banking Law. Gemini was founded in 2014 by twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss to empower the individual through crypto.

Crypto is about giving you greater choice, independence, and opportunity. We are here to help you on your journey. We build crypto products that are simple, elegant, and secure. Whether you are an individual or an institution, we want to help you buy, sell, and store your bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Crypto is not just a technology, it's a movement.

At Gemini, our mission is to empower the individual and that includes giving our employees flexibility of choice — our Office Optional Policy allows employees to choose to work from one of our physical locations or from home.

Select roles that are location-specific will still be eligible for flexible schedules.

Department: People Operations

The People Team at Gemini is more than HR — we are thought partners, business influencers, and ambassadors for our company culture. Our tight-knit team consists of recruiters, program managers, and human resources specialists, and our job is a big one: create best-in-class processes and programs that find, grow, and retain amazing talent at Gemini.

The Role: Global Compensation Manager

As part of the Gemini People Team, you’ll be on the ground floor of a quickly growing organization. As Global Compensation Manager, you'll be responsible for providing support to many aspects of compensation from talent acquisition through the employee lifecycle. You will play a critical role in actualizing, communicating and reporting on our Compensation Philosophy through short-term adjustments and long-term strategic changes. You will be expected to handle sensitive and confidential information, thus it is essential that you possess a strong degree of judgement and discretion. We’re looking for someone who is proactive, analytical, and extremely organized for this critical role on our team. 

Responsibilities

Actualize our Compensation philosophy by implementing and refining compensation review processes and communicate these processes across the People Operations org for dissemination

Influence the design, implementation and administration of Gemini’s global compensation programs, policies and procedures to ensure attraction and retention of top talent

Review and evolve relevant market data and develop recommendations for updates to job architecture, salary structures and short-term incentive plans

Partner closely with Talent Acquisition to ensure benchmarking remains in line with market trends and recruiters have the tools they need to appropriately fill roles in line with market and maintain internal parity

Ensure benchmarking data and coding is reviewed on a regular basis and adjustments are made in line with the employee lifecycle

Work with the Total Rewards team to develop compensation communication and education programs designed to increase workforce knowledge on total rewards strategy and initiatives

Collaborate with People Operations Business Partners to ensure consistency of messaging

Conduct bi-annual pay analysis to ensure internal parity

Design, build and evolve compensation metrics, reporting and tools to inform compensation program decisions

Ensure legal and regulatory compliance for all global compensation programs

Standardize, document and automate processes across all jurisdictions

 Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in human resource management, business, accounting or a combination of relevant experience, education and training

7+ years experience working in compensation or total rewards with experience in program design, market surveys, trend analysis, and business advisory

5+ years experience working hands-on with large, complex quantitative datasets, including intermediate-level formulas and functions in Excel / Sheets  

Strong client focus with outstanding judgment, critical thinking and analytical skills

Understanding of compliance in terms of pay equity with an eagerness to learn about and keep up-to-date on current employment legislation and industry trends

Strict attention to detail

Strong cross-functional project management skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable fielding difficult questions

Demonstrated judgment and ability to deal with confidential and sensitive matters effectively

Advanced Proficiency with Google Suite (Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive, Sheets). Working knowledge of HRIS query and report writing tools

Ability to multitask and remain flexible in a fast-paced, start-up environment

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated ability to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner and reprioritize accordingly to meet immediate needs.

Experience with statistical software such as SQL, R, SPSS

Ability to manage immediate, short-term projects while also moving forward with longer term initiatives

Ability to identify areas for process improvement and provide recommendations for improvements; desire to enhance efficiency and automate whenever possible

Experience with BambooHR and Enterprise-level HRIS

It Pays to Work Here

We take a holistic approach to compensation at Gemini, which includes:

Competitive Compensation and Profit-Sharing Equity

Flexible vacation policy

Retirement Plan Matching

Generous Parental leave

Comprehensive health plans

Training and professional development

At Gemini, we strive to build diverse teams that reflect the people we want to empower through our products, and we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. Equal Opportunity is the Law, and Gemini is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer. If you have a specific need that requires accommodation, please let a member of the People Team know.