Compensation Lead

About the Position

Nebius is leading a new era in cloud infrastructure for the global AI economy. We are building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises from data and model training through to production deployment, without the cost and complexity of building large in-house AI/ML infrastructure.

We are currently seeking a Compensation Lead to join our team in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Compensation Lead will be responsible for managing employee compensation programs to ensure pay practices are competitive, equitable, and aligned with organizational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead participation in external compensation surveys, resolve job matching discrepancies, and recommend competitive positioning strategy across pay levels.
• Own the company's salary structure, determining changes to pay grades and range spread/midpoints and presenting them for approval.
• Review and approve job classifications, resolve escalated classification decisions, and establish classification standards for the team.
• Oversee the integrity of job and pay records within the HRIS and establish audit protocols to prevent errors, duplicates, and classification inconsistencies.
• Analyze compensation data across the organization to identify systemic pay equity or compression issues and recommend corrective action plans.
• Review and resolve escalated compensation requests and establish guidelines for how requests are evaluated.
• Own the financial models used to project the cost of merit, market, and promotional guidelines, and present recommendations directly to senior HR and Finance leadership.
• Lead the merit and bonus planning cycle end-to-end, design manager guidelines and audit protocols, and resolve discrepancies between planned and actual compensation expenditure with Finance.
• Define the compensation reporting standards used across the function and present analyses directly to senior leadership.
• Develop and own compensation policies, procedures, and program guidelines, and determine the policy response to new federal and state compensation regulations.
• Design the training curriculum on compensation cycles and pay administration and deliver sessions to senior HR and business stakeholders.
• Lead process improvement initiatives across compensation workflows, standardizing and automating job pricing, merit cycle, and reporting processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Progressive experience in compensation analysis, salary administration, job analysis/evaluation, and market pricing, including experience presenting to senior leadership.
• Experience with human capital management system, compensation management system, spreadsheet software with advanced functions (e.g., nested lookup functions and pivot tables), market pricing data aggregation software, and business intelligence or reporting tools.
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) designation preferred.

We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• Career growth and learning opportunities
• Flexibility and ownership
• Collaborative and innovative culture
• Opportunity to work on impactful AI projects
• International environment and talented teams

About the Company

Nebius is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the country in which they apply and will be required to provide proof of employment eligibility as a condition of hire.

If you need accommodations during the application process, please let us know.