Shape the future of global rewards at Avalara.

At Avalara, we know that compensation isn't just about numbers. It's about how we attract, motivate, and retain qualified candidates in a competitive market. As our Senior Director, Compensation, you'll be the architect of a global framework that not only supports our talent acquisition strategy but also strengthens employee engagement and performance across the company.

This is a role where you'll partner with leaders across the organization, including People Partners, Talent Acquisition, and business executives, to design equitable, and scalable compensation programs. You'll guide how we reward performance, structure growth opportunities, and stay competitive worldwide.

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• Lead global compensation programs: annual salary reviews, short-term incentives, promotions, equity refresh, and more.
• Be a trusted advisor: collaborate with senior leaders on complex compensation matters, ensuring fairness, compliance, and alignment to strategy.
• Shape the future of work: evaluate roles, align job architecture, and keep Avalara ahead of market shifts through proactive analysis.
• Guide data-powered insights: use modeling and market intelligence to influence decisions and shape compensation strategies.
• Lead and inspire: manage a global team of compensation professionals and partner across HR, Finance, and Technology.
• Build for scale: improve our use of Workday Advanced Compensation, strengthen job architecture, and ensure programs work across a global workforce.
• Contribute to transformation: from performance management to M&A activity, you'll help ensure we're ready for the future.

• 10+ years of global compensation leadership experience in both public and private companies.
• Expertise with Workday HCM/Advanced Compensation.
• Knowledge of Radford practices and surveys.
• The ability to distill complex data into clear, applicable insights.
• Experience leading compensation programs across diverse, global teams.
• Experience building fair, transparent, and scalable programs that fuel success.

Why Join Avalara?

This is more than a compensation role. It's an opportunity to leave your mark on a global organization during a time of growth and transformation. You'll work with senior executives, shape how we reward and retain our people, and build programs that align with Avalara's vision for the future.

If you're energized by building at scale, influencing at the highest levels, and leading a global team to create impact, we'd love to talk to you.

AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products. Success here requires embracing AI as an essential capability.

• You’ll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here.

• You’ll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers.

• You’ll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.

Total Rewards

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.

Health & Wellness
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.

Inclusive culture and diversity
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.

We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.