People Analytics & Compensation Manager at Formlabs — Somerville, MA

About Formlabs:

Your Impact

• As the People Analytics and Compensation Lead, you will directly shape how Formlabs scales its most valuable asset—its talent. By architecting a transparent, data-driven compensation system and building a mature people analytics function, your work will serve as the engine behind our global talent strategy. You and your team of 1-2 direct reports will turn workforce data into a single source of truth that guides executive board decisions, builds deep trust with business leaders, and ensures Formlabs remains highly competitive in attracting top-tier innovators worldwide.

What you’ll do

Compensation system

• Own the strategic design and evolution of Formlabs' global compensation system: bands, levels, ranges, philosophy, equity, variable, and operational policies
• Continually evaluate and ensure excellent use of benchmark data; ensure benchmark inputs have critical mass and are explainable to non-experts
• Design compensation structures for international markets including in EMEA and APAC
• Author and maintain the manager-facing compensation philosophy; ensure it can be explained simply and coherently
• Partner with the People Business Partners, who own individual compensation recommendations to managers and the business
• Partner with Finance on planning cycles, merit cycles, and total comp cost forecasting

People analytics

• Own the people scorecard — a finite, durable set of metrics that flow consistently into QORs, board updates, and leadership reporting
• Continually improve engagement reporting and ensure it is broadly adopted at all levels of management
• Own ad-hoc people analytics projects as needed — team-based diagnostics, benefits analyses, retention, and other targeted analytical work

Recruiting operations and analytics

• Work in partnership with Recruiting leadership to continually refine and ensure adoption of actionable recruiting analytics
• Partner with the Recruiting team on operational improvements surfaced by the data

About You:

• Are a first-principles thinker — you start from the problem and build the right answer, not from a framework and adapt it
• Have natural curiosity — are driven to understanding the underlying question, not to complete a project list
• Operate by the "think big and simplify" principle — refuse to ship things that cannot be explained simply
• Are analytically rigorous; comfortable with ambiguity in data and the judgment calls underneath the numbers
• Comfortable with modern data and AI tools — use them as leverage to move with velocity through large data projects
• Have high personal standard for credibility — the system has to be trustworthy to managers, employees, and the board
• Have strong written communication — can write a compensation philosophy that a skeptical engineering manager will read and trust
• Exhibit high ownership; ship durable systems, not project deliverables
• 5+ years of relevant experience in compensation, total rewards, workforce analytics, or equivalent
• Manage a team/direct reports

Bonus Skills:

• Experience using Greenhouse or ATS, and CultureAmp or HRIS
• MBA and/or quantitative business experience
• Global business knowledge and exposure in the tech space

Our Benefits & Perks:

• Robust equity program to build future wealth through RSUs
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• 401K matching and access to financial advisors
• Generous paid Parental Leave (up to 16 weeks)
• Tenure-based paid Sabbatical Leave (up to 6 weeks)
• Flexible Out of Office Plan – Take time when you need it
• Ample on-site parking & pre-tax commuter benefits
• Healthy on-site lunches, snacks, beverages, & treats
• Regular sponsored professional development opportunities
• Many opt-in culture events across our diverse community
• And of course... unlimited 3D prints

Compensation

$140,000—$184,000 USD