Job description
About Us
Planful is the pioneer of financial performance management cloud software. The Planful platform, which helps businesses drive peak financial performance, is used around the globe to streamline business-wide planning, budgeting, consolidations, reporting, and analytics. Planful empowers finance, accounting, and business users to plan confidently, close faster, and report accurately. More than 1,500 customers, including Bose, Boston Red Sox, Five Guys, Grafton Plc, Gousto, and Specialized rely on Planful to accelerate cycle times, increase productivity, and improve accuracy. Planful is a private company backed by Vector Capital, a leading global private equity firm. Learn more at planful.com.
Role Overview
We’re looking for a globally mindedTotal Rewards Program Manager to take ownership of our global compensation and benefits programs. You’ll be responsible for driving the execution, evolution, and day-to-day operations of Planful’s total rewards strategy—ensuring programs are competitive, compliant, and aligned with our talent goals.
This role is central to enabling a great employee experience and supporting our ability to attract and retain top talent across Canada, the US, India, the UK, and Germany. You’ll partner closely with cross-functional teams to deliver programs that are well-run, data-informed, and clearly communicated to employees and managers.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the execution and administration of Planful’s global benefits programs, partnering with brokers, vendors, and internal stakeholders to ensure delivery, compliance, and continuous improvement
- Drive program operations across multiple regions—including benefits renewals, audits, documentation, and employee support
- Lead compensation-related processes, including benchmarking, job leveling maintenance, salary bands, and compensation review cycles
- Manage internal tools and resources related to total rewards, and help scale infrastructure as the company grows
- Develop and deliver clear communications to employees and managers about compensation, benefits, and equity—including presentations, guides, and enablement tools
- Ensure compliance with local employment laws, tax requirements, and internal policies in collaboration with Legal and People Ops
- Track program effectiveness and employee engagement with rewards offerings, and use insights to recommend refinements
- Collaborate with Finance and People leaders to align compensation programs with headcount planning and talent priorities
What You’ll Bring
- 3–6 years of experience in total rewards, compensation & benefits, or people operations—ideally in a tech or SaaS environment with global scope
- Strong understanding of benefits administration and vendor management across multiple countries
- Familiarity with compensation benchmarking and job architecture frameworks
- A proactive mindset and sense of ownership—you take initiative and follow through
- Clear and confident communication skills, especially around complex topics like equity or regional benefits
- Strong attention to detail, comfort with data, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Bonus: Experience working with international teams or in markets such as India, Germany, the UK, or Canada
Why Planful
Planful exists to enrich the world by helping our customers and our people achieve peak performance. To foster the best in class work we’re so proud of, we’ve created a best in class culture, including:
- 2 Volunteer days, Birthday PTO, and quarterly company Wellness Days
- 3 months supply of diapers and meal deliveries for the first month of your Maternity/Paternity leave
- Annual Planful Palooza, our in-person, company-wide culture kickoff held in cities like San Diego, Palm Desert, and most recently - Nashville, Tennessee!
- Team-specific offsites in cities like New York, Sonoma, or our brand new HQ based in downtown San Francisco
- Office hubs in San Francisco, Toronto, and London. We also offer benefits such as home office setup, and monthly wifi and cell phone reimbursements for remote employees.
- Company-wide Mentorship program with Executive sponsorship of CFO and Manager-specific monthly training programs
- Employee Resource Groups such as Women of Planful, Parents of Planful, and many more. We encourage our teammates to bring their authentic selves to the team, and have full support in creating new ERGs & communities along the way
Pay Transparency Statement
At Planful our top priority is to support our employees and ensure each individual has access to equal growth opportunities. Pay decisions take into consideration the individual’s skillset, experience, knowledge, qualifications for the role, and specific work location.
Our base salary band for this role is $90,000 - 105,000 USD per year, dependent on working location and experience. This position is eligible for bonuses/ commission and more details about our company benefits can be found here: https://planful.com/jobs/
