Compensation Business Partner, R&D

Who we are:

Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.

Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.

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About the Role

Reporting to the Sr. Director, Total Rewards, the R&D Compensation Business Partner, is a strategic partner to Motive’s Engineering and Product organizations and plays an important role in how we attract, reward, and retain exceptional talent.

In this role, you will build trusted, consultative partnerships with HR Business Partners, Recruiting, and business leaders, advising on complex compensation decisions across the full employee lifecycle. You will turn data into clear, actionable insights by combining analytics, market intelligence, and internal talent data to help ensure Motive’s compensation programs remain competitive, equitable, and aligned with our compensation philosophy.

If you are a strategic thinker who thrives at the intersection of data, partnership, and execution, and you are excited to help shape how Motive rewards its people, we’d love to hear from you.

What You'll Do

• Build strong partnerships with HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, and Engineering and Product leaders, serving as a trusted advisor across the full range of compensation activities, including new hire offers, promotions, critical talent decisions, and retention strategies

• Use market data, industry trends, and internal talent insights, along with AI-enabled tools, to deliver thoughtful, data-driven recommendations that strengthen the effectiveness and competitiveness of Motive’s compensation practices