Safe Software is looking for a Senior Manager, People Operations & Total Rewards to join our HR team.

As Senior

Manager, you will own compensation philosophy and architecture, total rewards and benefits, people operations and systems, and AI enablement for People & Culture — company‑wide, across GTM, Product & Development, and every other part of the business. We have an immediate opening and are excited to find the right candidate to join our team.

About The

TeamAs part of the HR team, you’ll join a group of HR professionals who partner directly with business leaders across Safe Software. Unlike our HR Business Partners, who are each embedded with a specific part of the business, this role owns the infrastructure underneath all of them — compensation, benefits, HRIS, and people operations, company‑wide. HRBPs in GTM and Product & Development, who rely on your data and infrastructure to do their jobs well.

Safe builds FME, the data integration platform trusted by 40,000+ organizations in over 100 countries. Profitable, PE‑backed, and on a deliberate path to $250M ARR, every part of the business is scaling at once — and none of it holds together without a comp philosophy people trust and people systems that don’t break. That infrastructure doesn’t exist yet in the form this stage of growth needs.

You’re building it. What You’ll Be DoingAs Senior Manager, People Operations & Total Rewards, you will operate at all altitudes — one week rebuilding the leveling framework that every promotion decision at Safe will run through for the next three years, the next designing an AI workflow to save the team two hours of repetitive work or recalculating a pay band because one offer would have broken it. Own the philosophy, not just the policy.

Define what “competitive” means at Safe — market positioning, pay ranges, geographic strategy — and be able to defend it in the room, not just document it. This is a point of view, not a survey result. You’re building the framework that holds the next 500 hires, with AI in mind, not patching the one built for the first 50.

HRBPs in GTM and P&D; own the business conversation; Design variable pay where the business needs it most. You’re not approving their work after the fact — you’re building it with them, as the expert in the room on compensation. Build for EMEA and US growth.

GTM’s international build‑out is coming. Benefits, pay bands, and statutory requirements need to exist before someone in an international location gets an offer letter, not after.

People





Operations & Systems Own data integrity, workflow automation, and integrations across payroll, benefits, and the tools HR runs on. Build the reporting infrastructure the business actually uses. Attrition, comp equity, calibration distributions — the Sr.

HRBPs reference this data constantly. You build the pipes; they use the water. Onboarding paperwork, data entry, manual approvals — map what’s manual today and give it back in hours, not workarounds. Find the tools, run the pilots, and bring back what works — for comp modeling, people ops workflows, and data synthesis.

This is a working part of the job, not a side project: the rest of People & Culture shouldn’t have to figure out AI adoption alone. Lead the team’s own AI transformation, not just your corner of it.

Before

People & Culture can credibly help the rest of Safe navigate the shift to AI, the team needs to live it first. Bring a point of view to every comp and data conversation.

Pay equity analysis before someone asks for it. Headcount planning, org design, a comp exception someone wants to make — you’re in the room helping think it through, not rubber‑stamping it afterward. Qualifications, Skills, And CompetenciesSafers come from a variety of backgrounds with a diversity in skills and knowledge. 7+ years in Total Rewards and/or Compensation, with real ownership of People Operations or HRIS Led a full comp review cycle end to end — merit, bonus, and more Comfortable owning HRIS as source of truth: data integrity, workflow automation, integrations Fluency with people analytics: comp equity, pay bands, attrition, and calibration data Has built and shipped AI‑driven workflows that stuck — not pilots that fizzed out — with a proven track record implementing AI workflows in an HR/People context and the ability to mentor others toward the same fluency Desired Skills / Bonus Points EMEA or multi‑jurisdiction comp and benefits experience HRIS implementation or migration experience Experience preparing materials for leadership or a board compensation committee A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field,



or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Meaningful Work: Make a profound impact across our business, workplace and data integration product.

Social Responsibility: Become part of a team that finds meaningful ways to give back. Take paid time off to volunteer for one of our Safe‑organized opportunities that align with our core community initiatives.

Learning & Career Development: Take advantage of an annual learning budget and training programs paid for by Safe.

Flexible Working Hours: Flexible and remote‑friendly work arrangements to fit your lifestyle. Maintain a healthy balance of your personal and work life without splitting yourself in two. Enjoy 3 weeks of vacation to recharge, plus an additional paid 6 seasonal days off per year.

Extended health, dental, health or lifestyle spending, and counseling benefits from day 1. We are dedicated to supporting our employees through parenthood and offer a Parental Leave Top‑Up Program for new parents through childbirth or adoption. Share in Protected’s success with our bi‑annual profit sharing and RRSP/TFSA matching program.

Regardless of your commute method, we’re located close to public transit, and provide complimentary parking and bike storage for our team!

About Safe

SoftwareSafe Software transforms organizations with FME, the only All‑Data Any‑AI Enterprise Integration Platform connecting all your data, anywhere, at any velocity. With over 30 years of expertise and 25,000+ enterprise customers across 125+ countries, we simplify your data journey, wherever it leads. Founded in 1993, Safe is headquartered in Surrey, BC with over 300 team members and counting.

Our Commitment to Diversity and InclusionSafe Software is an equal opportunity employer and we truly believe that innovation and strength begin with diversity and inclusion. We welcome all candidates regardless of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, ability, disability, national or ethnic origin, political belief, religion, or family status.

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📌 Senior Manager, People Operations & Total Rewards (Winnipeg)
🏢 Safe Software
📍 Winnipeg