Murray Uses a Single National Pay Scale Based on High-Cost Cities
Sean Murray · Sean Murray: Why Discovery Today is F***** & How to Scale Into Enterprise Effectively | E1107 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Jan 24, 2024 · at 59:52
Sean Murray, CRO at Greenhouse, shares his strategy for transparent, national compensation frameworks in sales organizations.
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“The second lesson I've learned is I've moved to a national pay structure, right? So if I live in London if I live in New York City, if I live in Cleveland, Ohio. It's still the same job, right? You're still performing the same tasks. So that transparent standard pay doesn't really matter where you live. And I pay on the higher end. I assume you live in London. I assume that you live in New York city and I will pay you on that high end, not the highest paid shop in New York city, but I'll pay you on that high end. So transparency and one pay structure.”
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