Michael Downey, Director, Total Rewards at DataRobot
Pay Transparency & Total Rewards: DataRobot’s Director on Benchmarking, AI, and Paying for Performance
Summary
Curious why employees mistrust comp decisions — even when they’re paid well?
Michael Downey, Director of Total Rewards at DataRobot and a compensation leader with 15+ years of experience (and a former teacher), explains how clearer communication, practical benchmarking, and smarter use of AI can turn compensation from a source of confusion into a competitive advantage.
Michael walks through "retro tech" benchmarking practices, why leaders must become educators on total rewards, how…
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