Compensation & Total Rewards
Own and evolve global compensation, equity, benefits, job architecture, and leveling systems for a rapidly scaling, distributed AI company. The role requires 5+ years in compensation or total rewards, scalable systems experience, and strong analytical and leadership-partnering skills.
About the job
Responsibilities
Compensation Strategy & Philosophy
- Own and continuously refine the global compensation philosophy.
- Ensure pay, equity, and incentives support attraction, retention, and performance.
- Balance market competitiveness with internal equity and financial discipline.
- Advise on complex, high-impact compensation decisions.
Job Architecture & Leveling
- Design scalable systems that add rigor without unnecessary bureaucracy.
- Develop global job architecture, leveling frameworks, and compensation bands for a diverse, distributed workforce.
Equity & Long-Term Incentives
- Own the equity philosophy, structure, and grant strategy.
- Partner with Finance and Legal on equity design, refresh cycles, and promotion grants.
Compensation Cycles & Governance
- Support annual compensation reviews end-to-end.
- Design off-cycle governance and decision frameworks.
- Build calibration processes and tooling that scale globally.
- Introduce AI-enabled workflows where appropriate.
- Serve as the final escalation point for leveling and pay consistency decisions.
Benefits & Total Rewards
- Own global benefits strategy across a distributed workforce.
- Balance standardization with regional relevance.
- Ensure benefits remain competitive and operationally scalable.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Compensation or Total Rewards, ideally at high-growth technology companies operating across multiple countries.
- Experience owning equity programs.
- Track record of building scalable compensation systems.
- Experience designing and evolving job architecture and leveling systems.
- Experience working in fast-scaling, ambiguous environments.
- First-principles problem-solving approach.
- Hands-on experience designing systems from scratch.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into strategic recommendations.
- Ability to partner with senior leaders and influence decisions in complex, fast-moving environments.
- Excellent communication skills.
- High standards and strong ownership.
Skills
Compensation Strategy, Total Rewards, Equity Programs, Job Architecture, Leveling Frameworks, Compensation Bands, Benefits Strategy, Compensation Reviews, Compensation Governance, Data Analysis, AI Workflows
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