# Compensation Strategy & Program Lead

**Company:** [Square](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/square)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** People Ops
**Salary:** $136k – $245k/yr
**Skills:** Compensation Planning, HRIS, Quantitative Modeling, Data Analytics, Automation, Self-Service Tooling, AI Workflows, Pay Equity, Salary Structures
**Posted:** 2026-08-27

> Leads enterprise compensation program portfolios, designing scalable governance, automation, and self-service tooling while advising leadership on market positioning, pay equity, and organizational design. Requires substantial compensation experience, quantitative rigor, and fluency with compensation, HRIS, and analytics systems.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own and deliver strategic and operational compensation program portfolios, such as focal cycles, equity architecture, salary structures, geographic pay, promotions, and specialized incentive frameworks.
- Collaborate with peer Program Leads to maintain a cohesive global compensation philosophy and unified program delivery.
- Partner with Compensation Operations and Data/Tooling teams to translate compensation rules into automated workflows, AI-assisted self-service resources, and centralized reporting.
- Establish transparent policy-as-code guardrails and delegation-of-authority frameworks that enable managers and People partners to make pay decisions autonomously.
- Advise senior leadership on talent-market positioning, pay equity, and organizational design, emphasizing systemic improvements.

## Requirements
- Proven experience designing, iterating, and scaling enterprise compensation programs end-to-end.
- Strong frontline compensation consulting experience.
- Ability to independently drive program portfolios while collaborating cross-functionally.
- Systems- and AI-first approach to policy redesign, automation, and self-service tooling.
- High proficiency in quantitative modeling and evaluating macro compensation metrics.
- Comfort partnering with data and operations teams.
- Substantial compensation experience.
- Fluency with modern compensation planning, HRIS, and data/analytics tools.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Annual salary range of $135,800–$245,400 USD, depending on geographic pay zone, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions.
- Benefits include remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning.

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