Compensation Manager | Remote

Key Responsibilities

• Build salary bands, leveling frameworks, and job architecture from the ground up.
• Own an annual compensation cycle including merit planning, promotion decisions, and bonus programs.
• Benchmark against a peer set and defend to a skeptical executive team.
• Design incentive structures that are simple, credible, and change behavior.
• Design option and RSU programs including grant guidelines, pool planning, and vesting structures.
• Work through 409A valuations, plan governance, and grant administration at a venture-backed company.
• Build modeling and communication to help candidates and employees understand equity value.

Core Requirements

• Have strong relevant experience in compensation design and architecture.
• Experience in equity program management is essential.
• Knowledge of compensation philosophy, benchmarking methodology, and pay equity is valuable.
• Experience in compensation design for a global or contractor workforce is beneficial.
• Familiarity with benefits program design, HRIS, and compensation tooling is advantageous.

$50–$200 per hour | 10–40 hrs/week | Remote