Senior Compensation & Equity Analyst
K2 Space Corporation · Los Angeles, CA · 2 mo ago
On-siteFinance$120k–$170k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end compensation processes, including offer reviews, promotion and merit recommendations, and market benchmarking across all job families
- Manage compensation survey participation (e.g., Radford), including data submission, job mapping, and results interpretation
- Build and maintain compensation frameworks — pay bands, leveling, and specialized frameworks (e.g., clearance premiums, hard-to-fill technical roles)
- Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to validate offer memos against internal equity, peer set data, and compensation floors ahead of founder approval
- Own equity administration in Carta, including grant tracking, cap table reconciliation, and data accuracy for internal and external reporting
- Support equity program design, including new-hire grants, refresh cycles, and promotion-related equity, in partnership with People Ops leadership
- Model equity scenarios (dilution, option pool sufficiency, grant timing) to inform program decisions
Qualifications
- 4+ years in compensation, HR analytics, or a related quantitative HR function, with a track record of translating data into clear recommendations for leadership
- Direct experience with compensation benchmarking and survey participation (e.g., Radford, Option Impact, or similar)
- Working knowledge of equity mechanics (vesting, dilution, option pools); experience with an equity administration platform such as Carta is a plus
- Strong Excel/Google Sheets modeling skills; comfort building and maintaining dashboards and forecasting tools