Compensation & Equity Expert – Total Rewards

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assist Mercor in establishing its compensation and equity framework from the ground up.

• Provide guidance on compensation philosophy, salary ranges, leveling structures, and job architecture.

• Counsel on yearly compensation cycles, merit planning, promotions, bonuses, and equity refreshes.

• Conduct benchmarking of compensation against peer organizations and advocate for recommendations to executives.

• Develop incentive structures that effectively shape behavior.

• Create and oversee option and RSU programs, which include grant guidelines, pool planning, vesting strategies, refresh philosophy, 409A valuations, governance, and grant administration.

• Produce modeling and communication materials that illustrate equity value to candidates and employees.

• Engage in paid, scoped discussions to address real-time compensation and equity inquiries.

• Collaborate on initiatives aimed at training and improving AI systems leveraging human expertise.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience as a Total Rewards professional in compensation design and architecture and/or equity program administration.

• Developed salary ranges, leveling frameworks, and job architecture from scratch.

• Managed an annual compensation cycle, encompassing merit planning, promotion decisions, bonus programs, and equity refreshes.

• Conducted benchmarking against peer groups and justified recommendations to an executive team.

• Created incentive structures that were straightforward, credible, and influenced behavior positively.

• Designed option and RSU programs, including grant guidelines, pool planning, vesting structures, and refresh philosophy.

• Navigated 409A valuations, plan governance, and grant administration within a venture-backed company.

• Developed modeling and communication tools to help candidates and employees comprehend equity value.

• Must possess independent contractor status.

• Must not require H1-B or STEM OPT support.

🏝️ Benefits

• Paid discussions about real-time questions, regardless of subsequent actions.

• Fully remote working environment.

• Flexible schedule tailored to personal preferences.

• Weekly payments through Stripe or Wise based on services provided.

• Competitive remuneration.

• Opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers.

• Chance to influence the development of the next generation of AI systems.

• Up to $800 referral bonus for each successful referral.

• Reasonable accommodations available upon request.