Compensation & Equity Expert – Total Rewards

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

📋 Description

• Provide guidance to Mercor's People team as it establishes its compensation and equity framework from the ground up.

• Offer expertise in the design of compensation structures, salary bands, leveling frameworks, and job architecture.

• Assist in the design of the annual compensation cycle, which includes merit planning, promotions, bonuses, and equity refresh initiatives.

• Advise on peer benchmarking and offer recommendations for executive-level compensation.

• Develop incentive structures that drive desired behaviors.

• Consult on the design of option and RSU programs, including grant guidelines, pool planning, vesting structures, and refresh philosophy.

• Contribute to 409A valuations, plan governance, and grant administration processes.

• Create models and communication strategies to clarify equity value for candidates and employees.

• Engage in short, compensated projects focused on a specific question.

• Collaborate on projects that enhance AI systems using human expertise.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• Experience in developing salary bands, leveling frameworks, and job architecture from inception.

• Managed an annual compensation cycle that includes merit planning, promotion decisions, bonus programs, and equity refresh processes.

• Conducted benchmarking against peer groups and effectively justified recommendations to executive teams.

• Designed incentive structures that are straightforward, credible, and capable of changing behavior.

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

• Experienced with 409A valuations, plan governance, and grant administration in a venture-backed environment.

• Created models and communication tools to help candidates and employees comprehend equity value.

• Must possess independent contractor status.

• Currently, unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates.

🏝️ Benefits

• Compensated discussions regarding a live question, regardless of whether further engagement follows.

• Flexible work schedule; tasks can be completed at your convenience.

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

• Competitive compensation package.

• Opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers.

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

• Referral bonuses of up to $800 for successful referrals, subject to certain limits.

• Reasonable accommodations available upon request.