Compensation & Equity Expert – Total Rewards

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

📋 Description

• Act as a Total Rewards expert for one of the company's clients.

• Concentrate on the design and architecture of compensation and/or the management of equity programs.

• Develop and oversee salary bands, leveling frameworks, and job architecture.

• Manage annual compensation processes, including merit planning, promotions, bonuses, and equity refreshes.

• Create incentive structures.

• Design and oversee option and RSU programs, including grant guidelines, equity pools, vesting structures, and refresh philosophy.

• Assist with 409A valuations, plan governance, and grant administration.

• Develop compensation and equity models as well as communications for candidates and employees.

⛳️ Requirements

• Established salary bands, leveling frameworks, and job architecture from inception.

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

• Benchmarked against a peer group and justified it to a discerning executive team.

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

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

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

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

• Knowledge of compensation philosophy, benchmarking methodology, pay equity, and pay transparency is advantageous.

• Experience in compensation design for a global or contractor workforce at scale is a plus.

• Familiarity with benefits program design, HRIS, and compensation tools is beneficial.

• Expertise in executive compensation, plan governance, or equity through IPO readiness is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness programs.

• Opportunities for professional development and growth.

• Flexible work arrangements and a supportive company culture.