Head of Compensation
Core
Design and own the end-to-end compensation architecture, equity models, and business partnership strategy to make compensation a strategic lever for talent acquisition and retention.
Role type
Head of Compensation (Strategic IC)
Builds
Scalable compensation frameworks, multi-year equity models, and automated compensation analysis tools.
Domain
Technology (SaaS/Ecommerce) + Compensation Strategy
Required skills
Compensation strategy design, equity modeling, pay equity analysis, market pricing, stakeholder management, regulatory compliance, data analysis, budget modeling, M&A integration, AI tool implementation
Preferred skills
AI automation in compensation, rapid growth environment experience, consulting background, pay transparency expertise
Technologies
Market pricing platforms, pay equity analytics tools, compensation management systems, AI tools for data analysis
Responsibilities
Write the compensation playbook from the ground up, model multi-year equity and burn rate, partner with leadership on retention and leveling decisions, lead pay equity remediation, support M&A talent integration, implement automation for market data ingestion.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
