Compensation Lead
Core
Build and execute Perplexity's compensation function, designing programs for hiring, recognition, and retention while managing day-to-day offers and reviews.
Role type
Compensation Lead (IC)
Builds
Compensation programs, salary ranges, market benchmarks, and review processes
Domain
Technology / Human Capital Management
Required skills
Compensation program design, market pricing, salary range development, equity program management, compensation review execution, data modeling, pay equity analysis, stakeholder influence, process design, analytical judgment
Preferred skills
Experience building compensation frameworks from scratch, hands-on offer management, financial modeling for compensation, automation/AI tool usage
Technologies
Benchmarking resources, compensation data tools, automation/AI tools
Responsibilities
Build compensation foundation and assess gaps, develop salary ranges and market benchmarks, own day-to-day compensation decisions (offers, promotions), design and run compensation reviews, model cost and employee impact of changes, identify and address pay inconsistencies, build usable processes and decision records, manage compensation data and tools
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
