Senior Compensation Manager (AI)

Location: Remote in the US and Canada, or hybrid from San Francisco, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Dallas, or Phoenix

Salary: $175,000–$260,000 USD per year, plus equity incentives, an annual performance bonus, and benefits.

Company

Technology startup building Physical AI for commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis, with backing and partnerships across AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech.

What you will do

• Align compensation decisions with growth plans, commercialization milestones, geographic expansion, headcount, and funding outlook.
• Design the compensation philosophy and structure across base salary, equity, variable pay, ranges, and grant guidelines.
• Own the annual compensation cycle, administer the compensation tool, and partner with managers and senior leaders on outcomes.
• Lead multi-location market benchmarking, job matching, survey submissions, and updates to cash and equity ranges.
• Build compensation forecasts and equity usage models with Finance to support business decisions.
• Educate managers, employees, Recruiting, and executives while preparing compensation materials for board review.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Business, Human Resources, or a related field.
• 7+ years of compensation experience, ideally in high-growth technology companies.
• Experience owning annual compensation cycles and multi-location benchmarking.
• Experience designing compensation philosophy, structures, and programs covering salary, variable pay, and equity.
• Strong analytical, forecasting, benchmarking, communication, collaboration, judgment, and confidentiality skills.
• Enthusiasm for using AI tools such as ChatGPT or Claude to improve compensation workflows.

Nice to have

• Experience with private-company compensation planning through different revenue, funding, and maturity stages.
• Experience preparing compensation programs for board review.
• Direct experience in high-tech, AI, or autonomous vehicle companies.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools to automate compensation analysis, modeling, or cycle workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees.
• Unlimited vacation, flexible hours, and work-from-home support.
• Competitive compensation, equity awards, and an annual performance bonus.
• Daily drinks, snacks, and catered meals when working in the office.
• Regular team-building activities and social events onsite, offsite, and virtually.