Compensation Lead

Location: San Francisco, New York City, or Remote - US. Office-based employees are expected to work from an office 4 days per week; remote roles are exempt.

Company

hirify.global is an enterprise sustainability platform that helps companies manage climate and ESG data, produce audit-ready reporting metrics, and drive decarbonization.

What you will do

• Own and continuously improve compensation planning tools, models, workflows, and processes.
• Run compensation cycles end to end, including eligibility, cash and equity modeling, budgets, approvals, validation, and implementation.
• Lead global benchmarking, survey participation, job matching, and maintenance of compensation ranges across functions and geographies.
• Develop employee education, manager guidance, recruiter materials, FAQs, training, and cycle communications.
• Advise Recruiting, People Business Partners, leaders, and founders on offers, promotions, role changes, and compensation strategy.
• Maintain dependable compensation data and controls, improve reporting, use approved automation and AI, and execute executive compensation programs with Finance, Legal, and People leadership.

Requirements

• 7+ years of compensation experience, or equivalent depth of expertise, including hands-on ownership of compensation programs and cycles.
• Experience managing compensation programs at technology companies, including SaaS businesses.
• Strong knowledge of market pricing, survey participation, job matching, salary ranges, cash and equity compensation, and budget modeling.
• Experience implementing or materially improving compensation planning tools, including configuration, testing, rollout, and adoption.
• Advanced spreadsheet skills and the ability to build and audit complex models.
• Hands-on experience with U.S. compensation practices and experience supporting compensation in at least one other country. Ability to learn unfamiliar local requirements and work with regional experts.
• Ability to explain complex compensation concepts clearly to employees, managers, and leadership.
• Practical fluency with AI tools and prompt engineering, including validating outputs and protecting sensitive compensation data.
• Strong project management, attention to detail, discretion, independent prioritization, and comfort with ambiguity as a sole compensation specialist.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting compensation in Mexico.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-oriented startup environment focused on product building and decarbonization.
• Close collaboration with Finance, Legal, People Operations, Recruiting, Revenue Operations, business leaders, the Head of People, and founders.
• Office hubs in San Francisco, New York, London, and Mexico City, with satellite offices in Denver, Sydney, Paris, and Berlin.
• Remote work is available for roles specifically designated as remote; office-based roles require 4 days per week in the office.
• Inclusive recruitment process with reasonable interview accommodations available for disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health needs, religious observances, neurodivergence, and pregnancy-related support requirements.

Hiring process

• Begin with 1 to 2 conversations with team members about hirify.global, experience, and interests.
• Depending on the role, complete a skill or experience interview followed by a virtual or in-person interview panel.
• Contact the recruiter to request interview accommodations if needed.