Principal Compensation Partner

Location: Hybrid in Denver, Colorado, United States; employees are expected to work from a hirify.global office 3+ days a week. A relocation stipend may be available for candidates willing to relocate to a hirify.global hub.

Salary: $181,000–$213,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global builds an AI-powered data platform for safe and fair verification decisions used by companies and individuals.

What you will do

• Advise executives, directors, senior HR leaders, and Talent Acquisition on compensation strategies, calibration, offers, and complex pay decisions.
• Develop and maintain compensation and total rewards strategies, including performance reviews, pay equity, salary reviews, equity refreshes, and incentive programs.
• Build compensation models, conduct statistical analysis, assess market competitiveness, and model alternatives for leadership decisions.
• Lead job evaluation, leveling, job architecture, market pricing, benchmarking, and compensation survey participation across job families and levels.
• Support executive compensation, pay transparency, policy communication, change management, and manager and employee education.
• Partner with Total Rewards, People Ops technology, Stock Administration, Finance, Legal, and vendors; lead projects and mentor teammates.

Requirements

• 8–10+ years of compensation experience partnering with leaders and stakeholders on compensation recommendations and decisions, ideally in a fast-growing global technology company.
• Strong command of job architecture and leveling, job evaluation, market pricing, equity mechanics, bonus, incentive and commission plan design, compensation structures, pay ranges, testing, auditing, and reporting.
• Experience designing and implementing salary structures, bonus programs, and long-term incentive programs.
• Expertise in compensation benchmarking and survey methodology, such as Radford, Mercer, Compa, or Pave.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate data and trends into clear insights and recommendations.
• Strong executive presence, clear communication of complex topics, and the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Working knowledge of stock administration, payroll, benefits, and 401(k) programs; self-funded health plan experience is desirable within this requirement.
• Experience administering equity programs in a pre-IPO stage.
• Ability to prioritize and complete multiple projects on deadline, with strong attention to detail and organization.
• Ability to educate and mentor partners on the business impact of compensation strategy, with a bias for action, ownership, resilience, and comfort with ambiguity.

Nice to have

• Experience building compensation programs from the ground up in a high-growth, hyper-scaling environment or leading initiatives in a matrix-led organization.
• Experience with mergers and acquisitions, compensation harmonization and integration, sales compensation, or Compensation Committee reporting.
• Certified Compensation Professional or another Total Rewards certification.
• Familiarity with Talent Acquisition strategy, offer and pay decisions, and global multi-country pay structures.
• Comfort with Excel, Google Suite, and AI tools such as Claude and Lovable.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, collaborative, mission-driven work environment with learning and development support.
• Competitive cash and equity compensation with advancement opportunities.
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Up to $25,000 reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services.
• Flexible PTO, monthly wellness stipend, in-office meals, commuter stipend, and snacks and beverages.
• Office-based collaboration is emphasized, with hub locations in Denver, San Francisco, Nashville, and Santiago.