Reward & Recognition (Compensation) Lead

TL;DR

Reward & Recognition (Compensation) Lead: Delivering scalable and efficient operational and technical solutions for competitive compensation strategies within the Talent, Performance & Reward team, with an accent on enhancing reporting capabilities and data-backed decision-making. Focus on leading a global team, optimizing compensation programs, and ensuring competitiveness in the AI talent market.

Location: Onsite in Mountain View, California, US

Salary: $147,000–$218,000 + bonus + benefits (pro-rata'd for contract duration)

Company

hirify.global is a team of scientists, engineers, and machine learning experts advancing the state of the art in artificial intelligence for public benefit and scientific discovery.

What you will do

• Mentor and manage a team of three Specialists, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
• Drive scalable, efficient, and error-free Reward programs, processes, tooling, and data, including cyclical compensation planning.
• Enhance reporting capabilities to enable strategic decision-making and stronger insights.
• Develop and oversee compensation and recognition frameworks for the hirify.global organizational structure.
• Influence senior leaders and cross-functional partners with sound, data-backed advice on unique reward challenges.
• Continuously evaluate and optimize the efficiency of compensation programs, innovating to improve total rewards investment.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in compensation.
• Demonstrated experience managing a Reward team, preferably within a global and/or tech environment.
• History of holding end-to-end responsibility for complex Reward programs and driving successful outcomes.
• Ability to assimilate ambiguous information from varied sources to provide meaningful insights using Google Sheets (or equivalent), SQL, or other database tools.
• Possess excellent communication skills and the ability to build trust and influence senior leaders.
• Strong AI fluency and an AI First approach to your core work.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams without compromising attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Experience in a tech company or an environment with unique talent competition.

Culture & Benefits

• Join a Talent, Performance & Reward team that transforms complex data into compelling narratives on pay and people.
• Unique opportunity to innovate compensation effectiveness in a fast-paced environment with unique talent challenges.
• Committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, or related condition.
• Provides accommodation for disabilities or additional needs.

Hiring process

• Any offer of employment will be conditional on the results of a background check.
• Recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your targeted location during the hiring process.